Senior Planning Engineer

Req ID:518657 

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.

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signaling 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 Planner in [LOCATION] we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your project planning expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside passionate, motivated, and dedicated teammates.

You’ll play a pivotal role in delivering Turnkey projects, ensuring they align with contractual requirements and exceed customer expectations. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (including project teams and subsystem project controls teams), manage interfaces with stakeholders such as civil partners and clients, and support the project team in understanding project activities and schedules.

You’ll specifically take care of developing, maintaining, and monitoring client and working schedules, but also analyzing data to provide actionable insights and recommendations for project optimization.

We’ll look to you for:

• Developing, maintaining, and monitoring client and working schedules by coordinating with project teams and subsystem project controls teams.
• Supporting the project team in understanding project activities and logical sequences.
• Managing interfaces with civil partners and the client to ensure seamless collaboration.
• Providing planning inputs for project claims and extensions of time (EOT).
• Tracking, monitoring, and forecasting progress for all project activities.
• Issuing accurate daily, weekly, and monthly reports, as well as ad-hoc reports as required.
• Providing clear visibility to relevant teams on project plans, schedules, status, and records.
• Analyzing project schedule data and offering recommendations and recovery options.
• Developing and issuing monitoring and controlling schedule KPIs, as well as producing data visualizations and interactive dashboards.
• Conducting root-cause analyses and trend analyses to anticipate and report potential risks or opportunities.
• Maintaining project database records and documents with precision and accuracy.

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:

• 10+ years of experience (experience in transportation projects is a plus).
• Strong project management, planning, and scheduling skills.
• Excellent knowledge of Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong presentation and reporting skills.
• A team player with excellent collaboration, communication, and leadership skills.
• Experience in MS Power BI and TILOS is a plus.
• Ability to thrive in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.
• PMP or planning certifications such as PMI-SP or PSP are a plus.
• Fluency in English is required.

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 cutting-edge standards for rail signalling and project planning.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and supportive colleagues.
• Contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of mobility.
• Utilize our flexible and inclusive working environment.
• Steer your career in whichever direction you choose, across functions and countries.
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning programs.
• Progress towards senior project management or leadership roles.
• Enjoy a fair and dynamic reward package that recognizes 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.

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.

Job Type:​Experienced​