Chief Of Development

Alstom; Belfort; Sur place; EUR 80 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading transport solutions company based in Belfort is seeking a Chief of Development to oversee technical development in projects. Candidates should have a strong balance of management and leadership skills, along with the ability to drive projects to meet QCD targets while working in a multicultural environment. This is an opportunity to lead cross-functional teams and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and ability to federate teams on technical orientations to reach QCD targets.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead cross-functional activities and numerous stakeholders.
• Ability for analysis, problem-solving and efficient decision-making in complex environment.

Responsabilités

• Act as main technical focal point for the customer.
• Reports on project technical execution and impacts.
• Coordinates and monitors cross-functional objectives and deliverables.

Connaissances

Balanced skills between general management, technical management and project management

Strong leadership

Analytical problem-solving

Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment

Description du poste

Overview

The Chief of Development is responsible for the proper execution of an end-to-end technical development (up to validation & certification) in accordance with the project strategy (as defined by the Project Manager / Director) fulfilling both contractual technical requirements and defined engineering & project QCD objectives, and leveraging existing Alstom platforms

Responsibilities

• Act as main technical focal point for the customer.
• Works with Project Manager / Director and project team (e.g., quality, costs, contracts, planning) to implement contracts and project requirements.
• Is responsible for Train level Performance & Architecture WP QCD.
• Reports on project technical execution, as well as on the impact of technical decisions on full Project QCD.
• Escalates project technical level issues and decisions and takes key project decisions.

• With project development team (i.e. sub-systems team)
• Set and allocate technical and QCD objectives leveraging existing Alstom platforms.
• Coordinates and monitors cross-functional objectives, activities and deliverables, Development Planning and Configuration Management.
• Performs key cross-functional or technical decisions and trade-offs.
• Represents the design authority and ensures product liability and compliance with Alstom standards.
• Manage technical risks thanks to mitigation plans.

• With sites/métiers
• Reports on project technical and QCD status to Head of Chief Engineers / Global Engineering.
• Interacts with sites and métiers to secure efficient and compliant project delivery.

Qualifications / Skills

• Balanced skills between general management, technical management and project management.
• Strong leadership and ability to federate teams on technical orientations to reach QCD targets.
• Demonstrated capacity to lead cross-functional activities and numerous/various stakeholders.
• Ability for analysis, problem-solving and efficient decision-making in complex environment.
• Ability to work across sites in a multi-cultural environment.