Chief Of Development / Responsable du développement des projets Tramways F/H

ALSTOM Gruppe; La Rochelle; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading multinational transport company is seeking a Chief of Development in La Rochelle, France. This role involves overseeing technical development from inception to certification, managing project QCD, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with standards. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership skills and the capacity to work in a complex environment across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Balanced skills between management, technical and project aspects.
• Capacity to lead cross-functional activities and manage stakeholders.
• Ability for analysis and efficient decision-making in complex environments.

Responsabilités

• Act as main technical focal point for customer and project team.
• Implement contracts and project requirements.
• Set and allocate technical and QCD objectives.

Connaissances

Leadership

Technical management

Project management

Problem-solving

Description du poste

At Alstom, we have a deep understanding of transport networks and what drives people to use them. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams to integrated systems, services, infrastructure, and signaling and digital mobility solutions, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80,000 employees worldwide are paving the way for greener and smarter mobility solutions to connect cities, reduce carbon footprints, and replace cars.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as main technical focal point for the customer and with Project Manager / Director and project team (e.g. quality, costs, contracts, planning)
  1. Implements contracts and project requirements
  2. Is responsible for Train level Performance & Architecture WP QCD
  3. Reports on project technical execution, as well as on the impact of technical decisions on full Project QCD
  4. Escalates project technical level issues and decisions and takes key project decisions
• With project development team (i.e. sub-systems team)
  1. Set and allocate technical and QCD objectives leveraging existing Alstom platforms
  2. Coordinates and monitors cross-functional objectives, activities and deliverables, Development Planning and Configuration Management
  3. Performs key cross-functional or technical decisions and trade-offs
  4. Represents the design authority and ensures product liability and compliance with Alstom standards
  5. Manages technical risks thanks to mitigation plans
• With sites/métiers
  1. Reports on project technical and QCD status to Head of Chief Engineers / Global Engineering
  2. Interacts with sites and métiers to secure efficient and compliant project delivery

Required Qualifications

• 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 a complex environment
• Ability to work across sites in a multi-cultural environment

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