Project Manager Special Tools & Maintenance

ALSTOM Gruppe; Saint-Bruno; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom in Saint-Bruno, QC, seeks a Project Manager - Special Tools & Maintenance to lead maintenance engineering and tool activities for North American rolling stock projects. The role drives delivery of compliant, optimized maintenance solutions with robust special tooling and diagnostics.

Hybrid work: 3 days in office, 2 remote, 40 hours weekly. The ideal candidate brings mechanical engineering expertise, strong leadership, and proven ability to manage multidisciplinary teams and budgets while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering with leadership experience.
• Several years of technical and people leadership experience.
• Experience in railway/transportation industry is a plus.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication in English and French preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of maintenance and special tools engineers.
• Manage a budget exceeding $50M (hours and ODCs).
• Act as the ISR technical interface with customers on maintenance and tooling topics.
• Oversee maintenance studies and the development/qualification of special tools and diagnostic test equipment.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Project planning

Stakeholder engagement

English proficiency

French proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Diagnostic equipment

Job description

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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.

With growing activities in Canada to meet the increasing demand for sustainable transportation, Alstom is looking for motivated candidates who will help us leverage our expertise and apply it locally.

Are you ready to be part of shaping the future of a cutting‑edge industry?

We are looking for a strategic Project Manager- Special Tools & Maintenance to join the Integrated Services Readiness (ISR) team inSt-Bruno.

Your Future role

As a Special Tools and Maintenance Project Manager, you lead and coordinate maintenance engineering and special tools activities for rolling stock projects across North America.

This role is critical to ensuring that trains are delivered with robust, compliant, and optimized maintenance solutions, fully supported by appropriate special tools, diagnostic equipment.

Day-to-Day, you will oversee a team of 4–5 engineers and be responsible for planning, executing, and delivering maintenance and special tools deliverables in alignment with customer technical specifications, contractual requirements, safety standards, and cost objectives.

As our ideal candidate, you bring solid expertisein maintenance engineering, design‑for‑maintainability, and special tools and diagnostic equipment, ensuring reliable delivery in complex project environments andare a strong technical and people leaderwith significant experience managing multidisciplinary teams and budgets, recognized for excellent communication and negotiation skills in English and effective stakeholder engagement.

Status : Permanent/full time (40h)

Hybrid : 3 days in office / 2 days remote

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and manage a multidisciplinary team of maintenance and special tools engineers
• Manage a budget exceeding $50M (hours and ODCs)
• Act as the primary ISR technical interface with customers on maintenance and tooling topics

Maintenance Engineering

• Manage and support maintainability demonstrations at customer sites
• Oversee maintenance studies and analyses for rolling stock equipment
• Lead the design, qualification, and commissioning of special tools and diagnostic test equipment
• Lead the evaluation of supplier technical proposals and manage technical reviews and meetings with suppliers and customers

All about you

We value passion and attitude as much as experience. Here what we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering Overall background includes several years of experience in technical and people leadership

Overall background includes several years of experience in technical and people leadership

Strong planning and organizational skills

Experience in the railway/transportation industry (considered an asset)

• Proficiency in analyzing and preparing bids and documentation

Excellent communication skills in both English and French are preferred

Things you’ll enjoy in this role and working at ALSTOM

Contribute to innovative projects

Challenges free from unexciting daily routines

Enjoy stability throughout your journey with us as the rail industry is here to stay

Grow and develop new skills through award‑winning learning

Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

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

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.

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.