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With operations in 13 countries, Keolis is a global leader in the shared mobility market, helping millions of people reach their destination every day. Keolis operates safe and accessible transport networks and offers personalized mobility solutions that contribute to regional cohesion. It resolutely places innovation and digitalization at the heart of its services to enhance the passenger experience. In response to the challenge of climate change, Keolis is also committed to environmentally responsible mobility solutions in order to reduce the carbon footprint of its activities.
KeolisAmey Docklands was first awarded the franchise to operate and maintain the Docklands Light Rail (DLR) on behalf of Transport for London (TfL) in 2014. Following a successful 10-year delivery, we secured the next franchise to continue operating and maintaining the DLR from 2025 for a further eight years, with the potential for a two-year extension.
At KeolisAmey Docklands, we are committed to ensuring every journey matters. Our people are our greatest asset, and we value their passion and expertise in safely operating and maintaining the DLR. We foster a customer-first culture, encouraging our teams to prioritise service excellence in everything they do.
The VIE would be placed within the Signalling & Telecoms Department, working primarily with the Signalling Engineering Team.
The department is responsible for delivering planned and corrective maintenance, reactive fault response, emergency cover and engineering support across the KeolisAmey Docklands signalling asset base. The team also supports enhancement works, renewals and wider engineering projects across the DLR network.
The VIE would report directly to the Signalling Engineering Manager and work closely with the wider Signalling Engineering Team.
The Signalling Engineering Team is a small group of experienced engineers responsible for:
The team's key challenges include:
You have a degree in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, computer science or computer engineering, systems engineering, or mechanical engineering—the latter accompanied by relevant technical experience.
Experience in the railway sector would be an asset, but is not essential.
The role will require use of:
Experience in data analytics, condition monitoring, reliability engineering or performance analysis would be an advantage.
Business Travel :
Travel across the DLR network will be required as part of the role to support engineering activities and site visits.
There may also be occasional visits to suppliers, manufacturers and industry partners where appropriate.
Keolis is a global leader in the shared mobility market and a committed partner to public transport authorities. Together, we co-construct safe, smart and sustainable public transport solutions that help to create more attractive places to live and work.
The world's leading operator of automatic metro systems and tramways, Keolis draws on a vigorous and open innovation policy with its partners and specialist subsidiaries - Cykleo, EFFIA, Hove, Keolis Santé and Kisio. The aim of this collaboration is to strengthen its core business and develop new, innovative and bespoke shared mobility solutions: trains, buses and coaches, trolleybuses, on demand transport, PRM-specific services, river and sea shuttles, bike share and rental, car sharing, all-electric autonomous shuttles, etc.
In keeping with our public service commitment, our objective is clear: offer appealing alternatives to private cars. With this goal in mind, we are focused on responding to the challenges of the mobility sector: the ecological transition, the digital transformation of lifestyles, the new expectations of citizens who want more flexibility and simplicity when they travel, operational excellence, security and public health.
Because each of us plays a part, no matter our role or background.
“That’s the way we move”
More information on our website www.keolis.com and on our social-media.
