Bid & Project Director

Req ID: 461493

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 Bid and Project Director (f/m/d) in Hennigsdorf we’re looking for?

Your Future Role

2,100 colleagues from 46 countries, including 800 engineers, shape in Hennigsdorf the future of rail mobility.

Our corporate functions play a key role in supporting and continuously improving the performance of our sites. You’ll report directly to Isabelle Caron – Site Managing Director and work alongside a dedicated and enthusiastic team.

You will manage the extensive a portfolio of proposals and projects (at the project or subsystem level) of the site through a team responsible for (quality, cost, delivery, and performance) tendering and project delivery, being also regularly the deputy for the site managing director.  Work closely with all contributing functions and interfaces and be responsible for implementing the tender/bids & projects processes at the location, managing various project management disciplines where relevant (such as documentation, configuration control).

We’ll look for you to

Offer Bid and Project Portfolio Coordination

• Achieving the company's strategic goals while minimizing portfolio risks.
• Ensuring the availability of capabilities and capacity per portfolio.
• Ensuring that each portfolio creates optimal value for the entire organization.
• Instilling a culture of daily accountability to deliver to cost, on time and to quality
• Monitoring the outcomes and performance of tenders and most importantly acting on gaps and risks
• Responsible for ensuring project execution at the site
• Regularly reporting to the site management team on key issues and risks related to tenders and projects within the scope of responsibility.
• Ensuring a local partnership with the Site MD by defining shared and agreed priorities aligned with profitability goals.
• Contributing to the optimal utilization of the organization's resources.

Bid & Project Team Management

• Managing and developing bid managers, project managers, subsystem managers, and project management roles.
• Balancing workload within the team, particularly around specific milestones of a proposal/project (initiation phase, completion, etc.).

 Operational Support for the Bid & Project Team

• Monitoring projects' QCD (Quality, Cost, Delivery) and risk development: cash, sales, design for quality, milestones, and progress (manufacturing, testing, commissioning, and warranty...).
• Ensuring good support from the departments to the project managers or subsystem managers for daily operations.
• Supporting risk management and mitigation plans.
• Ensuring continuous improvement and promoting a culture of progress, including making own suggestions and supporting improvement initiatives in tenders and projects (during project reviews).
• Contributing to action plans in process, product, and organization.

 Processes

• Be Accountable to deploy the Project & Bid function processes on site (incl. transformation programs such as PM2020)
• Be either responsible to act as Process Correspondent, or accountable to appoint a Process Correspondent for Project & Bid function processes to be deployed at site level
• Be responsible, with his/her site team, to capture Return of Experience (REX) for process reviews, or for any other continuous improvement initiatives related to the Project & Bid Métiers
• Participate to Internal/External Audits as required, in relation to the Bid & Project Métiers

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:

• Good Communications and interpersonal skills, with an excellent attitude, influencing decisions
• Deep knowledge of rail business industry would be a plus
• Strong experience in leading a project/s and/or bid/s management.
• Previous transversal and/or international assignment in a leadership role, with openness to travel often for different Alsom projects or assignments.
• Strategic vision
• Management skills
• Results driven (Ability to mediate, decision maker)
• Organizational agility in a matrix environment
• Ability to travel internationally up to 20% of the time
• Conflict Management and multitasking abilities
• Customer Focus
• Fluency in English is mandatory for the role, German/French would be a big advantage.

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:

• Experience a dynamic work environment with a permanent position at a leading company for green mobility
• Enjoy a competitive remuneration package (IG Metall), 30 days of vacation, and benefits such as company pension plans and subsidized “Deutschlandticket” (Job Ticket)
• Optimise work-life balance with flexible working hours and hybrid working models
• Explore growth opportunities and steer your career across functions and countries
• Benefit from excellent training opportunities through our award-winning Alstom University and participate in the company's innovation culture through idea management programmes
• Thrive in a modern and collaborative workplace featuring mentor and buddy programs, diversity & inclusion initiatives, CSR activities, and engaging employee event

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!

Equal Opportunities Statement

As an employer, Alstom stands for equal opportunities. By creating an inclusive work environment where all employees are encouraged to realise their full potential, individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants are considered solely on the basis of their qualifications, regardless of skin colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or other legally protected characteristics.