Project Engineering Manager

Project Engineering Manager Rolling Stock / Component (PrEM)

Purpose of the Job

• Acts as the

  Engineering representative

  within the project core team.
• Manages the engineering core team to meet

  QCD (Quality, Cost, Delivery)

  commitments.
• Promotes company values:

  Team, Trust & Action

  .

Organisation

Reporting Structure

• Hierarchical:

  Site PrEM Manager (or Site Engineering Director acting as PrEM Manager)

• Functional:

  Project/Sub-System Manager during project duration

• Direct Reports:

• Train Performance Manager
• Train Architecture Manager
• Design for Operations Manager
• Sub-System Managers (until GPS)
• Project Development Planning Manager
• Train Cost Manager
• Project Configuration & Change Manager

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

Main Responsibilities

Performance Measurement / KPIs

• KPIs monitored through PrEM cockpit:
• Engineering Work Package costs at completion
• OTIF / On-Time Design Reviews / Gate Review Go on Time

Main Management Missions

Accountable for:

• Technical decisions taken with the team.

Responsible for:

• Managing Project (or R&D or Sustaining) Engineering activities by delivering Engineering Work Package in compliance with QCD commitments.
• Representing Engineering among project core team and managing interfaces with PrXMs and other PrEMs.
• Representing Alstom Project Engineering:
• In front of customer for design progress, issues, risks.
• In front of partners in case of consortium for timely inputs/outputs and design reviews.
• Providing regular reporting and performance analysis (PrEM cockpit).
• Defining and enforcing the Engineering Management Plan.
• Managing functionally the project engineering core team (TxEs, RAMS, CV).
• Providing workload updates and escalating staffing issues.

Engineering QCD Management

• Owns engineering work package and updates baseline regularly.
• Validates Variation Orders and ensures traceability.
• Approves product modifications as part of CCB.
• Manages scheduling convergence and operational quality.
• Plans and ensures timely Design Reviews and Gate Reviews.
• Animates engineering issues and ensures closure of C1/C2 issues.
• Provides prognostic for DFQ Gate Reviews and mitigates No-Go risks.

Risks & Savings

• Manages engineering risk mitigation and savings action plans.
• Provides inputs for RAMP/SAMP updates.
• Communicates and escalates critical paths internally and externally.

Main Required Competencies

Educational Requirements

• Mandatory:

  Engineering degree or equivalent with experience in engineering team.

• Desirable:

  For large projects (>100,000 hours), minimum 5 years’ experience in product development and management positions.

Experience

• Mandatory:

  Extensive technical knowledge and project/company background.

• Desirable:

  Experience in large-scale projects.

Competencies & Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Customer focus and management skills.
• Structured, organized, hands-on approach.
• Fluent in English and local language.