Senior Fleet Engineer / Technical Project Manager

Project overview

For an exciting client in the railway vehicle sector, I am currently looking for a Senior Fleet Engineer / Technical Project Manager. The contract type (Freelance or Staff Leasing) is freely selectable.

Framework Data

• Start: asap
• Duration: 12 months
• Utilization: Full-time
• Location: Bonn
• Contract Type: Freelance or Staff Leasing

Responsibilities

• Further development and securing of maintenance strategies for light rail and railway vehicle fleets
• Transfer of manufacturer and operator requirements into concrete maintenance, inspection, and upkeep processes
• Creation and evaluation of FMEA, risk analyses, and technical deviation assessments
• Development and optimization of inspection and monitoring concepts
• Coordination of cooperation with inspection bodies, appraisers, and non-destructive testing (NDT)
• Ensuring complete, traceable, and audit-proof technical documentation
• Planning, control, and follow-up of complex technical modification and vehicle programs
• Setup and control of change requests, including evaluation, approval, implementation, and documentation
• Responsibility for deadline, risk, cost, and capacity management of technical measures
• Preparation of technical documents for operations management, authorities, and appraisers
• Support of approval, release, and recommissioning processes
• Close cooperation with work preparation, workshop, quality, safety, purchasing, and operations management
• Ensuring the transfer of technical requirements into implementable work instructions and workshop processes

Requirements

This is explicitly not a purely operational role in commissioning, service, or troubleshooting. The focus is on strategic technical responsibility for a vehicle fleet.

Does this sound like you? Then I look forward to receiving your CV including your hourly/salary expectations, preferably directly by email to *@*.com.

Best regards

Maria Reiter

• Several years of professional experience in the technical management of railway vehicles, light rail vehicles, trams, or subways
• Sound knowledge in the area of BOStrab, EBO, ECM, as well as relevant technical standards and regulations
• Experience in technical proof of performance and in the creation and evaluation of FMEA and risk analyses
• Demonstrable experience in technical change management (change requests) and in the management of complex vehicle projects
• Experience in dealing with technical supervisory authorities, appraisers, and approval processes is an advantage
• Ability to transfer technical requirements into structured measures for work preparation and workshop
• Strong interface competence between vehicle technology, workshop, quality management, and operational organization
• Structured, reliable, and solution-oriented way of working
• High degree of technical personal responsibility and strong communication skills
• Very good German language skills (C1)

Project details

• Start: ab sofort
• Duration: 12 Monate
• Remote: onsite
• Location: Bonn, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German