Sub-System Manager

Alstom; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car or car allowance

Life, medical, pension

52 weeks maternity/adoption pay

25 days annual leave + bank holidays +

Job summary

Alstom Derby is seeking a Sub-System Manager to lead technical integration and deliver cutting-edge rail solutions. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe and reliable systems for millions of passengers.

You will own end-to-end QCDP for your project, coordinate cross-functional stakeholders, drive decisions on engineering, cost, processes and milestones, and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards while mitigating risks.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in system or subsystem management within engineering projects.
• Strong understanding of rail industry standards and compliance requirements.
• Excellent leadership and coordination skills with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Quality Cost Delivery Performance (QCDP) for your project.
• Coordinate with engineering teams to resolve technical challenges and promote innovation.
• Manage cross-functional sub-system stakeholders, activities and deliverables.
• Make arbitration decisions on engineering, product vs process, Make or Buy, costs, milestones and interfaces.
• Ensure deliverables meet safety, quality and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to manage timelines and mitigate risks.

Skills

System/subsystem management

Rail industry standards

Leadership and coordination

Stakeholder communication

Analytical problem solving

Job description

Apply by: 11/09/2026

Salary: circa £80,000 DOE plus bonus and excellent benefits including car or car allowance

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, 86,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Location: Derby

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Your future role

We are looking for a Sub-System Manager passionate about leading technical integration and delivering cutting-edge rail solutions. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe and reliable transportation systems for millions of passengers.

You will be responsible for leading a project sub-system and ensuring the successful delivery of Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Performance (QCDP) objectives. This includes managing cross-functional stakeholders, activities, and deliverables, driving key decisions and trade-offs across engineering, cost, process, and milestone requirements.

We’ll look to you for:

• Manage end-to-end the Quality Cost Delivery Performance (QCDP) in your Project.
• Coordinate with engineering teams to resolve technical challenges and promote innovation.
• Manage cross-functionally sub-system level stakeholders, activities and deliverables and make needed arbitration (engineering, product x process, Make or Buy, Costs, Milestones, Interfaces,…) to reach QCDP commitment
• Ensure deliverables are aligned with safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to manage timelines and mitigate risks effectively.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system reliability and efficiency.

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:

• Proven experience in system or subsystem management within engineering projects.
• Strong understanding of rail industry standards and compliance requirements.
• Excellent leadership and coordination skills with cross-functional teams.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders.

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.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
• Contribute to innovative projects.
• Utilise our dynamic, inclusive, and safety-focused 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
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday.
• A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

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!

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.

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.