Rail Fleet Maintenance Planner

Job Description Location: Derby (2 days), Rugby (2 days), 1-day WFH\n Salary: £51,000 + Excellent Benefits\n \n About the Role\n We are seeking an experienced Rail Fleet Maintenance Planner to take full ownership of the maintenance schedules, performance, compliance, and reliability of our fleet of 60 diesel and electric freight locomotives.\n This is a hands-off, engineering management role—ideal for professionals with a background in rail, heavy plant, aerospace, military, or similar sectors who understand the why behind maintenance activities, not just the how.\n You will lead all asset management activities, identify root causes behind recurring faults, recommend engineering solutions, and manage component change requests and cost justifications.\n Key Responsibilities\n \nAssess asset performance: Analyse locomotive breakdowns and recurring faults to recommend engineering improvements and component replacements. \nEngineering decision-making: Raise and track change requests, dispensations, and cost justifications within internal systems. \nPlan and manage fleet maintenance: Oversee maintenance plans and ensure work aligns with compliance, safety, and reliability goals.
\nDocumentation & reporting: Maintain accurate records of inspections, non-conformities, and engineering actions. \nSystem & data management: Log requests, manage asset data, and support digital quality and inspection systems. \nStakeholder co...