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About us Porterbrook is the UK's leading rolling stock financier and asset management company. We've been at the heart of the rail network for over three decades with 4000 vehicles in our diverse portfolio of passenger and freight trains. As a partner that adds value to the railway today and for the future, we've invested over £3.5bn in new rolling stock and we're actively looking to invest a further £1bn in the years ahead. Since 2020, this includes over £550 million in new trains, fleet upgrades, traction innovation and rail infrastructure. Sustainability is embedded in our decision making, and we've been named the global sector leader in the annual GRESB sustainability assessment for the last four years. Our teams are leading some of the most exciting innovations taking place in the railway today at our sites in Derby, London, and the 135-acre Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre in Warwickshire - an invaluable asset for the railway to test and trial new traction technologies. The Porterbrook group of companies is wholly owned by supportive long-term institutional investors, fully committed to the future of the UK rail sector. Our values About the team Our Fleet Services team support customers across the UK and offer a range of embedded support packages to help improve fleet reliability. The successful candidate will be joining a team of experienced engineers. About the role A great opportunity for an exceptional Fleet Support Engineer, to join the Porterbrook team. Role Purpose Responsible for the day-to-day management of fleet support and asset management activities, whilst ensuring safe and reliable operation of Porterbrook fleets Key Responsibilities Safe Operation of Porterbrook Owned Rolling Stock • Ensure vehicles are suitable for safe operation on the railway system, with due consideration to Porterbrook's lease obligations, • Review National Incident Reports (NIRs) and Porterbrook Incident Reports (PIRs) to identify appropriate remedial actions and manage the implementation of remedial actions as necessary, • Ownership of maintenance/overhaul specifications to ensure that no undue risk is impacted to the running railway, • Ensure the Porterbrook change control process is robustly applied, • Monitor Operator responsible maintenance, ensuring 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 the requirements of both Porterbrook and customers are met, • Support the Porterbrook audit plan, advising and developing scope for audits as required, manage closure of Corrective Action Requests (CARs), • Support and monitor condition of Porterbrook rolling stock assets, provide condition reports to the Operator and inform the Fleet Asset Manager of any issues identified, • Build strong and effective relationships with customers, • Provide support to customers as required on issues affecting the vehicles that they lease. Ensure that these matters are appropriately prioritised by the team, • Support the re-leasing process, • Actively lead reliability investigations and fleet performance enhancement workstreams to improve the reliability and future leasing opportunities, • Undertake and support appropriate technical investigations into areas of poor reliability and develop appropriate remedial actions, • Actively utilise Remote Condition Monitoring when fitted to the fleet to support Reliability, Availability and Maintainability, • Development of business cases and implementation plans supporting any proposed vehicle modifications and services, • Support the delivery of unit modifications and enhancement projects, • Proactively engage with the Porterbrook innovations team and external suppliers to seek out new technology to enhance fleet performance, • Deputise for Fleet Asset Manager as directed, • Support the Commercial Team in dealing with fleet maintenance, engineering and technical issues, • Railway engineering knowledge, ideally possessing or working towards Chartered Status, • Degree, HNC or equivalent in an Engineering discipline, • Engineering apprenticeship, • Knowledge of railway industry rolling stock, organisation and rail stakeholders, • Basic knowledge of contractual obligations and operating lease agreements, • Knowledge and understanding of safety cases, certification, railway risks and group standards, • Ability to understand and comment upon engineering instructions and drawings, • Have a collaborative approach to work, • Good project planning skills, • Report writing and presentation skills, • Financial and budgeting awareness, • Conflict resolution skills, • Good organisational skills, • Good negotiation skills, • Interpersonal skills, • Computer literacy, • Willingness to travel and spend time at various customer or supplier locations, • Good understanding of maintenance optimisation techniques, • Investors in People Gold accreditation, • Investors in People 'We Invest in Wellbeing' Gold accreditation, • National Rail Awards 2023 Fleet Achievement of the Year, • 1.5x employer contributory pension scheme, • Financial wellbeing support, • Flexible working, • Enhanced family friendly policies, • Adoption & Shared Parental Leave benefits, • Enhanced Armed Forces policies, • Ongoing support with professional and personal development, • Long service awards, • Porterbrook Star awards, • Healthcare cash plan, • 25 days' annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy and sell up to 5 days' additional leave, • Additional days annual leave for long service

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