Project & Engineering Quality Manager

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, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time Project & Engineering Quality Manager in Bucharest we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your quality management and engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll report to Claudiu, the D&IS Site Quality Manager, and work alongside dynamic, adaptable, and forward-thinking teammates.

You’ll support the project and engineering management teams to maintain high standards of quality and safety throughout the project lifecycle. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as engineering, industrial, and supplier quality teams), ensure compliance with quality standards, and drive continuous improvement initiatives, among other responsibilities.

You’ll specifically take care of establishing and implementing project quality plans, but also managing customer quality interfaces and supporting safety assessments.

We’ll look to you for:

• Being the interface with the customer’s quality and safety teams
• Establishing and applying the project quality plan in line with contract requirements and Alstom processes
• Coordinating quality activities across the project’s lifecycle
• Ensuring compliance of project deliverables through inspections and audits
• Managing non-conformities and safety issues
• Driving continuous improvement and lessons learned (REX) processes
• Supporting design reviews and ensuring alignment with project risks
• Collaborating with supplier quality teams for synchronization and follow-up of production activities
• Ensuring engineering standards are applied and proposing improvements when needed

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:

• Technical expertise in railway products
• Experience in operational activities and documentation control
• Ability to work in a matrix organization
• Strong reporting and clear communication skills
• Knowledge of quality standards (ISO9001, IRIS, CMMI, ECM, etc.)
• Familiarity with problem-solving tools (QRQC, PDCA, root cause analysis, etc.)
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities
• Proactive and persistent mindset
• Collaboration and team-working skills
• Capacity to work under pressure

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 also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Work with new safety and security standards for rail traffic management
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our dynamic, friendly, and flexible working environment
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development through award-winning learning
• Progress towards Safety Assurance Management or other projects/teams
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 70+ countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.