Project Director Rolling Stock

Alstom; Saint-Bruno; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation solutions company is seeking a full-time hybrid Project Director - Rolling Stock in Saint-Bruno. This role involves leading complex rail projects, managing budgets, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Engineering and extensive project management experience in the rail industry. Enjoy benefits from comprehensive social coverage and continuous learning opportunities.

Benefits

Comprehensive social coverage

Continuous learning opportunities

Dynamic reward package

Qualifications

• Extensive Project Management experience in the Rail Industry.
• Knowledge of WBS, Project Scheduling, Risk Management, and Change Management.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (desired).

Responsibilities

• Lead the Project Core Team to deliver within schedule and budget.
• Develop and manage the Work Breakdown Structure and project schedule.
• Act as the primary customer interface to ensure alignment.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Communication Skills

Risk Management

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

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.

Could you be the full-time hybrid Project Director - Rolling Stock (Rail) in Saint-Bruno, QC, CA we’re looking for? (location is negotiable to La Pocatiere, Kingston, Toronto, Vancouver)

Your future role

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

You'll lead the successful delivery of complex rail projects, ensuring schedules, budgets, and quality standards are met. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (engineering, procurement, and operations), oversee project risks and opportunities, and manage customer interfaces, and much more.

We'll look to you for:

• Leading the Project Core Team to deliver tasks within schedule, budget, and quality requirements,
• Developing and managing the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Detailed Project Schedule,
• Acting as the primary Customer Interface to ensure alignment and satisfaction,
• Overseeing Project Risk, Opportunity, and Improvement Management,
• Driving Project Launch, Change Management, and Contractual Obligation Management,
• Allocating and monitoring project budgets to maintain financial performance,
• Reviewing progress and providing strategic direction to the Project Core Team,
• Enhancing team effectiveness by supporting the application of team effectiveness tools,
• Identifying and pursuing additional opportunities in collaboration with 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:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering,
• Extensive Project Management experience in the Rail Industry,
• Knowledge of WBS, Project Scheduling, Risk Management, and Change Management,
• Familiarity with Contractual Obligation Management and Customer Interface,
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (desired),
• Excellent communication skills (fluent English),
• Strong leadership and team management skills,
• Ability to identify and implement process improvements,
• Availability to travel 25-50% of the time within Canada.

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:

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues,
• Work with diverse and multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex rail projects across Canada,
• Progress towards becoming a key driver of innovation and excellence in the rail transportation industry,
• Contribute to innovative projects,
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries,
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning,
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension).

We are an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.