Project Director (Rail)

Ensuring accountability for project Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Planning (QCDP) performance, while optimizing the project s financial performance, including margin and cash, • Defining and implementing project governance strategies in line with contract requirements, including Project Management Plan (PMP) elaboration and allocation of objectives to subsystems, • Managing project resources effectively, including staffing the project core team, escalating resource gaps, and leading multi-site/multi-functional teams to achieve project objectives, • Leading and coordinating project activities and stakeholders from transfer to close-out, ensuring proper transfer from tender to project and alignment with customer satisfaction goals, • Engaging internal and external project stakeholders, fostering alignment towards project goals, and synchronizing internal partners while arbitrating when necessary, • Overseeing alignment with contractual requirements, managing variation orders, and addressing claims or litigations as needed, • Proactively managing risks, savings, and opportunities to ensure successful project delivery, • Monitoring and reporting project progress and KPIs to senior management with transparency, ensuring adherence to business and critical project review processes, • Building and managing strong relationships with customers and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements and effective contract management, • Maintaining compliance with applicable rules, standards, and policies, including Alstom s Code of Ethics & Compliance, EHS, Railway Safety, and Quality standards. Things you ll enjoy Join us on a life-long transformative journey where you'll contribute to innovative mobility solutions while developing your career in a truly global organization. You will also: • Work on industry-leading railway and transportation projects. • Collaborate with talented teams across multiple countries and functions. • Benefit from excellent opportunities for growth and professional development. • Contribute to sustainable and greener mobility solutions worldwide. • 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: • Experience in project management (railway industry - preferred), with at least 15 years of experience, including 5 years managing medium-critical projects , • Proven experience as a project execution leader (Project Director) with full responsibility for delivery and project financial performance on large-scale turnkey projects valued at approximately 500 million USD or more (within rail industry is desired), • Strong EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) background , with hands-on experience operating as a main contractor and managing interactions with customers, civil works organizations, and electromechanical teams , • Familiarity with multi-national business cultures and cross-functional collaboration , • Team management skills, including the ability to coordinate and collaborate with multi-site/multi-functional teams, • Leadership and entrepreneurship mindset with a results-oriented approach, • Conflict and crisis management expertise, • Advanced skills in managing customer relationships and stakeholder alignment, • Proficiency in complexity and risk management, • Capacity to navigate political contexts and manage contractual requirements effectively.