Engineering Training and Development Manager

We are proud to be One Team at East Midlands Railway (EMR). We are passionate about keeping people safe, delighting our customers, doing the right thing and putting customers at the heart of our sustainable railway for the East Midlands. With over 2,600 employees, our people are the reason we are so successful. Ten times accredited as a Top Employer, we value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. 

We have an exciting opportunity to join #Team EMR as a Training and Development Manager. 

At EMR we want to proactively embrace diversity across our workforce and recognise that we are under-represented in terms of females and ethnic minority groups. We’re therefore taking positive steps to promote a positive and inclusive culture; we welcome applications from those that identify with these groups to better represent our communities.

As a Training and Development Manager, you will oversee the competence assessment, mentoring and development of engineering fleet colleagues, ensuring full compliance with Railway Group Standards and East Midlands Railway’s competence management systems. You will play a key role in maintaining safe fleet operations by upholding robust assessment standards, supporting assessor capability, delivering the Fleet training plan, and investigating and reporting any lapses in competence.

Key responsibilities include:

Safety, Compliance & Competence

Lead the development and continuous improvement of the EMR Fleet Competence Management System (CMS), ensuring compliance with legislation, Railway Group Standards and EMR requirements.Ensure CMS processes, procedures and systems remain fully documented, up to date and effective in supporting EMR’s Safety Certificate.

Training, Capability & Performance

Set and deliver the fleet training strategy, embedding training requirements within the CMS to maintain competence and regulatory compliance.Monitor fleet competence through KPIs and reporting, using insight to drive improvements in skills, performance and safety.Work with local management to use competence data to support succession planning and workforce development.

Assurance, Systems & Continuous Improvement

Provide governance of CMS systems and lead the introduction of an industry-leading competence management solution within Fleet Engineering.Lead assurance activities including audits, investigation reviews and oversight of external suppliers, ensuring any competence risks are identified and addressed.Represent EMR at industry competence and assessor forums, sharing best practice and maintaining strong professional networks.

Leadership & Support

Act as an On Call Engineer, providing technical support outside normal working hours.Ensure all activities align with EMR’s sustainability and environmental commitments.

About you

Essential

HNC or HND in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.Proven engineering experience within a railway or rolling stock environment.Good working knowledge of competence management systems and relevant railway standards.Sound understanding of traction and rolling stock, ideally including fleets similar to those operated by EMR.Ability to interpret data, identify issues and present clear, practical solutions.Strong analytical and process-driven approach, with good IT skills including Microsoft Office.Effective communication and interpersonal skills, enabling collaborative working across functions and depots.Qualified to a minimum of Internal Auditor level, or willing to work towards this.Able to act as an On Call Engineer and provide technical support outside normal working hours.

Desirable

Experience providing professional or functional leadership across multiple depots.Experience supporting or overseeing assessors and internal verifiers within a CMS framework.Knowledge of vehicle recovery techniques.

As well as a competitive salary, we’ll also offer you:

An excellent defined benefit Railway pension scheme32 days’ holiday in the first 2 years; moving up to 34 days’ thereafterFree First Class duty travel on the EMR networkFree standard leisure travel on the EMR network and Train Operating Companies under Transport UK & LNER and 75% discount on national leisure travel (inc partner and dependants)Friends and Family discounted tickets on the EMR networkVarious training opportunitiesEmployee benefits portal with access to generous discounts, Cycle 2 Work Scheme …and many more!

We are open minded to applications from people who wish to have flexible working. Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

Ready to take on this exciting opportunity? Submit your online application form and upload your CV. As we operate a blind screening process please remove all personal information including your name from your CV. 

Closing Date: 18 Jan 2026

Department: Managerial/Administration

Salary: Competitive Salary