Project Quality and Safety Manager

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.
 

Could you be the Project Quality & Safety Manager for Gold Coast Light Rail we’re looking for?

Your future role:

As the Project Quality and Safety Manager for Gold Coast Light Rail based out of Southport, QLD, take on a new challenge and apply your Quality expertise in a new cutting-edge field. Reporting to the Project Quality & Safety Manager - QLD, you will be the independent voice of the customer in the project organisation, act as an interface with the customer quality and safety teams while attending to Customer Satisfaction Surveys interviews and monitor action plans.

We’ll look to you for performing the following:

Project Quality

• Establish, document, implement, maintain, and continuously improve the Project Quality Management Plan and ensure its proper application during contract execution in accordance with contract requirements, and Alstom processes.
• Guide project teams in understanding Quality contributions to the project.
• Manage, coordinate, and synchronize the community of all quality project execution.
• Regular reporting on progress and support achieving the required level on quality competencies.

Project execution controls

• Report quality and safety alerts and manage Non-conformities and Safety issues.
• Ensure quality of the technical modifications made during the project
• Safety assessments implemented to prepare safety authorization.
• Control project processes and deliverables compliance.
• Owning the Supplier Part List, and ensure the list is properly created for the full scope of the project across all contributing sites.
• Ensure the train/ product history book is prepared, updated, and handed over to the customer for each train/ product.
• Improve the tender quality if assigned to support tender phase.

Measure and improve project quality performance

• Facilitate problem solving during project execution phase to ensure timely management and reduce the costs of non-quality (8D, QRQC, REX).
• Implement an effective corrective and preventive action system.
• Provide support for periodic progress reporting through quality indicators and identify improvement opportunities.

All about you:

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical or Mechatronic).
• Railway, aviation, mining or O&G industry experience.
• Excellent communication skills and with the ability to build strong relationships with Colleagues, Supplier and our Customer.
• Proven background in team/people management and ability to positively influence in cross-functional/geographically distributed teams.
• An awareness of Processes and Products delivery within a project environment.
• Experienced in managing Quality tools and problem-solving tools and quality standards (ISO9000 and ISO9001).
• Significant Quality Management experience including operational activities and documentation management.
• Flexibility within the workspace is required and a willingness to travel between sites a necessity.

 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;

• 18 weeks paid parental leave
• Free gym membership
• Flexible working options and additional leave days 
• Purchase annual leave and novated leasing schemes
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Stability, challenges and a long-term career enabling you to steer your progression in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from a competitive package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and social coverage (life, salary continuance, medical)

Applications close: COB 29th November 2024: Apply via Alstom Internal careers page. If internal, to be considered for move you are required to have been employed by Alstom for a minimum of 24 months and obtain written approval from home HR.

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.
An agile, inclusive and responsible culture is the foundation of our company where diverse people are offered excellent opportunities to grow, learn and advance in their careers. We are committed to encouraging our employees to reach their full potential, while valuing and respecting them as individuals. We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people with disability and other minority groups to apply.

We recognise that embracing flexibility & inclusivity is the smarter way of working. Please speak with us about your individual needs or if any workplace adjustments are required. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process please email: hr.accessibility@alstomgroup.com. For internal applicants, please ensure you confirm your eligibility to apply with your Supervisor and relevant Human Resources representative prior to submitting an application. As part of the application process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment reference and medical checks, including drug and alcohol testing.