Project Director L2-EXt

Req ID:523438

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

"Take on a new challenge and apply your project management expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and dynamic teammates.

You'll drive the execution of high-criticality projects, ensuring they meet contractual requirements, customer expectations, and organizational goals. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (including tender, engineering, and operations teams), define project strategies in line with contract requirements, and lead cross-functional and multi-site teams to achieve successful project delivery, and much more."

We’ll look to you for:

• Ensuring accountability for project Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Planning (QCDP) performance, while optimizing the project’s financial performance, including margin and cash. ,
• Defining and implementing project governance strategies in line with contract requirements, including Project Management Plan (PMP) elaboration and allocation of objectives to subsystems. ,
• Managing project resources effectively, including staffing the project core team, escalating resource gaps, and leading multi-site/multi-functional teams to achieve project objectives. ,
• Leading and coordinating project activities and stakeholders from transfer to close-out, ensuring proper transfer from tender to project and alignment with customer satisfaction goals. ,
• Engaging internal and external project stakeholders, fostering alignment towards project goals, and synchronizing internal partners while arbitrating when necessary. ,
• Overseeing alignment with contractual requirements, managing variation orders, and addressing claims or litigations as needed. ,
• Proactively managing risks, savings, and opportunities to ensure successful project delivery. ,
• Monitoring and reporting project progress and KPIs to senior management with transparency, ensuring adherence to business and critical project review processes. ,
• Building and managing strong relationships with customers and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements and effective contract management.",
• Maintaining compliance with applicable rules, standards, and policies, including Alstom’s Code of Ethics & Compliance, EHS, Railway Safety, and Quality standards.

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Experience or understanding of project management in the railway industry, with at least 15 years of experience, including 5 years managing medium-critical projects. ,
• Knowledge of project management processes, railway products, and systems. ,
• Familiarity with multi-national business cultures and cross-functional collaboration. ,
• Team management skills, including the ability to coordinate and collaborate with multi-site/multi-functional teams. ,
• Leadership and entrepreneurship mindset with a results-oriented approach. ,
• Conflict and crisis management expertise. ,
• Advanced skills in managing customer relationships and stakeholder alignment. ,
• Proficiency in complexity and risk management. ,
• Capacity to navigate political contexts and manage contractual requirements effectively.

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll als