Project Engineering Manager

ALSTOM Gruppe; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the mobility sector, Alstom, is seeking a full-time Project Manager in Etobicoke, tasked with overseeing project execution and customer relationships. The ideal candidate will utilize their project management expertise and lead cross-functional teams to achieve quality and performance metrics while ensuring compliance with contracts and management standards.

Benefits

Flexible and inclusive working environment

Investment in employee development through learning opportunities

Comprehensive and competitive social coverage

Qualifications

• Experience or understanding of project management methodologies and tools is beneficial.
• Knowledge of financial performance metrics, including margin and cash flow.
• Familiarity with contract management and customer relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Drive the execution of projects while ensuring alignment with customer expectations.
• Accountability for project performance including quality, cost, delivery, and performance.
• Represent Alstom towards customers and ensure compliance with project management processes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Coordination

Problem-Solving

Risk Management

Education

Degree in Engineering or Business

Project Management Certification (PMP or equivalent)

Job description

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Date: 28 May 2025

Location: Etobicoke, CA

Company: Alstom

Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation. Our product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorail, and trams to integrated systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than 70,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide

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 Manager in Etobicoke we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your project management expertise in a dynamic and innovative field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and goal-oriented teammates.

You'll drive the execution of projects with low criticality, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements and customer expectations while maximizing results in terms of cash flow and margin. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as engineering, procurement, and operations), lead project governance activities, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of defining project strategies and managing customer relationships, but also ensuring compliance with Alstom’s project management and execution processes.

We’ll look to you for:

Accountability for project QCDP (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Performance) performance and optimization of project financial performance (Margin & Cash) ,

Proper transfer from tender to project, including definition of project objectives and main drivers to achieve customer satisfaction ,

Ownership of the Project Management Work Package (WP), ensuring all activities within the WP are aligned with QCDP objectives ,

Resource management, including defining project core team staffing and escalating when resource availability does not match project needs ,

Proactive risk, savings, and opportunity management, as well as arbitration of QCDP re-baselining and change management at the project level ,

Team leadership, ensuring alignment of key project stakeholders and engagement of project teams toward successful achievement of objectives,

Management of project progress and KPIs, with transparent reporting to senior management during business and critical project reviews,

Ensuring alignment with contractual requirements, including contract management, variation orders, and customer relationship management,

Representing Alstom towards customers and external stakeholders, such as consortiums or joint ventures,

Ensuring compliance with ethical, safety, and quality standards, including the Code of Ethics & Compliance, EHS, Railway Safety, and the Project Management Manual

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, business, or a related field

Experience or understanding of project management methodologies and tools

Knowledge of financial performance metrics, including margin and cash flow

Familiarity with contract management and customer relationship management

A project management certification (e.g., PMP or equivalent)

Strong leadership and stakeholder coordination skills

Problem-solving and risk management capabilities

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

Work with innovative standards for rail project management

Collaborate with cross-functional teams and supportive colleagues

Contribute to impactful, forward-thinking projects

Utilise our flexible and inclusive 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

Progress towards senior leadership or specialized roles in project management

Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognizes your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

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.

Alstom is the leading company in the mobility sector, solving the most interesting challenges for tomorrow’s mobility. That’s why we value inquisitive and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable. Day after day, we are building an agile, inclusive and responsible culture, where a diverse group of people are offered opportunities to learn, grow and advance in their careers, with options across functions and geographic locations. Are you ready to join a truly international community of great people on a challenging journey with a tangible impact and purpose?

Equal opportunity statement:
Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.