Eurostar International
Maintenance Development Manager
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Maintenance Development Manager – Rolling Stock (RAMS Manager)
Location: Temple Mills depot, Leyton Type: Permanent (with hybrid working: min. 4 days/week on-site) Grade: E (Travel Services 3-4) Close Date: 9am, Monday 13 July 2026
About the Role
At Eurostar, we’re pioneering sustainable rail travel across five countries while empowering a future where mobility is more inclusive and connected. As Maintenance Development Manager (internally known as RAMS Manager), you’ll lead and coordinate fleet maintenance planning, ensuring trains meet regulatory, safety, operational, and technical standards throughout their lifecycle. This strategic role combines engineering, reliability analysis, and safety governance to optimise Eurostar’s fleet performance, reducing costs and improving customer experiences.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Maintenance Leadership
- Lead the development and optimisation of fleet maintenance plans, balancing Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety (RAMS).
- Align maintenance strategies with systems engineering methodologies, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
- Champion predictive maintenance, condition-based monitoring (CBM), and preventative measures to improve efficiency.
Data-Driven Decision Making
- Analyse performance data to prioritise reliability improvement initiatives, reducing:
- Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
- Unplanned downtime (via RCA, FMECA, FRACAS methodologies)
- Optimise maintenance cycles, exam planning, and fleet downtime, integrating supply chain, spares, tooling, and obsolescence strategies.
Maintainability & Engineering Improvements
- Drive engineering changes to enhance maintainability, refine task sequencing, and embed cost-effective, efficient practices.
- Support whole-life cost (LCC) optimisation and implementation of hybrid Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) strategies.
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Safety & Compliance
- Oversee safety assessments, hazard identification, and risk mitigation, ensuring alignment with regulatory standards.
- Contribute to safety case development and technical governance, including:
- Audits
- Design reviews
- Risk registers
- Business case reporting for senior stakeholders
Stakeholder & Project Coordination
- Collaborate across engineering, operations, and supply chain teams to streamline maintenance workflows.
- Present technical analyses and proposals to **executive decision-makers’.
Requirements & Experience
Essential Qualifications
- Degree in an engineering-related discipline (preferably with Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or equivalent registration; Chartered Engineer (CEng) preferred).
- 5–8 years’ experience in rail vehicle maintenance, Fleet Management, or equivalent fields.
- Proven capability in:
- Rolling stock maintenance planning, including exam balancing
- Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM)
- Predictive maintenance strategies
Technical Proficiencies
- Proficiency in reliability analytics tools:
- FRACAS (Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System)
- FMECA (Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis)
- Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Familiarity with cost-benefit assessments and risk management frameworks.
Soft Skills & Attributes
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving to prioritise fleet reliability.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement across multi-disciplinary teams.
- Conflict resolution and negotiation skills when balancing competing priorities.
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Benefits
At Eurostar, we invest in your growth and reward your contributions with:
- Work-life balance crafted around you:
- 75% off the London Underground from Day 1
- Flexible schedules (min. 4 days/site as hybrid working)
- Premium career development:
- Access to ongoing training programs
- Assistance with professional registration (e.g., CEng)
- Rewarding mobility perks:
- Free Eurostar tickets
- Discounted fares for friends and family
- Financial security and well-being:
- Competitive defined benefit pension scheme
- Innovative practical benefits:
- Discounts on Eurostar travel for personal use
- Access to exclusive deals and discounts
More Than a Job – Join Our Mission
We’re not just building trains; we’re shaping a sustainable future where travel is smarter, greener, and connected. If you’re passionate about engineering excellence, reliability innovation, and creating impactful change, we want to hear from you.
“We believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion as catalysts for excellence. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups and those from all backgrounds, regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief, marital status, or maternity status.
Apply now to carve a new direction in your career – one where your expertise drives rail innovation and travel transformation.
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