Contract Manager, Engineering

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Role: Engineering Contracts Manager

Location: Aylesbury Depot

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £60,000 per annum

Closing Date: Sunday 4th January 2026

Thorough management of the supply chain, to ensure full availability and delivery of materials, equipment, services and contracts where applicable for the Engineering department. Be a leader in Chiltern to deliver the business plan for our stakeholders.

• Establish priority contracts to support major work packages.
• Work closely with the Chiltern Railways Procurement Department and Arriva Group Procurement to ensure contract timescales are achieved.
• Management of suppliers and contracts, including formal contract reviews.
• Achieve best VFM through management of contracts and suppliers.
• Improve performance and delivery of key suppliers, including the development of Key Performance Indicators for all relevant suppliers/contracts.
• In conjunction with other stakeholders develop the materials budget for planned and unplanned maintenance.
• Maintain the engineering contract register.
• Compliance with applicable legislation, DFT and Arriva Group commitments.
• Meet budgetary constraints in terms of resource, systems and services.
• Work with Fleet Planning team to link materials procurement with heavy maintenance strategy to minimise impact on fleet availability.

• Experience of negotiating and managing high value commercial agreements.
• Experience of traction and rolling stock maintenance.
• Proven people leader and manager.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Continuous improvement knowledge and experience.
• Highly self‑motivated problem solver.
• Broad cross‑functional working perspective.
• Resilient and flexible.

Mid-Senior level

Full‑time

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad and Rail Transportation