TRB Projects Deployment & Metiers DH

Purpose of the job

For the Project Engineering Onboard, take the challenge of leading an engineering team and provide effective guidance.

Build the vision of your Métier and involve the team in its implementation, aiming at continuous improvement in productivity and performances.

Plan, grow and acknowledge team expertise.  

Be responsible for supervising, managing and motivating team members on a daily basis.

Act proactively addressing projects and/or development commitments and collaborating with you peers for seamless and successful operations.

As a Department Head, you will interact with all team members, so your communication as well as your motivation skills should be excellent. Your role will be to define the path for continuous improvement of performance and effectiveness of your team.

ORGANISATION

Reports directly to:

• D&IS Engineering Department Head

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES  

Key Accountabilities

• Define and implement engineering vision (team profile and skills, discipline evolutions in terms of technology, department competitiveness, …)
• Set clear team goals, delegate tasks and set deadlines
• Provide support to team project/program execution
• Promote Alstom values to his/her team

• Continuously motivate, encourage, evaluate and recognize, train and develop resources, in cooperation with HR, as per approved performance evaluation process and targets
• Recognize high performance and reward accomplishments
• Develop the growth of World Class Engineering Experts
• Secure the Alstom Communication process with the team

• Be accountable of Process, Methods and Tools deployment in his/her scope, and contribute to their improvement
• Provide to Reference Library Manager, Reference Library (cost structure & cost drivers) of his/her Métier / domain and improvement roadmap in line with Solution competitiveness roadmap + progress report, when applicable
• Foster the collection and sharing of REX from project/program execution

• Review workload forecasts and capacity, leveraging on subcontracting & business strategies as well as footprint objectives, and staff adequately Projects/Bids and Programs
• Participate to tender Design Reviews and Documentation Reviews as per tender strategy and relevance
• Commit in Project/Program/Tender QCD related to its Métier/domain

Key job authorities and dimensions: 

• Staffing (hiring management, recruitment process)
• Budget (workpackages and capex)

Performance management: 

• KPI 1:  Staffing: Total Capacity versus Workload, analysis and action plan, this in line with budget targets.
• KPI 2:  Métiers KPI 

• KPI 3:  Team maturity level and polyvalence

• KPI 4:  Achievement of Competitiveness Targets concerning Ref Lib of métier/domain

 MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCES

Educational Requirements

Mandatory:

• Master degree of Science in Engineering, Computer Science or scientific subjects

Desirable:

• Degree in Management or training in team leading will be an asset

Experience

Mandatory:

• Knowledge of several Alstom platform
• Métier-specific background
• Experience in management of large teams
• Involvement in projects with teams in other Regional and Development Centers; established networking

Desirable:

• Previous experience in complex development environment (railways, automotive, aerospace, …)
• Engineering and processes background
• Experience in project/program execution and management
• Experience and understanding in execution effort estimation

Competencies & Skills

• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Open-minded
• (Self) entrepreneurial
• Organizational and time-management skills
• Decision-making skills
• English, full proficient use