Depots Engineer

Overview

Your role

• Manage all technical and operational activities within the rail depot including stabling, maintenance facilities, wash plants, fuelling systems, and depot infrastructure.
• Develop, implement, and monitor preventive and corrective maintenance schedules for rolling stock, depot equipment, and building services.
• Coordinate planned and unplanned maintenance activities to ensure maximum rolling stock availability in alignment with operational requirements.
• Manage and oversee depot contractor and subcontractor activities, ensuring compliance with HSE requirements, quality standards, and contractual obligations.
• Liaise with rolling stock, operations, facilities management, and systems engineering teams to ensure depot operational readiness.
• Monitor depot Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) including fleet availability, Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), and maintenance turnaround times.
• Conduct depot safety inspections, audits, and risk assessments; implement corrective actions to address identified hazards.
• Oversee testing and commissioning activities for new rolling stock deliveries and depot equipment installations.
• Manage interface coordination between depot civil works and rail systems (signalling, traction power, telecoms).
• Prepare and manage the depot maintenance budget, tracking expenditure and identifying cost optimisation opportunities.
• Develop and maintain depot operational procedures, maintenance instructions, and safety management documentation.

Key Competencies

• Strong knowledge of rolling stock maintenance practices and depot operations.
• Experience with computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS).
• Understanding of HSE regulations and safe systems of work in depot environments.
• Familiarity with RAMS principles and their application to maintenance planning.