BEV Fleet & Maintenance Lead

Build the future standard for zero-emission fleet performance 

Are you ready to move beyond maintaining today’s operations — and instead define how electric fleets should perform in the future? 

At Arriva, the Zero Emission (ZE) transition is transforming not just our vehicles, but the entire way we manage, maintain and optimise our fleets. We are looking for a specialist who will define and build the next-generation BEV fleet and maintenance model across Europe. 

This is not an operational role. It is a transformation role, focused on setting standards, driving structural improvements and embedding best-in-class performance across all our operations. 

What will you do 

You will lead the BEV Fleet & Maintenance Excellence domain at Group level, focusing on standardisation, performance improvement and long-term capability building. 

Define the future operating model 

• Develop the target model for BEV fleet maintenance (organisation, capabilities, lifecycle approach) 

• Define group-wide standards for maintenance concepts, diagnostics and fleet performance management 

Drive structural performance improvement 

• Identify systemic gaps in availability, reliability, cost and battery performance 

• Translate insights into group-wide improvement initiatives 

• Convert learnings into scalable standards and playbooks 

Build and own standards 

• Develop, maintain and continuously improve fleet and maintenance standards 

• Ensure standards are practical, scalable and based on operational performance 

Challenge and innovate 

• Challenge existing practices and OEM approaches 

• Drive innovation in lifecycle optimisation, diagnostics and data-driven maintenance 

 
What we can offer 

Working at Arriva in this role will give you a strong mandate to make steps forward in the energy transition and sustainable public transportation. Not just ambitious plans, but measurable reduction of emissions and optimisations.

The international scope of the role means you get to really take charge of your subject, while you benefit from the informal working culture in an ambitious international team and work with multiple different nationalities. 
 

About you: skills, knowledge and the person behind the profile 

You are a HOW person, who is naturally inclined towards the practical application of general principles and strategy. If you don’t think a plan can be put to practice, what’s the point in writing a plan in the first place? It’s all about progress and impact, both for the company and the environment. 

Your main talent is your ability to make the translation from the international strategic plan to local execution. This means that you’re a creative person who enjoys building and maintaining good working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders. 

To be successful in this role, we think you need the following skills and competences: 

• Strong experience in fleet engineering, maintenance or asset management 

• Proven ability to improve performance beyond local or short-term fixes 

• Experience with BEV or strong motivation to specialise in electrification 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 

• Able to challenge and influence senior stakeholders 

• Fluent in English 

You focus on defining and improving how things should work — at scale. 

 
Our selection process 

If you decide to apply for this position, here’s what will happen: on June 28th the position will close and your CV and motivational letter will be screened. When selected there will follow a couple of interviews with the hiring manager and counterparts in the business.