Job Title: Consutant Engineer – Fleet Contracts
Location: London (Central, Open to discuss hybrid & flexible working)
Salary: Circa £60,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Permanent; Monday M-F; Days Only
A pivotal commercial role at the heart of fleet performance and reliability. You will shape the commercial backbone of operational UK rail fleet.
Role & About You
This is an exciting time to join a busy rail company to manage engineering services contracts. You will be an independent driving force within engineering contracts, responsible for overseeing contractual management of all engineering services across designated rolling stock fleet.
You will have the responsibility for ensuring that the engineering services needs of your allocated fleets are met – either via enforcing existing contractual agreements, sourcing and negotiating new supplier agreements or pursuing options within existing contracts. You will be commercially minded and consider the TCO/TCM within all decision making. You will liaise with engineering professionals both internally and externally who have responsibility for parts/equipment, fleet condition & performance and overall fleet cots. This is a commercial engineering position and support will be given within finance and procurement to help you achieve your goals.
Duties
- Collaborate with key stakeholders, including engineering services companies, equipment manufacturers, regulatory bodies and fleet stakeholders to ensure fleet engineering needs are met.
- Understand and translate practical engineering needs from the internal end users to viable commercial contracts with suppliers.
- Collaborate with financial, commercial, legal and procurement teams where needed on new contracts sourcing / negotiation and financial modelling.
Qualifications
- Ideally a minimum of HNC in an engineering related discipline or an academic background in finance, economics or legal with in-depth experience supporting or working within a technical engineering department.
- Experience in the rail sector managing operations, procurement, negotiation, financial cost modelling or delivery of fleet related contracts – from an engineering, fleet management, commercial, analytical or contract management perspective.
- Strong understanding of basic engineering contracts within rolling stock such as TSSAs, TSAs, MSAs and/or other engineering services agreements.
- Practical and solutions minded – able to write and manage engineering contracts independently.
- Excellent communication skills and strong at developing positive internal and external relationships to support the commercial interests of the company.
- Familiar with basic procurement processes in the UK rail industry, including competitive tendering, approvals processes and safety certification.
- Good problem‑solving skills and the ability to assess complex engineering requirements and communicate needs with stakeholders.
- Experience working closely within or with a ROSCO or OEM on fleet contract delivery or management is highly advantageous.
About the Company
Working for an established rolling stock company you will have the support and expertise of some of the best talent in the UK rail sector, including engineering technical, commercial, finance and procurement experts.
Benefits
Great benefits are on offer including a management level benefits package, on‑going professional development opportunities. The company has dedicated policies around employee wellbeing, including wellbeing programmes & groups. Hybrid and flexible working options are available.
Equal Opportunities
Ganymede is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
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