Project Engineering Manager

Alstom; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Excellent benefits package

52 weeks maternity/adoption leave

Job summary

Alstom in Dublin seeks an experienced Project Engineering Manager to oversee the technical scope of complex rail projects, ensuring delivery on quality, cost, and schedule commitments. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and drive engineering governance to satisfy contractual requirements.

The role requires an engineering background with lifecycle project exposure, leadership of engineering teams, and flexibility to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Engineering background with full lifecycle project deployment.
• Experience leading functional or hierarchical engineering teams.
• Cost and planning control within engineering scope.
• Customer relationship experience in contractual contexts.
• Knowledge of rail markets (Urban/Mainline/F&M) is advantageous.
• Flexibility to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of projects meeting customer requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering and construction activities.
• Manage technical risks, change control, variations, and compliance.
• Ensure solutions meet contractual, regulatory, and QCDP targets.
• Lead project engineering teams; allocate work and monitor performance.
• Chair technical reviews and Change Control Boards (CCB).
• Oversee design, systems engineering, verification, and safety assurance.
• Provide technical leadership to stakeholders including sourcing, installation, testing, and commissioning.
• Drive continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across teams.
• Promote safety, quality and collaboration across activities.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Project deployment

Cost & planning control

Customer relationship mgmt

Team leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Apply by: 24/08/2026

100,000 plus excellent bonus and car allowanceAt 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.

Req ID: 525006

Location: Dublin (full time, on site)

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Apply by: 24/08/2026

Salary: €100,000 plus excellent bonus and car allowanceAt 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.

Your future role

As Project Engineering Manager, you will manage the technical contractual scope of the project ensuring its delivery according to the quality, cost, performance and scheduled commitment originally agreed and, if applicable, updated as a result of negotiated variation orders.

We’ll look to you for:

• Lead the technical delivery of projects, ensuring customer requirements and acceptance criteria are met.
• C oordinat e multi-disciplinary engineering and construction activities.
• Manage technical risks, change control, variations, and technical compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure solutions comply with contractual requirements, applicable regulations, and QCDP (Quality, Cost, Delivery & Performance) targets.
• Lead project engineering teams, allocating work, monitoring performance, and driving engineering governance.
• Chair technical reviews and Change Control Boards (CCB), supporting design decisions and issue resolution.
• Oversee design, systems engineering, verification, validation, and safety assurance activities.
• Provide technical leadership and support to project stakeholders including sourcing, installation, testing, commissioning, and warranty teams.
• Drive continuous improvement, lessons learned, and knowledge sharing across engineering teams.
• Promote a strong culture of safety, quality, and collaboration across all project activities.

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:

• Engineering background including project deployment full lifecycle view
• Hands-on experience on functional or hierarchical team management
• Cost and planning control experience in engineering scope
• Hands-on experience on Customer relationship in contractual situations
• Products and services knowledge on different market segments (Urban, Mainline, F&M)
• Knowledge of Wayside and ETCS On-board Signalling Principles (based on UK or EU practice) is desirable
• Membership of a recognised engineering institution (IRSE, Iet etc.) is desirable
• Flexibility to travel when required

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.