Role overview

West Coast Partnership Development is the trusted partner of the Department for Transport (DfT), working towards creating and implementing the operations for High Speed 2 Ltd (HS2). We are designing and delivering the high-speed service operations which will deliver benefits including more capacity, quicker journey times and a step-change in customer experience. We are excited to present an opportunity to join the Fleet & Depots team as the Fleet Technical Manager . This is a chance to join a small, high calibre team working on once in a lifetime project to deliver high speed services. As a small organisation, West Coast Partnership Development is agile, meaning all our staff have a direct impact on the success of the company and are expected to contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of the business. The Fleet Technical Manager is responsible for providing specialist rolling stock expertise and technical leadership to the rolling stock design and delivery programme, ensuring that operational, maintenance, customer experience and business requirements are fully reflected in the fleet design. If successful, you will proactively identify opportunities for technical improvement and innovation across the programme and lead workstreams to develop, analyse and recommend these to senior leadership. The role is integral to ensuring the new fleet meets the needs of the future operator and passengers. In this role, you will: Provide technical expertise and assurance to support the design, manufacture, testing, commissioning and introduction into service of new high speed rolling stock. Support the development of fleet, depot, maintenance, servicing, cleaning and testing strategies required to enable the successful introduction and operation of the new fleet. Build…