Fleet Engineer

Make Your Mark with Colas Rail UK

At Colas Rail, differences matter. Join a team where being your authentic self is respected, encouraged, and vital to our success. At Colas Rail you’ll be at home. You’ll be welcomed into an inclusive team where there’s a role for every talent and a close-knit, familial culture. You will also get the opportunity to help us transform transportation, set new standards, and dare to be different.

• We value everyone as part of the same team.
• We treat everyone as equals – and everyone is approachable, from the CEO down.
• We put you in control of your career to lead and grow in any way you want.
• We have a culture of care, from safe working environments to diversity and inclusion.
• We’re renowned for innovation, adopting new ideas, and daring to be different.
• We are building a more sustainable future and our projects impact infrastructure for generations.

About Us

Step into the world of Colas Rail, where a century of expertise merges with a daring spirit to shape the future of rail infrastructure. At Colas Rail, we deliver transport solutions for sustainable mobility. We are a leading rail infrastructure business with on track plant and freight capabilities. As a subsidiary of the Colas Group, we are part of over a hundred years’ experience in delivering major innovations across our sector. Every day, thousands of trains run on tracks built, designed, or maintained by Colas Rail.

Leading by Our Values

We Respect

We respect our employees, celebrate diversity and foster a culture of safety, care and respect for everyone we interact with. We care about our employee’s wellbeing and create an environment of inclusivity and support.

We Commit

By showing up wholeheartedly. When we commit together, we invest in everyone’s success. We invest in our customers, our teams and our colleagues, and we lead with safety, integrity, passion, purpose, ethics and transparency.

We Share

We share knowledge and enable us to grow, making us a strong collective. We have a passion for excellence, celebrating achievements and nurturing talent.

We Pioneer

We push boundaries, imagine what does not yet exist and dare to do what others do not. We innovate with ambition and find solutions.

Even if you don’t meet every requirement, please don’t rule yourself out, we still encourage you to apply if your skills, values, and experience align to the role.

Purpose of the Role

Fleet Engineer within the Rail Profile Treatment Team at Colas Rail.

Lead the maintenance and development of your fleet within the team. You will be responsible for all elements of engineering compliance and fleet development, work within a team of 3 Fleet Engineers and report directly to the maintenance manager. You will improve reliability, provide pivotal changes to Maintenance Instructions and drive innovation on the platforms you are responsible for.

Key Success Measures

Safety – Actively demonstrate support for the implementation of the Colas Rail Limited Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) strategy, associated actions and resulting initiatives.

Profitability – Ensure rail vehicle safety, availability and reliability is maintained enabling high utilisation and successful delivery.

Quality – Lead and develop engineering initiatives and projects that ensure rail role will champion environmental improvements to the vehicle fleet to minimise the impact and frequency of fluid spills on the rail infrastructure.

Respect – Treat people in a fair and consistent way. Consistently strive to understand client’s needs and build relationships.

Key Responsibilities

Fleet Engineering And Maintenance

• Ensure engineering compliance and vehicle availability through planned maintenance and adherence to relevant standards.
• Develop and manage a lifecycle strategy for the rail vehicles in your fleet.
• Track and manage the lifecycle of strategic components and assets.
• Collaborate with the Maintenance Manager to build and manage outage plans from start to finish.

Innovation And Improvement

• Promote and implement innovation within the team by following Network Rail’s Engineering Change Procedures.
• Lead the review, optimization, and amendment of vehicle maintenance instructions, including task-based risk assessments.
• Support business unit initiatives for reliability and best practices.

Compliance And Reporting

• Support internal and external audits and promptly address any issues raised.
• Ensure all fault reporting is completed accurately using the Fleet Asset Management System (FAMS).
• Provide engineering expertise for contract and tender submissions.
• Follow all Lifesaving rules and relevant policies and procedures.
• As you will expect the organisation may change from time to time and you will be expected to meet the operational requirements.
• Any other reasonable duties as required from time to time.

Person Specification

• Driven and Proactive: A self-starter who is dynamic, tenacious, and committed to continuous improvement.
• Effective Communicator: Able to clearly and confidently communicate with colleagues, management, and external organizations.
• Commercially Aware: Highly adaptable with a strong understanding of business needs.
• Influential: A natural relationship-builder who can effectively influence others to achieve key results.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Engineering Background: An HNC/D or higher in an engineering discipline is required. You should have extensive experience as a rail vehicle fleet engineer, with a strong background in maintenance, reliability, overhaul, and refurbishment.
• Professional Membership: Member of a professional engineering body, ideally with Incorporated status or higher.
• Rail Industry Expertise: A deep understanding of rail vehicle engineering, maintenance, the rail operating environment, and Railway Group Standards.

Technical Skills & Responsibilities

• Technical Expertise: Experienced in compliance, asset management, and implementing change control procedures.
• Safety & Financial Acumen: A solid grasp of safety legislation, corporate safety procedures, and cost control management.
• Operational Support: Able to provide on-call engineering support and deputize for the Head of Engineering as required.

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary
• 26 days Annual Leave
• Industry leading Life Assurance
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Wellbeing Employee Assistant Programme
• Pension Scheme
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Long Service Award
• Season Ticket Loan
• Occupational Health Service

This is an exciting opportunity to build a career in the rail industry. We’d particularly encourage applications from women, or those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We believe that diversity drives innovation and creativity, and we actively seek to create an environment where everyone feels welcome, heard, valued and respected. Regardless of background, disability, age, race, religion, or gender, everyone is welcome at Colas Rail.

We strive to promote equity and eliminate discrimination, actively seeking to create a workforce reflective of communities we serve. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, offering flexible and inclusive adjustments to the interview process.

As part of a positive action drive to address under-representation we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.

We are proudly part of the Disability Confidence Scheme, and as such we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme if you meet the minimum requirements.

On joining Colas Rail you’ll have access to our growing Employee Network Groups including Railbow (representing the LGBTQ+ community), BeyonDisability (representing those with disabilities) and Cross Culture (representing people from ethnic backgrounds). Everyone is welcome to join our network groups whether you are part of the community or an ally.

Work life balance is important to us; flexible working options are available where feasible and dependant on the role. Please discuss this during the interview process.

Join us in making a positive impact! Apply and be part of a team that values diversity and embraces unique perspectives.

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