Bid Technical Manager Operations & Maintenance

Req ID:501437 

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, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Join us as Bid Technical Manager Operations & Maintenance, and you’ll be looking at a career-defining role based in St-Bruno (QC), CA.

The role of the Bid Technical Manager Operations & Maintenance is to be responsible for the O&M bid strategies, analysis, costing and proposal in Services Bids and Tenders.

It is a key strategic role for the organization and our ability to growth the Services Americas business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work the O&M bid strategies, analysis, costing and proposal
  • Define and support the O&M bid strategies and deliverables for Operations, Maintenance of Vehicle, Maintenance of Way, Maintenance of Signaling and Wayside, Maintenance of Tracks, Maintenance of Facilities, overhauls, …
  • Develop solutions that meet Customer requirements at a winning price with healthy executable assumption
  • Read and analyze the requirements from RFQ (Request For Qualification) and RFP (Request For Proposal) related to Transit Operation & Maintenance.  Transfer the Customer requirements into internal into requirement management / compliance matrix and transpose it in a technical proposal to the Customer.
  • Provide financial inputs related to the Operation & Maintenance scope (labor, outsourced scope to supplier and material, Other Direct Costs).
  • Analyse the RFP performance KPI and propose a compliance strategy and how to mitigate the associated deduction risks
  • Define the assets renewal strategy for long term contracts to optimize the life cycle costs
  • Deliver a full technical risk analysis and define the action plans to mitigate them
  • Document all bid assumptions, strategies and proposals made in the bid (costing assumptions, gate review document, operation and maintenance plans, …)
  • Define the mobilization plan (hiring, training, IT, site implementation, …)
  • Define the labor costing assumptions, with support of HR (rates, fringes, overtime, spare board, impact of labor law or unions, …)
  • Create or analyze operation model, system robustness study, crewing line-up, fleet requirements. Validate its compliancy with the bid.
  • Support technical team producing the energy model
  • Support Procurement for the material strategy and outsourced services (technical requirements document TRD for suppliers, material quantity, DBE requirements, …)
  • Manage technically the preselected subcontractors to ensure they are fully compliant with the RFP needs
  • Support the technical, commercial and pricing proposal activities by gather information from many sites, support narratives plan and write-ups.
• Develop, coordinate, and enforce systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards.
• Maintain quality service by enforcing quality and customer service standards and recommending processes and tools improvements.
• Work with internal and external partners to support the system definition in PPP or complex projects, with ensuring Alstom protection.  Support partnership and interface agreements if required.
• Improve performance of a current contract (on an existing site or an operation we want to take over)
• Identify innovation and alternate proposals to be included in our offers.
• Identify potential additional business in Services that could led to unsolicited offer.
• Explore technology advancement and innovation related to Customer Services, Operation and Maintenance that would lead in innovation proposal or cost reduction in our tenders.

REQUIRED PROFILE:

•             Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Commerce and other related fields

•             Working experience (5-10 years) in Transportation Operations and Maintenance

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

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.