Project Engineer (ETCS)

Req ID:465119 

Location: Derby

Appointment Basis: Permanent 

Excellent Salary + Benefits Include: Pension, Contributed Healthcare, Life Assurance, plus many flexible benefits.

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. 

Alstom is the UK & Ireland’s leading supplier of new trains and train services, and a leading signalling and rail infrastructure provider. Alstom have built, or are building, just under 40% of the UK mainline train fleet. We provide the widest range of smart solutions in the rail market, from innovative high-speed rolling stock, metros and trams to maintenance, modernisation, infrastructure and signalling. 
 

A new role has become available within the ETCS team which will provide exciting development opportunities and the chance to be the key partner for the project teams.
The successful candidate will be required to work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that engineering deliverables are achieved in alignment with project needs and duties will include, but are not exhausted to;

•    Undertake the role of Project Engineer on several ETCS onboard projects
•    Be accountable for the customer acceptance of the project solution
•    Manage the project technical risks and the corresponding mitigation plan
•    Together with the Project Manager, in case of contractual scope evolution, rise variation order and manage it
•    Identify which are the applicable regulations in the customer country/city and ensure they are taken into account in project solution design
•    Manage the project solution, including the customization and specific configuration of the generic solution to meet Quality, Cost, Delivery and Performance (QCDP) commitments.
•    Be responsible of the project design and application engineering activities
•    Allocate Task(s) across Project Engineering team and ensure engineering activities follow-up
•    Together with Domain / Metier Leaders and RC Project Engineering Metier / Domain Department Heads, define the project engineering team organization according to the project phase (and as defined in the EMP)
•    Deploy the applicable engineering process, methods & tools on the project
•    Share Environment, Health and Security (EHS) rules with project engineering team (receiving inputs from PM/Project EHS Manager/Coordinator or RC EHS Manager)
•    Manage the interface with the project core team

Take on a new challenge and apply your project engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll report to the Head of ETCS PrEM Department and work alongside pragmatic, dynamic and agile teammates.

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 project deployment full lifecycle view
• 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
• Interpersonal skills (teamwork and leadership)
• Decision-making ability
• Analytical and critical thinking
• Problem-solving ability

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 modern onboard European Train Control (ETCS) signalling equipment, considered to be the future for both the UK&I and Europe.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• 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 engineering management roles.
• 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!

What we offer

We offer a highly competitive remuneration package, 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday. Contributed healthcare, life assurance, an excellent company-contributed pension scheme, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.
 

Equal opportunity statement:

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.
At Alstom we will consider requests for flexible working on hiring. Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, flexible start and finish times, job sharing, or compressed hours. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need.

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected.  All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law. 

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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