Rolling Stock (Project Director)

Mumbai

Chennai

Pune

Delhi

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• Drive the execution of project with high criticality , according to contractual requirements and customer expectations to maximize the results with respect to cash and margin whilst delivering on time, in conformity with company project management and execution processes,

• Be accountable for project Quality Cost Delivery Planning (QCDP) and project Environment Health & Safety (EHS),

• Ensure company legal and contractual rights are protected,
• Seek and propose to the Customer Director / Platform additional opportunities.

Network & Links

Internal

• Customer Director
• Project Team
• Line Managers providing resources
• Project Office
• Tender and Project Office
• Support functions (Finance, Tax, Legal, etc..) and other project stakeholders

External

• Customer
• Supplier
• Partners (if any)

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

1/ Be accountable for project QCDP performance and optimize Project Financial performance (Margin & Cash)

• As owner of the Project Management Work Package (WP), the Project Director is QCDP accountable for all the activities of his/her WP.

2/ Be responsible for the project governance, define project strategy in line with contract requirements, including PMP elaboration and objectives allocation to Sub-Systems (planning, cost, quality, performance)

3/ Lead and coordinate project activities and stakeholders from transfer to close-out including:

• Proper transfer from tender to project
• Definition of Project objectives and main drivers (product/service performance, planning) to achieve customer satisfaction in the frame of the Contract
• Resources management:
• Define in advance project core team staffing, as well as his/her WP resources
• Escalate when project resources available do not match the project needs
• Team leading, including Core Team and when applicable Project Managers of internal and external partners:
• Make sure that key project stakeholders are aligned towards project/ goals.
• Engage project teams in the successful achievement of project objectives and strengthen relationships among them
• Synchronize internal partners and arbitrate when necessary
• Alignment with contractual requirements and management of variation orders. Arbitration of Q, C, D, P re-baselining and change management at project level. Manage claim and litigations if needed
• Proactive risk, saving and opportunity management
• Management of the project progress and its KPIs, and reports to senior management, with transparency during the business/critical project reviews. The Project Director is the representative of the project towards Company management.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable rules, instructions and standards: Code of Ethics & Compliance, EHS, Railway Safety, Quality, Project Management Manual

4/ Manage customer and external stakeholders’ relationship

• Continuously ensuring alignment with customer contractual requirements
• Ensuring contract management and variation orders towards customer

Performance measurements:

• Project Performance Indicator (PPI)
• Cash Performance Indicator (CPI)
• Gate review Go on time / OTD- GR
• Customer Satisfaction
• EHS when applicable

MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCES

Educational Requirements

Mandatory:

• Master degree

Desirable:

• IPMA level A (or equivalent)

Experience

Mandatory:

• 15 year experience as project manager in railway industry of which at least 5 year experience of medium critical projects
• Experience of working in and with multi-national companies and in different business cultures

Competencies & Skills

• Project management skills
• Good communication skills
• Team management (capacity to coordinate and ensure collaboration of multi-site/multi-functional teams)
• Leadership, entrepreneurship mindset and result oriented
• Good Knowledge of Project management processes
• Good knowledge of railway products and systems
• Conflict and crisis management
• Project Construction Management (sites & services)
• Ability to manage customer relationship
• Advanced negotiation skills
• Complexity management skills
• Capacity to evolve in a political context