Job Description

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 team and dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.


Job Title:

EN-PT-00 : Project Engineering Manager (PrEM) Traction

Purpose of the Job

PrEM is Engineering representative among project core team and has to manage engineering core team to reach its QCD commitment. He applies and promotes the Team, Trust & Action values of the company.



Position in the Organisation

Organization Reporting


• Hierarchically to Traction PrEM Manager
• Functionally to Project / Sub-System Manager during project execution


Network & Links


• Project or Sub-System Manager; Project X Managers (PrXM),
• Train X Engineers (TxE), PrRAMSM, Site Engineering Planning Manager, Site Engineering Quality Manager, Complete engineering project team
• Engineering Metier Leaders
• Leading Unit / Participating Units PrEM(s)
• Customer Technical Representatives


Missions

Performance Measurement/KPI's



KPIs Monitored Through PrEM Cockpit, Mainly


• Engineering Work Package costs at completion
• OTIF
• On-Time Design Reviews
• Gate Review Go on Time (as a project management core team member)
• Other KPI to be followed up
• 100% of technical requirements covered and taken into account in the design (with support of TxE)
• Respect of DFQ milestones (with support of TxE)
• Reliability target reached or exceeded (with support of TxE)
• Non-quality costs due to design (with support of TxE)
• Number of modifications and change requests due to design issues (with support of TxE)
• Carry-over (with support of TxE)


Responsibilities

Main management missions



Accountable For


• Is accountable for the technical decisions taken with his/her team


Responsible For


• Managing Project (or R&D or Sustaining) Engineering activities by delivering Engineering Work Package in compliance with the Engineering QCD commitment
• Representing Engineering among project core team and manages interfaces with PrXMs and other PrEMs of Leading/Participating Units
• Representing Alstom Project Engineering:
• In front of customer to provide global view of design progress, issues, risks. For detailed technical discussions, PrEM must delegate to the right person (TSE, Expert...) whom will provide him/her with Minutes of Meeting.
• In front of partners in case of consortium: PrEM ensures that the inputs/outputs and design reviews are in-time, with the right quality level
• Providing to his management regular reporting and performance analysis (PrEM cockpit)
• Defining and makes applied the Engineering Management Plan
• Managing functionally the project engineering core team (TxEs, RAMS, CV) and their commitment for the project.
• Providing to workload manager regular updates on project engineering firm workload including forecasted internal and external change orders, based on inputs from Metiers team. Challenges inputs.
• Escalating to Metiers staffing issues (under-staffing, competences, subcontracting problems, under performance...)
• Engineering QCD Management


Responsible For


• Owning engineering work package and is responsible for it
• Following and updates baseline on a regular basis, validates Variation Orders demands (external or internal) requested by project, quotes them with involvement from metiers, and updates engineering work package accordingly, ensuring proper traceability.
• Approving, as a member of CCB, applicable modifications on product, and updates QCD accordingly. TrSE remains responsible for applicable configuration.
• Managing the Global Scheduling Convergence, with support of Engineering Planning Manager.
• Managing the Operational Quality in order to improve Project execution, with support of Engineering Quality Manager:
• Plans necessary Design Reviews, checks mandatory attendees are invited, makes sure they are done on-time and issues are opened in PSLI.
• Animates Engineering issues of Project Single List of Issues and is responsible for having C1/C2 issues closed in time.
• Is responsible for engineering points within DFQ Gate Review checklists, provides to PM/SSM/PrEM Manager his prognostic and puts in place necessary actions to mitigate a No Go risk.


Risks & Savings


• Responsible for:
• Managing Engineering risks mitigation and savings action plans:
• Provides to PM/SSM all inputs to update RAMP/SAMP
• Updates Engineering work package accordingly
• Managing, communicating and escalating on critical paths linked to Engineering:
• To Metiers Managers / PrEM Manager / Traction Engineering Manager / SED for internal Engineering issues,
• To PM/S SM when other entities are implicated


Job Specifications


• Knowledge & Experience:
• Engineer profile is a must
• General knowledge of the product (Especially Traction Products)
• Knowledge on Engineering tasks to be performed
• Minimum 3 years' experience on Product development and/or Project Engineering management positions are requested


Team size


• From 5 to 20 people - functional management


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.



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.





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