Careers

Key Accountabilities:

 

• Provide technical leadership and develop and enhance technical system knowledge across all rolling stock. In particular being conversant with performance issues, emerging technical trends, reliability problems and safety risks. Provide other engineers and stakeholders with support in developing their understanding of train systems.
• Communicate reliability issues within the depot environment and actively engage in reliability meetings to ensure all stakeholders are aware of current issues and trends.
• Responsible for the identification, development and implementation of reliability growth initiatives utilising reliability growth techniques such as RCM, FMECA, RAMS or MSG3 where applicable.
• Develop and implement reliability initiatives depending on emerging trends and customer or business driven needs. Initiatives must identify resource needs (labour, material, specification, Business Case) and be developed in conjunction with the Planning and Materials teams.  Initiatives must be planned, prioritised and delivered to agreed timescales based upon business-driven needs.
• Lead technical investigations and provide technical reports with root cause analysis and structured recommendations.  Where required, act as a liaison with RoSCos and train and supplier OEMs for specific technical matters.
• Provide support to Engineering Production, Materials and Planning teams to review scope for maintenance and defect priority extensions using the Concession process.
• Develop Engineering Specifications that can be used for the development of modifications and improvements to Rolling Stock.
• Continually review best practice to suggest and implement improvements to maintenance processes including maintenance optimisation activities.
• Produce and develop all Engineering Change documentation where required to ensure a complete and robust process is followed.  Support colleagues within the Engineering directorate with the Engineering Change process and the implementation of modifications.
• Accountable for ensuring systems across all fleets remain compliant with Engineering Acceptance Certification, Network Rail Route Certification as well as providing guidance to Production to maintain component modification or configuration control.
• Responsible for, and aware of, the need for continued application of the Engineering Quality Management System (QMS). This includes developing or improving engineering quality procedures, or engineering technical procedures, as required to maintain compliance with QMS.
• The Fleet Engineer is required to provide an on-call Fleet Technical Officer (FTO) incident response service. Where necessary, this may require attendance at-site for incident investigations or representation of our clients interests. The post holder will carry out formal investigations and report on incidents and findings, together with recommendations.
• Deputise for the Metro/Mainline/High Speed Fleet Manager if/when required.

 

Essential / Desirable Experience / Qualifications

 

Essential:

• At least 4 years’ experience in a T&RS engineering environment.
• Degree or HNC / HND in an Engineering Discipline.
• Knowledge of reliability growth models and techniques together with experience and application in a technical or operational environment.  Particular skills in structure problem solving using recognised process such as FMEA, RCM, RAMS or FRACAS.
• Technical knowledge of Rolling Stock systems and operation, software and Diagnostic Tools. As well as good knowledge of rolling stock Maintenance Management structure and systems and as well as all associated maintenance documentation.
• Experience in project management particularly structured time management and planning, resource identification and utilisation and prioritising.  Proven leadership experience, communication and interpersonal skills.  Articulate in written and oral communication.
• Practical application knowledge of IT systems, including Windows, Word, Excel and MS Project or equivalent.
• Good knowledge of Railway Group Standards and ROGS and relevant rail related standards.
• The post holder must be able to attain Personal Track Safety Certification.

 

Desirable:

• Ideally working toward or holding professional registration.

Equal Opportunities

Rail Reliability and the client recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community.

 

To Apply for this role, please email Human.Resources@railreliability.com quoting the Vacancy Ref. Please ensure a CV and cover letter is attached.