Project Engineering 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 full-time onsite Project Engineering Manager in Pittsburgh, PA, US we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your Project Engineering Management expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and forward-thinking teammates.
You'll shape the future of rail signaling by ensuring the successful deployment and integration of advanced solutions like Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC). Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as Design, Verification & Validation, and Project Management), lead technical risk management and scope evolution, and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

Manage the technical contractual scope of the project:

• 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
• Validate the technical design choices with the peers and Solution Director
• 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:

• Ensure, with support of the required experts and involving all stakeholders, that all the technical requirements of the contract are fully addressed throughout the project lifecycle, from the capture stage up to the demonstration
• Act as a chairman of Project Change Control Board (CCB)
• Be responsible of the project design and application engineering activities
• Supervise Verification & Validation activities
• Be accountable for Engineering WP QCD
• Provide BOM
• Verify Project Safety Case (scope, strategy and exported constraints)

Functionally lead the project engineering team:

• 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
• Manage and participate in the evaluation of the project engineering team
• Share Environment, Health and Security (EHS) rules with project engineering team (receiving inputs from PM/Project EHS Manager/Coordinator or RC EHS Manager)
• Support assessment of the teams involved in project engineering activities, including the ones belonging to a different Regional Center.

Manage the interface with the project core team: 

• Provide all technical documents to the project core team members for the industrialisation, sourcing, installation, test and commissioning (product BOQ, architecture schematics, ...)
• Provide support to the Project Technical Manager on execution of technical activities on-shore (delegation of responsibility could be defined and formalised in the Engineering Management Plan of the Project)
• Solve technical issues detected by different core team members
• During project warranty, coordinate actions to support resolution of pending technical issues following Project Warranty Manager (PrWM) requirements
• Support PrQSM to consolidate the REX of the Project and the Reliability Growth
• Support RC Project Engineering Domain/Metiers Department Head

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:

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a scientific subject.

• Experience or understanding of Project Engineering Management principles, including technical leadership, scope management, risk management, and requirements management.

• Knowledge of signaling solutions, particularly Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) systems.

• Familiarity with configuration control, change management, and system deployment processes. 

• A certification or communication skill: Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. 

• Hands-on experience in customer relationship management in contractual situations. 

• Cost and planning control experience in engineering scope. 

• Functional or hierarchical team management experience. 

• Knowledge of engineering product development full lifecycle. 

• Familiarity with safety regulations and standards in engineering projects.

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:

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues 

• Work with cutting-edge rail signaling solutions, including Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) systems. 

• Progress towards mastering technical leadership, risk management, and system deployment in a global engineering environment. 

• Utilise our inclusive and innovation-driven working environment.

• 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

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!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.