System Project Engineering Manager (System PrEM)

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Date: 25 Feb 2025

Location: Bucharest, RO

Company: Alstom

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 expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll report to Narcis, and work alongside dynamic, adaptable and forward-thinking teammates.

You'll  be in  close cooperation with Project Core Team & Project Operations Team (Installation, Procurement & Material)Engineering team and Project Core team. Project Engineering Teams (on-shore and off-shore)

In close cooperation with the Project Manager and Subsystem Managers, he/she has End to End accountability for engineering activities, including QCD and Performance:

  • from requirement analysis and allocation (for all contractual requirements) up to global system acceptance by Customer (including Test&Commissioning (T&C) and certification / authorization)
  • ensuring the management of configuration (As-designed, As-delivered, As-installed, As-built, including retrofit management),
  • ensuring integration of the various subsystems, and coordinating system activities until project final acceptance
  • ensuring optimal maintainability of the technical system throughout its entire lifecycle

 

We’ll look to you for:

Allocate and monitor the project requirements

  • Split all project requirements into “technical” (managed by System PrEM) and “non-technical” (managed by PM)
  • Allocate all technical requirements to the system and subsystems
  • Consolidate all requirements status

Manage the technical contractual scope of the project in front of the customer

  • Be responsible for performance, customer acceptance and authorisation of the project solution
  • Manage the project engineering technical risks and the corresponding mitigation plan
  • Collaborate closely with the Project Manager to identify potential opportunities for variation orders and provide the related technical feasibility and solutions.
  • Identify which are the applicable regulations in the customer country/city and ensure they are taken into account in project solution design
  • Ensure that all the requirements of the contract are fully addressed throughout the project lifecycle, from the capture stage up to the demonstration

 

Lead the project solution deployment and ensure operational coordination of all project activities related to System deployment and integration

  • Define the Engineering Strategy, formalize it inside the System Engineering Management Plan (SyEMP) and ensure its deployment
  • Define the Engineering delivery plan (baselines strategy, key milestones (OTD, Gate reviews and payment milestones) and DOT) and organize baselines kick-off meetings
  • Lead the Delivery Plan execution, by setting up adequate dashboards and management routines
  • Act as a chairman of Project Change Control Board (CCB) at system level
  • Be responsible for System PrEM Work Package QCDP (system & coordination activities), ensuring application of safety and cybersecurity principles
  • Provide all technical documents to the project core team members for the industrialisation, sourcing, installation, test and commissioning, eco-design (product BOQ, architecture schematics, ...)
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In more details, be responsible for

  • System specifications and scope allocation
  • system architecture and design
  • internal interfaces between the subsystems
  • external interfaces with other systems and 3rd Parties, such as ISA, NoBo, Frequency Allocation agency, facilities providers, Civil Work partners, Rolling Stock manufacturer, etc
  • V&V activities
  • System integration activities
  • system migration strategy definition
  • project technical requirements analysis, allocation and compliance demonstration
  • project documentation approval by customer
  • certification & authorisation
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and be accountable for all engineering and T&C activities in the project, including

  • configuration and change management (As-designed, As-delivered, As-installed, As-built, including retrofit management),
  • safety case delivery & assessment (including exported constraints accepted by customer)
  • cybersecurity case delivery & assessment (including exported constraints accepted by customer)
  • non-technical project requirements analysis, allocation and compliance demonstration
  • coordination of activities necessary to obtain Project Provisional Acceptance and Project Final Acceptance

Coordinate the engineering team and manage interfaces

  • Allocate Task(s) across Project Engineering team and ensure engineering activities follow-up
  • Together with Domain / Metier Leaders and site Project Engineering Metier / Domain Department Heads, define the project engineering team organization according to the project phase (and as defined in the EMP)
  • Manage and participate in the evaluation of the project engineering team
  • Share Environment, Health and Security (EHS) rules with project engineering team
  • Provide support to the Project Technical Manager on execution of technical activities onshore when applicable
  • During project warranty, coordinate actions to support resolution of pending technical issues following Project Warranty Manager (PrWM) requirements, including RAM data analysis for Reliability Growth
  • Ensure DFQ process application for his/her scope, and organize Design & Peer Reviews with relevant experts
  • Support site Project Engineering Domain/Metiers Department Head to define/perform knowledge capitalization (REX)
  • Identify good practices to put in place within the project in order to improve project execution performance, and share with  site Project Engineering Metier / Domain Department Heads

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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: 

Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Engineering, Computer Science or scientific subjects

Engineering background including engineering strategy definition and project deployment full lifecycle view until commissioning

Experience in signaling system design and integration, including insights into operation of our solutions

Hands-on experience on functional or hierarchical team management

Cost and planning control experience in engineering scope

Hands-on experience on Customer relationship in contractual situations

Communication skills

Planning and Organization (ability to define objectives, plans, and manage resources)

Interpersonal skills (teamwork, leadership, flexibility and adaptability)

Decision-making ability

Ability to prioritize tasks

Analytical and critical thinking including risks analysis and management

Problem-solving ability

Resilience

 

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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 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

  • 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 63  countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.


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