Depots Engineer

Atkins Realis Group

Overview

Manage and coordinate all technical, operational, and maintenance activities within the rail depot to ensure availability and reliability of rolling stock and depot infrastructure.

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.