The RailStaff Awards 2024

Nominations for Rail Manager of the Year

Stephen Head

Said the following about Aoife Considine - **HAS LEFT**:

“Aoife stepped up into her first management role at the start of this year, as Fleet Engineering Manager for Heathrow Express. Working in a very emotional and challenging environment of a difficult fleet and a depot due to be decommissioned in the following year, Aoife has done an amazing job and rallying the combined HEx and Siemens team, created a trusting collaborative culture and driven an outstanding improvement of the quality of the trains turnout.

With a relentless focus on the people, Aoife has stepped up to champion Wellbeing and Mental Health for Heathrow and the depot. Organising a step-count challenge with a friendly inter-team competition, running a Wellbeing fair for the shop floor staff with a range of specialist and tailored session, and actively driving positive discussions at all levels of the organisation. All of which has actively included HEx, Siemens and ISS staff to really create a one-team feel at the depot.

Through an open, honest, caring but robust approach, Aoife has dramatically improved the relationships between HEx and Siemens at the depot. Through which has then seen a vast improvement in the fleet reliability, availability and quality, plus an improvement in safety, culture and general positive feeling on the depot.

Aoife is an all-round amazing and brilliant person, and to achieve so much in her first management position, plus in such a challenging environment, is simply outstanding.“