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Permanent

Depot Manager, Aylesbury

Aylesbury
money-bag £60000 - £80000/annum
Posted Yesterday

Role: Depot Manager

Location: Aylesbury
Contract Type: Permanent-
Salary: Up to -80,000 per annum


Job Purpose

Provide senior leadership for all rolling stock maintenance, servicing, and depot operations at Chiltern Railways. Own the strategic direction of the depot, driving a transformational culture shift focused on safety, quality, performance, and operational excellence. Align depot performance with wider business goals while ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and company standards

Key Accountabilities

  • Act as the senior-most authority on site, accountable for achieving all safety, performance, quality, and customer service metrics
  • Develop and execute the depot strategy in alignment with long-term business and fleet plans
  • Provide inspirational leadership, establishing clear expectations, driving accountability, and championing continuous improvement
  • Drive a positive culture change program, embedding proactive safety behaviours, engagement, and collaboration
  • Lead cultural change to embed proactive safety behaviours and promote a high-performance, engaged workforce
  • Ensure safe systems of work are established, maintained, and followed for all depot activities, providing assurance through audits and feedback to individuals
  • Investigate and lead audits, inspections, and investigations to drive compliance, learning, and continuous improvement
  • Manage depot workload delivery to meet maintenance plans for Chiltern Railways and other customers, ensuring high-quality output and compliance with standards
  • Maintain appropriate staffing levels, skill competencies, and training plans to deliver operational needs now and in the future
  • Own the full depot budget, including staffing, tooling, facilities, materials, and revenue generation opportunities
  • Build strong strategic relationships with internal stakeholders (e.g. Safety Team, HR, Performance, Operations) and external partners (e.g., Network Rail, ROSCOs, contractors, suppliers) to achieve depot and fleet targets
  • Oversee contractor compliance, safety practices, and delivery quality
  • Maintain accurate asset condition data to support asset management planning and long-term fleet performance
  • Support depot improvements by providing input on infrastructure changes from an end-user perspective
  • Ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental, and railway standards by collaborating with relevant team
  • Chair and represent the depot for local consultations, influence engagement, and negotiation meetings with staff representatives and trade union
  • Undertake general and statutory inspections as required
  • Participate in the engineering on-call rota, providing senior support for unplanned events
  • Cover other roles in the engineering team, and deputise for Head of Fleet Delivery as required

Personal Specification

  • Essential - ONC NVQ Level 4 or higher
  • Desirable - Degree in engineering, management, or a relevant discipline.
  • Significant experience in managing traction and rolling stock maintenance operations, including budget and team leadership
  • Demonstrated success in leading cultural change programs and improving operational maturity
  • Strong understanding of railway safety standards and regulatory requirements
  • Excellent communication skills for engaging effectively at all levels, both internally and externally
  • Analytical skills with the ability to solve complex technical and operational challenges
  • Strong experience with union engagement, chairing meetings, consultations, and negotiations
  • Proficiency with IT systems relevant to fleet maintenance and depot management
  • Commitment to continuous personal and team development

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