FRANCE RAM Department Head (H/F)

Req ID:503509 

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.

We are looking for our next RAM (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability) Department Manager in Saint-Ouen.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your leadership and RAM engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside passionate, dynamic, and collaborative teammates.

You'll play a key role in influencing the design choices of our products and technical solutions, ensuring resilience is embedded into our decision-making processes. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (project teams, engineering disciplines such as system, hardware, software, verification and validation, as well as cybersecurity, safety, tenders, procurement, installation, warranty, and maintenance teams), interact with clients, suppliers, subcontractors, and the global RAM community of D&IS, and manage and develop a team of 20 RAM engineers based in Saint-Ouen and Villeurbanne.

You’ll specifically take care of implementing RAM principles throughout lifecycle phases, but also ensuring that decisions and choices comply with regulations, customer requirements, and Alstom’s RAM principles.

We’ll look to you for

• Managing the RAM discipline within the D&IS France region and sites.
• Leading and mentoring a team of 20 RAM engineers.
• Overseeing workload distribution and resource balance (skills, capacity, recruitment processes, etc.).
• Continuously improving the RAM discipline in close collaboration with the D&IS RAM Director and the RAM Center of Excellence.
• Ensuring quality, cost, and timely delivery for activities related to tenders, projects, and programs.
• Acting as the RAM authority for France and driving the development of the RAM discipline across D&IS France sites.
• Ensuring the correct application of Alstom’s standard RAM processes, methods, and tools, while maintaining high-quality RAM activities and deliverables.
• Ensuring the satisfaction of internal and external customers as well as the acceptance of RAM deliverables.

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 or a relevant field.
• Proven experience in team management, effort estimation, and prioritization.
• Strong ability to delegate, structure, and organize activities with confident leadership.
• Demonstrated skills in supporting teams and developing plans and solutions to achieve objectives.
• Specialized experience in the RAM/RAMS domain with expertise in associated methodologies and principles.
• Fluency in French and English.

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 passionate and highly skilled teams
• Collaborate with transverse teams and talented colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of sustainable mobility
• Utilise our inclusive and flexible working environment
• 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 strategic leadership 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!

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.