Join Our Team: Lead Fleet Projects with Passion and Collaboration!

Are you ready to lead and inspire a team to deliver fleet-related projects and improvements on time and within budget? Join Avanti West Coast as a key player in driving business success and building of strong relationships both internally and externally.

During this role, you will provide leadership and support to the Fleet and Engineering Team, while representing the team in relationships with Network Rail and at industry forums.

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure appropriate reporting and representation within the business and to external stakeholders.
• Lead business improvement and major projects related to rolling stock, ensuring timely and quality delivery.
• Establish and manage a team of project managers/engineers, ensuring robust risk and change management processes.
• Develop business cases for fleet improvement projects and secure necessary funding and resources.

Key Relationships and Interfaces:

• Maintain excellent relationships with internal teams and external suppliers, including TSPs, ROSCOs, Network Rail, and various internal departments.
• Influence and hold suppliers accountable to ensure high standards and timely delivery.
• Provide crucial information and collaborate effectively with the safety team, operations team, and Customer Experience team.
• Cultivate strong internal and external partnerships to drive business success and project efficiency.

Please find our role profile here for more information.

Benefits include:

• Railway pension scheme
• Free travel on Avanti West Coast for you/spouse/partner/dependents
• Privilege Travel card (75% off other train operators fares for leisure travel)
• 30 days holiday rising by 1 for every completed year of service to a maximum of 37 days (inclusive of bank holidays)
• 10 free journeys on other First Group Train Operator

At Avanti West Coast, we value the differences that make each of us unique! Avanti West Coast recognises the benefits of building a diverse workforce and employing people from diverse backgrounds, which includes their race, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability and sexual orientation.

Everyone who joins Avanti West Coast becomes part of our close knit team. We're committed to ensuring that Avanti West Coast is inclusive, a place where people are encouraged to be themselves, and not an edited version to fit in. A place where differences are welcomed, recognised, accepted and put to good use!