SYS Bids and Projects Support Planning Manager

We create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation systems, from high-speed trains to electric buses and driverless trains, as well as infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a truly global community of more than 75 000 people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.

Join us as Turnkey Bid & Project Support Planning Manager and you’ll be looking at a career-defining. The role is based in Saint Ouen (France)

Purpose of the Job

• Working in close collaboration with Bid and/or Project Team, providing proper time management information to support decisions making either at Tender stage (PCR, support to QCD and TRM) or in Project Execution (DFQ cycle, KPi ...)
• Responsible to develop and maintain the project schedule (internal and external) for his area
• Manage efficiently planning deliverable issuance.
• Facilitate the synchronization, coordination and consolidation of all the stakeholders

Responsabilities

At tender stage:

• Analyse the schedule management requirements for each tender: schedule structure, reporting constraints…
• Define tender preparation schedule and monitor until the submission of the tender,
• Detail the tender schedule based on Reference Library templates, gap analysis, Metiers commitments, and PxO (Project Metiers organisation such as PIO / Project Industrial Organisation) tender strategy
• Highlight the critical path and risks linked to the project schedule for his area and propose the optimisation & mitigation actions,
• Contribute to the project strategy in compliance with the requirements defined by the Bid Management Team
• Deliver on time all schedule deliverables down to the requested level,

In support to project execution (early 3 to 6 months after NTP):

• Contribute to the Project Time Management Plan
• Build the project schedule for his area based on internal standard WBS, contractual targets and data provided by all stakeholders,
• Participate to the validation of the project baseline
• Ensure the consistency of all the internal and external Stakeholders commitments, and manages the schedules interfaces,
• Organise and lead periodic project schedule sessions for his area,
• Focus on early identification of potential delays (critical paths) including the status on risks and margin related to schedule
• Prepare schedule and progress reports,
• Provide support to sub-system manager on all issues related to sub-system project schedule,

 For all:

• Apply the Project Scheduling Process,
• Promote time management practices awareness in the project team
• Contribute to the return of experience (REX) and improvements, share best practices, schedule templates.

Candidate requirements

Educational Requirements

• Engineering degree

• 3-5 years Project scheduling processes‘ experience with industrial / railway background
• Used to work with internal processes: Tenders, Projects, Engineering, Industrial, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Quality and their interfaces as well as Installation – Construction and T&C……

Desirable:

• Knowledge of different scheduling tools (Primavera / TILOS as a minimum)

Competencies & Skills

• Basic overall knowledge of railway products, and good knowledge of the Sub-System
• High Level in English is a must
• Agility to juggle with schedules simulations, various scenarios, and changing project goals.
• Rigorous, structured and sense of anticipation
• Good Communications and interpersonal skills, excellent team worker
• Conflict management and multi-tasking
• Collaborative management
• Be able to challenge sub-system team and highly proactive in proposing solutions.
• Comfortable in an international and a multi-cultural environment.

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.