Project Manager

Alstom•West Mifflin, PA

19d

About The Position

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 Project Manager in West Mifflin, PA, US (Pittsburgh area) we’re looking for? Your future role Take on a new challenge and apply your project management expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and dynamic teammates. You'll drive project success by ensuring optimal Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Performance (QCDP) outcomes, while fostering customer satisfaction and strengthening stakeholder relationships. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as sub-system/component managers, operational teams, and senior management), lead and coordinate project activities and resources, and ensure compliance with internal standards and contractual requirements, and much more. We’ll look to you for: Being accountable for project Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Performance (QCDP) performance and optimizing project financial performance (Margin & Cash), Leading and coordinating project activities and stakeholders from transfer to close-out, ensuring proper transfer from tender to project, Defining project strategy in line with contract requirements, including Project Management Plan (PMP) elaboration and objectives allocation to Sub-Systems, Managing resources by defining project core team staffing and escalating when project resources do not match needs, Leading project teams, including Core Teams and Project Managers of internal and external partners, to ensure alignment towards project goals, Proactively managing risks, savings, and opportunities, Monitoring project progress, managing KPIs, and reporting transparently to senior management during business/critical project reviews, Managing customer and external stakeholder relationships, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements and serving as Alstom’s representative towards customers and external stakeholders, Ensuring compliance with applicable rules, instructions, and standards, including Code of Ethics & Compliance, EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety), Railway Safety, Quality, and the Project Management Manual. 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:

Requirements

Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field (Bachelor's required, Master's preferred)
Minimum 5 years of experience in project management in multi-national companies and diverse business cultures
Knowledge of project management processes, including QCDP (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Performance) principles
Strong communication and negotiation skills
Leadership and team management capabilities, with the ability to coordinate multi-site/multi-functional teams
An entrepreneurial mindset with a focus on achieving results
Proficiency in managing customer relationships and external stakeholders

Nice To Haves

A certification such as PMP, PRINCE 2, or IPMA Level C is highly desired
Familiarity with railway products, systems, and contract management - desired

Responsibilities

Being accountable for project Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Performance (QCDP) performance and optimizing project financial performance (Margin & Cash)
Leading and coordinating project activities and stakeholders from transfer to close-out, ensuring proper transfer from tender to project
Defining project strategy in line with contract requirements, including Project Management Plan (PMP) elaboration and objectives allocation to Sub-Systems
Managing resources by defining project core team staffing and escalating when project resources do not match needs
Leading project teams, including Core Teams and Project Managers of internal and external partners, to ensure alignment towards project goals
Proactively managing risks, savings, and opportunities
Monitoring project progress, managing KPIs, and reporting transparently to senior management during business/critical project reviews
Managing customer and external stakeholder relationships, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements and serving as Alstom’s representative towards customers and external stakeholders
Ensuring compliance with applicable rules, instructions, and standards, including Code of Ethics & Compliance, EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety), Railway Safety, Quality, and the Project Management Manual

Benefits

Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
Work with multi-national, multi-functional teams to deliver world-class railway solutions
Progress towards leadership roles by leveraging your project management expertise and developing innovative strategies
Contribute to innovative projects
Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, 401k)

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