1/ Be accountable for project QCDP performance and optimize Project Financial performance (Margin & Cash)
- As owner of the Project Management Work Package (WP), the Senior Project Manager is QCDP accountable for all the activities of its 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:
- 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 its 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
- Deliver the Vehicle Maintenance Schedule/ Inspections (VMS/ VMI) objectives to achieve target budgets,
- Management and control of Life Cycle Costs (LCC) – covering spares/ materials/ consumables cost for Preventive Maintenance, Corrective Maintenance and Overhaulings
- 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 contractual and internal KPIs, and reports to senior management, with transparency during the business/critical project reviews. The Senior Project Manager is the representative of the project towards Alstom 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
- Proactive Customer relationship management and ensuring highest Customer Satisfaction scores
- Ensuring and balancing relationships contract management and variation orders towards customer
Performance measurements:
- Customer relationship building
- Project Performance Indicator (PPI)
- Cash Performance Indicator (CPI)
- Gate review Go on time / OTD- GR
- Control and improvement of Life Cycle Costs (LCC)
- Customer Satisfaction
- Ensure EHS adherence as per Alstom AZDP rules
EDUCATION
- Bachelors degree in Engg or Technology
- IPMA level A (or equivalent)
- 10 years experience in railway industry of which at least 5 years as project manager or in a global product line role
- Experience of working in and with multi-national companies and in different business cultures
COMPETENCIES AND 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
- Ability to manage customer relationship
- Advanced Negotiation skills
- Conflict and crisis management
- Complexity management skills
