Fleet Engineer

About the role:

As one of our Fleet Engineers you will be responsible for the safe, reliable, and cost-effective management of an allocated train fleet and ensure these assets are managed safely, and to high standards, throughout their operating lives. This includes identifying and managing technical improvements and modifications and supporting safety investigations.

What will you be doing?

• Managing Engineering Changes through the internal Change Management System to demonstrate that proposals are safe, technically appropriate and not detrimental to the Company’s assets.
• Supporting or leading investigations into Safety Incidents. Ensuring appropriate actions are taken to reduce or mitigate future risks.
• Collaborating with Standards Engineers on developing and maintaining technical specifications for heavy maintenance and overhauls.
• Working collaboratively with operator and OEM engineering teams to maximise asset performance and reliability, in line with asset Performance Improvement Plans.
• Defining and managing projects with external technical consultants when needed, ensuring work is delivered to a high standard, to cost and on time.

What do we need from you?

• A technical engineering background or training (ideally you will also already be a chartered engineer or working towards this).
• In-depth technical knowledge of traction & rolling stock used within the UK rail industry.
• Exposure to managing Engineering Change requests and investigating Safety Incidents.

Why choose us?

As an employer we ask that all our employees follow and showcase five simple values; that we are:

• People People
• Future Forward
• Always Accountable
• Better Together
• Problem Solvers

Alongside these values we also believe our role as an employer is to empower our workforce to make self-sufficient, informed choices, giving them new experiences and helping to develop their careers.

We recognise that our people are our greatest asset at Angel trains, and this is why we invest significantly in both their professional and personal development. We have been accredited with Investors in People & Wellbeing Platinum Awards and we’ve tailored our competitive benefits offering to include:

• Generous holiday allowance and employer pension contributions.
• Access to Benenden Private Healthcare.
• A range of discounted offers and benefits e.g. season ticket loans to cycle to work schemes.
• Perkbox – our discounted online shopping site.
• A salary sacrifice Electric Vehicle benefit scheme.
• Family-friendly and flexible working policies. We’ll strive to work around your commitments to offer you a better work/life balance.

Your physical and mental wellbeing matters to us and to support you during your career we also offer an Employee Assistance Programme, and a dedicated team of volunteer Mental Health First Aiders.

It’s a great place to work with a modern offices in London & Derby (but with hybrid working), hugely engaged colleagues, and external recognition as a “World Class Workplace”. Many of our team work flexibly, we would be happy to discuss about how this could work for you.

Please note:

For an informal discussion regarding the role or a full copy of the Job Description please contact chris.hurford@angeltrains.co.uk. If you would like alternative copies of any documents, apply in a different manner, please also contact Chris.  

At Angel Trains, we are committed to helping you perform at your best throughout the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you with your application or interview, please contact Chris.

Studies have shown that some groups of people are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. We still encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we are looking for. We are an inclusive employer of choice, and our policy is to follow the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010.

We are not currently looking for external agency support currently.

Deadline for submission is the 01/05/2026 however we reserve the right to close the advert before that date is reached.