Location:
London, London, United Kingdom
Job ID:
R0129411
Date Posted:
2026-08-11
Company Name:
Hitachi Rail UK Limited
Profession (Job Category):
Other
Job Schedule:
Full time
Remote:
No
About Us
A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.
Job Description:
We’re looking for an experienced Strategic Planner to provide specialist expertise across maintenance planning, forecasting, modelling and data governance.
This is a key role supporting the development and continuous improvement of our maintenance planning frameworks, ensuring plans are strategically aligned, operationally achievable and commercially robust .
Working across Operations, Projects, Procurement and Data & Systems teams, you’ll use your engineering knowledge and analytical expertise to develop long-term maintenance strategies, optimise resources and capacity, and provide the modelling and insight needed to support operational delivery and competitive bid submissions.
As a subject matter expert, you’ll also play an important role in influencing cross-functional decisions and ensuring planning data and maintenance strategies are accurate, controlled and fit for purpose
This role can be based from any of our UK locat ions
What you’ll be doing
Planning & Forecasting
You’ll lead the development and maintenance of key planning tools, including:
Integrated Heavy Maintenance Plans
Integrated Light Maintenance Plans
Generator Unit Forecasts
Pantograph Forecasts
Long-term maintenance strategies
Depot capacity plans
You’ll validate heavy maintenance schedules against technical and contractual requirements and ensure planning outputs support both current operations and future opportunities.
Strategic Planning & Optimisation
Working closely with Operations Delivery and other key teams, you’ll:
Develop and implement heavy maintenance strategies across current and future fleets.
Identify opportunities to optimise labour, materials, maintenance intervals and locations .
Develop scenario-based planning models to support competitive and deliverable bid submissions.
Identify and quantify risks relating to areas such as material availability, resource constraints and depot capacity.
Support maintenance optimisation through scope alignment, interval extension and network/location efficiencies.
Work collaboratively across Projects, Operations and Procurement to ensure plans are robust, aligned and deliverable.
Data, Systems & Governance
You’ll work with Data and Systems teams to:
Support effective validation, control and governance of planning data within Maintenance Management Systems.
Maintain the integrity and traceability of asset tracking information.
Support transactional accuracy and reliable maintenance histories.
Use accurate planning data to support effective business decision-making.
Materials & Asset Planning
You’ll develop, maintain and continuously improve Bills of Materials , ensuring they effectively support maintenance planning and operational delivery.
Stakeholder Engagement & Continuous Improvement
A key part of the role will be building strong relationships across the business and with external partners.
You’ll:
Work collaboratively with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
Support the delivery of strategic planning and operational objectives.
Identify opportunities to continuously improve planning processes and approaches.
Support the introduction and adoption of new tools, techniques and skills as business requirements evolve.
Share expertise and insight to support effective cross-functional decision-making.
About you
You’ll have a strong combination of engineering or maintenance planning experience,…