Project Director - Rolling Stock (Rail)

Title: Project Director - Rolling Stock (Rail)

Location: Philadelphia, PA, US

Department: Project & Bid

Job Description:

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, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time Project Director - Rolling Stock (Rail)* in the USA we’re looking for?

*This is a hybrid role with and frequent travel to ALSTOM’s U.S. sites. Location is flexible, with preference for Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; or Hornell, NY.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your extensive project management and engineering expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and dynamic teammates.
You'll lead the Project Core Team to ensure the successful delivery of assigned tasks, meeting schedules, budgets, and quality standards. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Project Management, Engineering, Operations, and Customer Relations), oversee project execution through effective governance and risk management, and ensure Alstom’s legal and contractual rights are protected, and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

• Managing the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and creating a Detailed Project Schedule,
• Serving as the primary Customer Interface throughout the project lifecycle,
• Overseeing Project Risk, Opportunity, and Improvement Management,
• Leading Project Launch, Change Management, and Contractual Obligation Management,
• Allocating and monitoring project budgets to ensure financial performance,
• Preparing and delivering internal project reports, including status updates and financial performance insights,
• Reviewing project progress and providing strategic directions to Project Core Team members,
• Identifying and initiating actions to enhance team effectiveness, including applying team effectiveness tools,
• Delegating work packages and special tasks to optimize the overall project,
• Ensuring Alstom’s legal and contractual rights are protected while seeking and proposing additional opportunities to the Customer Director/Platform.

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Degree in engineering,
• Minimum 20 years of transportation-related experience,
• Strong preference for rail industry experience; rolling-stock experience highly desirable,
• Familiarity with U.S. transportation markets and customer expectations (U.S. rail market knowledge is preferred),
• Project management processes experience, including WBS, detailed project schedules, risk management, and change management,
• Must be available and willing to travel domestically for project/site/customer visits (USA),
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills,
• Resilience and adaptability in fast-paced, complex environments,
• Leadership skills to guide and motivate diverse teams,
• Ability to identify and propose customer-centric opportunities,
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Progress towards becoming a key leader in complex project management within the rail industry, driving innovation and operational excellence,
• Work with a diverse and experienced Project Core Team to ensure the successful delivery of rail projects,
• Utilise our dynamic and inclusive working environment that fosters leadership, resilience, adaptability, and continuous learning,
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries,
• Contribute to innovative projects,
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, 401k).

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. 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.