Project Director Light Rail (f/m/d)

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 regional Project Director Lightrail (f/m/d) in we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your leadership and project management expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and results-driven teammates.

You'll play a key role in driving the execution of highly critical projects, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements and customer expectations. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as Customer Directors, Line Managers, and Support Functions), manage stakeholder relationships, and oversee project governance and performance, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of defining project strategies and objectives, as well as managing resources and ensuring compliance with applicable rules and standards, but also lead and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure project success.

You’ll specifically take care of defining project strategies and objectives, as well as managing resources and ensuring compliance with applicable rules and standards, but also lead and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure project success.

We’ll look to you for:

• Driving project Quality, Cost, Delivery, Planning (QCDP), and Environment Health & Safety (EHS) performance

• Defining project strategies and objectives aligned with contract requirements

• Leading and coordinating project activities from transfer to close-out, including resource management and team engagement

• Ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and managing variation orders

• Proactively managing risks, opportunities, and savings

• Reporting project progress and KPIs with transparency to senior management

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers and external stakeholders

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:

• 15 years of experience as a project manager in the railway industry, including at least 5 years leading medium-critical projects

• IPMA level A certification or equivalent is desirable

• Strong project management skills and familiarity with project management processes

• Knowledge of railway products, systems, and construction management

• Advanced negotiation, conflict resolution, and crisis management skills

• Ability to manage complex customer relationships

• Leadership, entrepreneurial mindset, and result-oriented approach

• Capacity to navigate political contexts and manage complexity

• Fluency in English and German.

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 new security standards for rail signalling

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues

• Contribute to innovative projects

• 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 senior 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.