Maintenance Team Leader

Make your mark with Colas Rail UK

At Colas Rail, differences matter. Join a team where being your authentic self is respected, encouraged, and vital to our success. At Colas Rail you'll be 'll be welcomed into an inclusive team where there's a role for every talent and a close-knit, familial culture. You will also get the opportunity to help us transform transportation, set new standards, and dare to be different.

This is true because …

• We value everyone as part of the same team.
• We treat everyone as equals - and everyone is approachable, from the CEO down.
• We put you in control of your career to lead and grow in any way you want.
• We have a culture of care, from safe working environments to diversity and inclusion.
• We're renowned for innovation, adopting new ideas, and daring to be different.
• We are building a more sustainable future and our projects impact infrastructure for generations.

Step into the world of Colas Rail, where a century of expertise merges with a daring spirit to shape the future of rail infrastructure. At Colas Rail, we deliver transport solutions for sustainable mobility. We are a leading rail infrastructure business with on‑track plant and freight capabilities. As a subsidiary of the Colas Group, we are part of over a hundred years' experience in delivering major innovations across our sector.

Every day, thousands of trains run on tracks built, designed, or maintained by Colas Rail.

Respect – We respect our employees, celebrate diversity and foster a culture of safety, care and respect for everyone we interact with. We care about our employee’s wellbeing and create an environment of inclusivity and support.

Commitment – By showing up wholeheartedly. When we commit together, we invest in everyone’s success. We invest in our customers, our teams and our colleagues, and we lead with safety, integrity, passion, purpose, ethics and transparency.

Sharing – We share as we all hold knowledge that could and should be shared, enabling us to grow and making us a strong collective. We have a passion for excellence, celebrating achievements and nurturing talent.

Pioneering – To push boundaries, imagine what does not yet exist and dare to do what others do not. We innovate with ambition, and we find solutions.

To ensure that the planned and corrective maintenance of contracted and Colas owned rail vehicles is effectively undertaken ensuring that safety, compliance, availability and reliability is upheld.

The job holder will have sound experience in rail vehicle engineering and maintenance of On‑Track Machines (OTM’s). Additionally, the job holder will have experience of relevant machine calibration, maintenance, repair, fault finding, asset management systems and leading change. The ideal candidate should have a working knowledge of the rail operating environment, standards and safety procedures. The job holder will be a motivated self‑starter, an able and clear communicator, dynamic and tenacious.

• Experience as a plant maintenance technician with On‑Track Machines (min 5 years).
• Apprentice trained, HNC/Degree or working towards approved professional qualification is advantageous.
• Possess high level of technical knowledge with regard to the maintenance and repair of On‑Track Machines.
• Demonstrate key technical skills over and above routine maintenance.
• Good understanding and experience in the application of safety legislation and corporate safety procedures.
• Commercially aware and adaptive to needs of the business.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with colleagues, external organisations and management.
• Experience of cost control management.
• Demands continuous improvement by setting challenging objectives.
• Ability to undertake competency assessments & or training.
• Knowledge of condition monitoring techniques and its application.
• Possess a professional and positive attitude, driving performance and challenging norms.
• Be a clear communicator, client focused and maintain a respectable company image.

• Act as Depot maintenance lead, driving ownership, maintenance effectiveness and machine…