Sub-System Manager in Saint-Bruno

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

You will be responsible for management and successful completion of cross-functional activities leading to the delivery of a complex project sub-system in a high criticality or medium criticality project, fulfilling both customer needs and committed QCDP objectives.

You will:

• Manage cross-functionally sub-system level stakeholders, activities and deliverables and make needed arbitration (engineering, product x process, Make or Buy, Costs, Milestones, Interfaces, …) to reach QCDP commitment.
• Coordinate sub-system activities with other project stakeholders including integration teams’ other sub-systems and project level functions.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Contribute to successful Project execution on allocated sub-system scope of work:
• Apply Project Strategy according to defined contractual and Project commitments and targets, as allocated on sub-system.
• Actively contribute to Project performance.
• Alert in case of deviations impacting project objectives; actively contribute to risks and opportunity management.
• Ensure compliance with applicable rules, instructions and standards, process & tools: Code of Ethics & Compliance, EHS, Railway Safety, Quality, Sourcing, PMM.
• Lead and coordinate sub-system activities and stakeholders, from requirement capture/analysis to the end of project contractual obligations limited to the sub-system scope of work:
• Achieve QCDP objectives of its sub-system.
• Cascade and allocate sub-system requirements and QCDP objectives to sub-system team members.
• Implement sub-system WBS.
• Plan, monitor, control and manage sub-system end-to-end activities (scope, schedule, resources, cost, risks, saving, opportunities).
• Coordinate and support consistent cross-functional execution of sub-system objectives, activities and deliverables (Engineering, R&D programmes, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Indus when applicable, RAMS…).
• Lead teams in successful achievement of project objectives, synchronize stakeholders at sub-system level and ensure stakeholder alignments.
• Perform sub-system level decisions and trade-offs.
• Rebase lining and change management at sub-system level.
• Manage sub-system situation and KPI, and report with transparency.
• Upon request from PM, is delegated to represent Alstom towards Customer and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate and synchronize sub-system activities with other sub-Systems and project teams:
• Actively contribute to the resolution of overarching/transverse optimizations or issues.
• Manage interface with project-level team members & project office (e.g. industrialization, control of configuration management, sourcing, quality) and ask if necessary, for PM arbitration.
• Manage interface with train-level teams (in charge of architecture and integration) and other sub-system teams and ask if necessary, for Chief Engineer/Chief Operation arbitration.

As our ideal candidate:

• You have a Master degree or bachelor degree IPMA level C (or equivalent).
• 2 years experience as sub-system/component manager or as manager of an operational scope.
• Experience of working in and with multi-national companies and in different business cultures.
• Knowledgeable of ALSTOM way of working for efficient process execution (Desirable).
• Global knowledge on the sub-system (Desirable).
• Leadership, entrepreneurship mindset and result oriented.
• Good Knowledge of Project management processes.
• Capacity to coordinate and ensure collaboration of multi-site/multi-metier teams.
• Proficiency in French and English is required. Knowledge of a third language is considered an asset when working with our international partners, suppliers, colleagues, and customers. In Quebec, French remains the primary working language of our company.

If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note: As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.