Maintenance & Technical Support Engineer

Overview

Take on a new challenge and apply your technical expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You\’ll report to the Maintenance Engineering Lead Engineer and work alongside dedicated teammates. You\’ll be part of a team of Engineers across the DMU/DEMU fleet platform delivering activities and projects to provide a safe, reliable and cost-efficient fleet of trains that meets the Train Operator\’s presentation requirements and complies with their Safety Case obligations. The role will involve travel to other depot locations in close proximity when required and working a shift pattern including nights to provide Engineering support 24/7.

Responsibilities

• Be the point of contact for the depot operations team to resolve technical issues and support decisions to help keep contracted availability targets.
• Support other local depots across the platform via phone to resolve technical issues, travelling to those sites when required during the shift.
• Develop and deliver engineering changes to improve fleet/system reliability, reduce maintenance costs and deliver customer variation solutions.
• Identify and implement safe, cost-efficient containments and countermeasures to identified product safety issues.
• Plan and deliver readiness for planned maintenance activities (including BoM, work instructions, and configuration) as defined by the Vehicle Maintenance Instruction.
• Ensure the specified fleet maintenance regime is certificated, adhered to and complies with all relevant legislation and associated limitations are effectively managed.
• Use engineering knowledge, problem-solving skills, standard project management techniques, and awareness of standards and delivery constraints to support, justify and manage changes.

Qualifications

• Ideally educated to Degree or Higher Certificate in engineering/technical discipline.
• Strong organisational, resource management and decision-making skills.
• Strong engineering/technical knowledge of traction and rolling stock systems and maintenance policies/practices.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in fleet maintenance or asset management environment.
• Experience in delivering rail vehicle engineering change, including risk assessments and approvals.
• Knowledge of rail industry legislation and safety case obligations.
• Chartered status or actively working toward chartered status (advantageous).

About Us

Alstom is the UK & Ireland\’s leading supplier of new trains and train services, and a leading signalling and rail infrastructure provider. We understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers a broad portfolio. We are building an agile, inclusive, and responsible culture with opportunities to learn, grow and advance across functions and geographic locations.

Benefits & How to Apply

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
• Contribute to innovative projects and utilise an agile working environment.
• Steer your career across functions and countries.
• Benefit from our investment in development through award-winning learning.
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package with comprehensive social coverage (life, medical, pension).
• We offer highly competitive remuneration, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with buy/sell holiday options and contributory benefits.