Lead Costing Analyst

Alstom; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global transport solutions company located in Montreal is seeking a full-time hybrid Cost Engineer Lead to apply costing expertise in innovative projects. The role includes analyzing costs, evaluating supplier proposals, and contributing to cost optimization strategies throughout development cycles. Ideal candidates will have an engineering or business degree, strong analytical skills, and excellent proficiency in Excel. Join us for a stable, dynamic, and rewarding career path.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Comprehensive social coverage

Investment in your development

Qualifications

• 5 to 8 years of pertinent experience.
• Project and risk management knowledge.
• Ability to facilitate multi-functional teams and effectively challenge others.

Responsibilities

• Performing costing to assess impacts on products.
• Analyzing supplier offers and identifying gaps.
• Building supplier cost breakdowns and conducting costing simulations.

Skills

Excellent Excel skills (Pivot tables, VBA)

Strong analytical skills

Fluent in English

Costing knowledge

Knowledge of manufacturing processes

Education

Engineering or Business/Economics related degree

Tools

CATIA V5

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 hybrid Cost Engineer Lead in Saint-Bruno, QC, CA we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your costing expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and innovative teammates.

You’ll play a key role in the development of new interiors components and sub-assemblies, ensuring cost optimization and value creation throughout the development cycle. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (designers, procurement, project managers), evaluate supplier proposals, and drive cost-effective solutions through design-to-cost (DTC) activities, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of analyzing costs during tender and project phases, but also contribute to transversal activities such as database creation and cost mindset development within the team.

We’ll look to you for:

• Performing costing to assess impacts on products and improve cost maturity
• Analyzing supplier offers and identifying gaps, risks, and opportunities
• Participating in design reviews and proposing cost optimization strategies
• Building supplier cost breakdowns and conducting costing simulations
• Negotiate supplier proposals together with sourcing/procurement colleagues to optimize overall value
• Evaluating cost impacts of modifications and focusing on cost optimization workshops
• Use cost breakdown databases for train interiors
• Contributing to the development of a cost-focused mindset with peers

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:

• Engineering or Business/Economics related degree
• 5 to 8 years of pertinent experience.
• Excellent Excel skills (Pivot tables, VBA)
• Familiarity with CATIA V5
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes desirable
• Project and risk management knowledge
• Costing knowledge (estimation, cost breakdowns, financial analysis, should cost)
• Fluent in English; French (considered an asset)
• Strong analytical skills, organized, rigorous, and proactive
• Influences change management on product and processes
• Ability to facilitate multi-functional teams and effectively challenge others
• Strong communicator

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:

• Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
• Contribute to innovative projects.
• Utilise our flexible working environment.
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning programs.
• Progress towards senior leadership roles or technical expertise paths.
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension).

Knowledge of a language other than French is an asset when dealing with our international partners, suppliers, colleagues and customers. In Quebec, French remains the main working language of our company.

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.

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.