Fleet Support Engineer

3 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Porterbrook Full time

About Porterbrook

Porterbrook is a leading provider of railway rolling stock leasing and asset management services. Our team is dedicated to delivering exceptional support to our customers and partners.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Fleet Support Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the safe operation of Porterbrook-owned rolling stock, managing maintenance specifications, and coordinating remedial actions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure vehicles are suitable for safe operation on the railway system, considering Porterbrook's lease obligations.
  • Review National Incident Reports and coordinate the implementation of remedial actions as necessary.
  • Manage and optimize maintenance specifications to minimize risk and enhance Reliability and Maintainability.
  • Support the delivery of unit modifications and enhancement projects.
  • Monitor Operator responsible maintenance and ensure mandated activities are carried out in time and to the correct standard.
  • Support the delivery of maintenance contracts as required.
  • Monitor suppliers to ensure compliance with defined contractual requirements.
  • Monitor quality of engineering activities at suppliers' and contractors' sites, ensuring that Porterbrook and customer requirements are met.
  • Support the Porterbrook audit plan, advising and developing scope for audits as required, and managing closure of Corrective Action Requests.
  • Support and monitor the condition of Porterbrook rolling stock assets, providing condition reports to the Operator and informing the Fleet Asset Manager of any issues identified.
  • Provide support to the Fleet Asset Manager in contract negotiations as required.
  • Actively manage the engineering change process between Porterbrook, customers, and suppliers.

Enhanced Fleet Support Responsibilities

  • Actively lead reliability investigations and fleet performance enhancement workstreams to improve reliability and future leasing opportunities.
  • Undertake and support appropriate technical investigations into areas of poor reliability and develop remedial actions.
  • Actively utilize Remote Condition Monitoring to support Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability.
  • Develop business cases and implementation plans supporting proposed vehicle modifications and services.
  • Proactively engage with the Porterbrook innovations team and external suppliers to seek out new technology to enhance fleet performance.
  • Represent Porterbrook within the customer fleet operation, liaising with representatives at all levels.

Other Duties

  • Deputise for the Fleet Asset Manager as directed.
  • Support the Commercial Manager in dealing with fleet maintenance, engineering, and technical issues.
  • Assist in providing general engineering services to the company as and when required.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in railway engineering, with experience in a commercial environment. They will possess in-depth knowledge of railway industry rolling stock, organization, and rail stakeholders. The candidate will also have a degree, HNC, or equivalent in an engineering discipline, and be working towards Chartered Status.

Key Skills

  • Collaborative approach to work.
  • Good project planning skills.
  • Report writing and presentation skills.
  • Financial and budgeting awareness.
  • Conflict resolution skills.
  • Good organizational skills.
  • Good negotiation skills.
  • Interpersonal skills.
  • Computer literacy.
  • Willingness to travel and spend time at various customer or supplier locations.
  • Good understanding of maintenance optimization techniques.
  • Good understanding of and experience working with Remote Condition Monitoring to realize benefits.

About Us

Porterbrook is a great place to work, with a diverse, supportive, and flexible team. We have a collaborative work ethic and have been recognized for our commitment to our employees, with awards including Investors in People Gold accreditation and 3 Best Company awards in 2021.

Benefits

We offer an excellent salary, bonus, and benefits package, including an excellent pension scheme, flexible working, enhanced family-friendly policies, and ongoing support with professional and personal development.

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