Testing and Commissioning Manager _ Tanzania

JOB TITLE & JOB CODE

Job Title (Job Code): Project Test & Commissioning Manager (PrCOM) (EN-VA-07_001; EN-VA-07_002) in Tanzania 

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• Plan and manage all Test & Commissioning activities for the project in support to the Project Manager ensuring application of the project’s strategy (including QCD commitment) and compliance with métier strategy, policies, standards, local regulations and professional standards
• Manage the T&C team
• Collaborate with the V&V manager to define the V&V strategy to be applied in lab and on field 

ORGANISATION

Organization structure (job belongs to ...)

Regional Centre / Project Engineering or Field Operation

Reports directly to:

T&C head of department

Other reporting to:

Project Manager (member of Project Core Team)

Direct reports:

Subsystems T&C leaders

Network & Links

Internal

• Project Manager and Project Core Team
• Project V&V Manager
• Project Installation Manager
• Project Warranty Manager
• EHS Manager and Project EHS Manager / Coordinator
• Project T&C Leaders

External

• Customer a/o Operator
• Subcontractors if present

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES  

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible of the QCD commitment of the T&C Work Package
• Pro-actively manages the internal interfaces with Project Engineering, Industrial and Warranty, and the
  external interfaces with Partners, third parties and Customers.
• Deploys T&C process on the field and make sure it is applied by the T&C team within the project
• Pro-actively manages internal interfaces with project engineering, installation and external technical interfaces with Partners, Third Parties and Customers for T&C activities
• Delivers T&C plans, procedures, method statements and coordinates staffing and training of the T&C team.
• Prepares and manages Test & Commissioning works on field – Material and tools, documentation, people, access, logistics…
• Ensures the EHS compliance (Zero deviation), reports and anticipates issues
• Manages the T&C team:
  • Ensures EHS on field with guidance and support from the Project team member in charge of Project EHS coordination
  • Trains and supports people in T&C activities
  • Participates to Subsystem Leader, Engineer and Technician assessment of competency
• Manages the tools and organize accurate calibration
• Anticipates issues and reports / alerts on a regular basis to the RC TCM and to the PM on progress, issues and risks on the project (EHS, T&C work, System delivery…)
• Ensures that all design related issues are correctly reported in the adequate tools, including the defect description and associated test context
• Monitors/manages QCD performance delivery (including EHS and Railway safety) of the work package T&C as per customer and solution / system requirements
• Issues the REX on T&C activities, and propose update / improvement of the T&C way of working / process / tools and the T&C Reference Library to optimize T&C performance

Performance Measurement

• Commissioning Work Packages Q-C-D
• Savings through Risk mitigations and opportunities

• Ratio between V&V and T&C tests
• Compliance to EHS (Zero Deviation) and Regulatory standards
• Quality of anticipation, monitoring and reporting

 MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCES

Educational Requirements

Mandatory:

• Master's degree in engineering (preferably electronics or embedded systems) or equivalent experience.
• Good knowledge of English language (read, written, spoken)

Desirable:

• Any other additional language is an asset

Experience

Mandatory:

• Multiple years of experience in T&C or V&V activities for signaling projects
• Experience of management by Quality, Cost and Delivery objectives
• Deep knowledge of multiple subsystems + system global view
• Interface with customer or partners and internally V&V, Design, Installation stakeholders

Desirable:

• Previous team management experiences
• Knowledge of ALSTOM rules and processes
• Quality, EHS and Railway safety knowledge

Competencies & Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills to fulfil the role of interface manager toward both customers and partners
• Able to manage multiple teams in parallel
• Quality-focused, rigorous, team-player
• Flexibility and mobility, available for short or long mission in different locations and countries
• Available to work on field also for night shifts
• Resilience, with an analytic way of thinking in order to solve complex system failures
• Customer satisfaction and results orientated
• Ability to use new technologies and tools
• Driving license