Mobile Locomotive Maintenance Engineer (Home-Based) Location: North Midlands (Ideal base: Chesterfield, Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham, Mansfield), but with travel to Hull, Liverpool, Birmingham, Felixstowe and Southampton.\n Salary: Up to £48,000 DOE + Overtime + All Travel time paid for \n Benefits:\n \n28 days holiday + 8 bank holidays \nCompany van & fuel card (home-start role) \nPension scheme \nCareer development support The Opportunity We’re recruiting for a Mobile Locomotive Engineer to join a UK-wide maintenance team. This is a home-based role with travel, providing hands-on support for diesel-electric locomotives. You’ll cover customer depots, sidings, and industrial sites, working on locomotives including:\n Class 08, Class 20, Class 31, Class 33, Class 37, Class 47, Class 56\n \nThis role involves UK-wide travel and some overnight stays, with all expenses covered.

You’ll have a fully equipped van and autonomy to manage your own schedule.\n Key Responsibilities \nCarry out planned and reactive maintenance on locomotives at customer sites throughout the UK \nDiagnose and repair DC traction systems, generators, alternators, low-voltage and control circuits (24V–850V DC) \nWork on electro-pneumatic, electro-hydraulic systems, and auxiliary components \nInterpret and work from wiring diagrams, schematics, and technical manuals \nUse diagnostic equipment: multimeters, insulation testers, laptop-based fault-finding tools \nRecord all work via a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) \nWork safely and independently, representing the company on-site with professionalism What We’re Looking For \nExperience maintaining freight, industrial, or heritage locomotives, particularly from the classes listed \nStrong electrical bias, with mechanical skills desirable \nComfortable working independently in a mobile capacity \nFull UK driving licence (van and fuel card provided) \nWilling to travel extensively, with occasional overnight stays Why Join Us? \nCompetitive salary: c£48,000 DOE, plus overtime opportunities \nFully equipped van, tools, fuel card, phone, and laptop provided \nHome-start role—no depot reporting required \n36 days holiday (28 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays) \nPension scheme, health & wellbeing support, career development pathways