Technical Interface Manager_RST_Gautrain

Req ID:531390 

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.

YOUR FUTURE ROLE

• Manage the technical contractual scope of the project ensuring its delivery according to the quality, cost, performance and scheduled commitment originally agreed and, if applicable, updated as a result of negotiated variation orders.

WE’LL LOOK TO YOU TO:

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 to define/perform knowledge capitalization

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS:

• Project QCDP (quality, cost, delivery and performance)
• Project Specification, including Design documents & Projects V&V documents approval status
• Project requirement database maturity (it covers “traceability & coverage of requirements by V&V”)
• Engineering management plan application
• Assessment results based on internal audits and process inspections (applied in the project)

ALL ABOUT YOU

We value passion and attitude as much as experience. You do not need to meet every requirement; the following qualifications and experience will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Engineering, Computer Science or scientific subjects or
• Master in Project Engineering Management
• Engineering background including project deployment full lifecycle view
• Hands-on experience on functional or hierarchical team management
• Cost and planning control experience in engineering scope
• Hands-on experience on Customer relationship in contractual situations
• Products and services knowledge on different market segments (Urban, Mainline, F&M)
• Engineering product development full lifecycle view
• Safety background

THINGS YOU’LL ENJOY

Join us on a lifelong, transformative journey. The rail industry is built for the future, giving you opportunities to grow, develop new skills, and gain diverse experience throughout your career.

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

• Basic overall knowledge of railway products
• Analytical and critical thinking
• Problem-solving ability
• Resilience
• Agility to juggle with schedules simulations, various scenarios, and changing project goals.
• Rigorous, structured and sense of anticipation
• Good Communications, interpersonal and leadership skills, excellent team worker
• Conflict management and multi-tasking,
• Collaborative management
• Be able to challenge industrial teams and highly proactive in proposing solutions.
• Comfortable in an international and a multi-cultural environment.
• Balanced skills between management, industrial management and project management
• Strong leadership and ability to federate teams on technical orientations to reach QCD targets
• Demonstrated capacity to lead cross-functional activities and numerous/various stakeholders
• Ability for analysis, problem-solving and efficient decision-making in complex environment
• Ability to work across sites in a multi-cultural environment

YOU’LL ALSO:

• Build a stable, challenging, long-term career with varied work.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and supportive colleagues.
• Contribute to innovative projects.
• Shape your career across functions and countries.
• Benefit from award-winning learning and development opportunities.
• Receive a fair, dynamic reward package that recognises performance and potential, together with comprehensive and competitive social coverage.

You do not need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We are confident that when you travel on one of our trains with friends or family, you will feel proud of the work behind it. If you are ready for the challenge, we would love to hear from you.

IMPORTANT TO NOTE

As a global business operating in more than 70 countries, Alstom is an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

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.