Site Tender & Project Manager (Lecco)

ALSTOM Gruppe; Valmadrera; In loco; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A global transportation solutions company in Valmadrera, Italy, is seeking a Site Tender & Project Manager to oversee a portfolio of bids and projects. The candidate will need a Business Management or Engineering degree, along with Project Management certification and over 10 years of experience in leadership roles. This position offers opportunities for professional growth in a diverse, inclusive environment.

Servizi

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive culture

Competenze

• Minimum 10 years of experience in project/bid management.
• Knowledge of the Railway Industry is essential.
• Ability to work in a matrix organization.

Mansioni

• Manage and coordinate bids and projects, ensuring performance.
• Control project execution with customer directors.
• Ensure optimal resource allocation and workload balance.

Conoscenze

Project Management

Strategic Vision

Conflict Management

Customer Focus

Organizational Agility

Formazione

Business Management / Engineering Degree / Master’s Degree

Project Management Certification (IPMA or PMI)

Descrizione del lavoro

Site Tender & Project Manager (Lecco)

Date: 9 Oct 2025

Company: Alstom

We create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation systems, from high-speed trains to electric buses and driverless trains, as well as infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a truly global community of more than 70000 people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• Manages and coordinates a portfolio of Bids and Projects (at project or sub-system level) with a team who is QCDP (Quality, Cost, Delivery and Performance) accountable for the tenders & projects, being accountable for the portfolio performance in his/her perimeter.
• Allocates proper Bid / Project Management resources, in time for Tender/Project launch, arbitrating as per Alstom priorities in collaboration with all stakeholders (incl. contributing sites). Deploys full Competency Development activities (assessment, development plan etc..) for his/her team and supports them during Bid/Project execution when needed.
• Deploys Bid & Project processes on site and manages the bid / project management  métiers (e.g. bid/project/sub-system management, costing management, configuration and change management, documentation management).

Organisation

Organisation structure (job belongs to..)

Region / Cluster / Country / Site

Reports directly to:

Region / Cluster / Country / Site Managing Director

Other reporting to:

NA

Direct reports:

• Bid Managers
• Bid Sub-system Managers
• Project Managers
• Sub-System Managers
• Project management métiers when relevant (such as documentation management, configuration and change management, planning, costing)

Network & Links

Internal

• Site Bid & Project Director of other sites involved in assigned Bids and Projects
• Regions: Customer Directors, Tender Leaders, Regional PMOs (RPO)

External

• Alstom Customers (when applicable)
• Independent assessors/auditors

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Bids and Project Portfolio coordination

• Achieve the organization’s strategic goals while minimizing portfolio risk
• Ensure that the portfolio fits with his/her resource capability and availability
• Balance the portfolio to ensure it creates the optimal value for the organization
• Control Tenders deliverables and be responsible to commit on Project & Bid function costing for their site scope in the Project, including resource allocation during the Tender.
• Control Projects execution together with Customer Director through MPR (Management Project Review) & FPR (Financial Project Review)
• Be Accountable for their project portfolio performances (e.g. PPI, Time related KPIs such as OTD and DFQ Go On Time), and for their tender package delivery on time.
• Be Accountable for the QCD performance of the projects in their portfolio (i.e. region of destination view) and of the WP (Work Package) or WBE (Work Breakdown Element) managed by their SSM team (i.e. region of origin view). This applies in the PM2020 way of working which implies that the WBE, WP and Projects are multi-sites and multi-m e9tiers, with the Bid and Project Director being accountable for the end-to-end performance, even for activities performed outside of their sites.
• Regularly Report to Site Management Team of main issues and risks of the tenders & projects within the scope of responsibility.
• Act locally to create a partnership with Site MD by defining common and agreed priorities aligned with Alstom objectives of profitability.
• Help to provide optimum use of the organization’s resources
• Act as the Customer interface if/when required depending on the site organizational set-up or supports the Customer Director / Project Manager on customer management related topics.

Bid & Project team management

• As department Head, be in charge of staffing the resources on time and to assess and develop their competencies.
• Manage and develop bid managers, project managers, sub-system managers and project management métiers (e.g. Configuration and Change management, Documentation management)
• Balance workload in his/her team in particular at some specific milestones of a bid/project (starting phase, close out,..)

Operational support to Bid & Project team

• Follow-up the Projects QCD and risks evolution: cash, sales, Design for Quality milestones and progress follow-up (manufacturing, testing, commissioning and warranty…), work packages review
• Ensure good support from the “m e9tiers” to his/her team of Bid/Project Managers or Sub-Systems Managers for day-to-day business
• Provide support in the management of risks, mitigation plans
• Propose and provide support for improvement action plans in bids & projects, during Bid/Project reviews)
• Contributes to action plans in process, product and organization
• When issues on Projects/Bids occur between sites, which are escalated, facilitate arbitration between sites in collaboration with the Site MD.

Processes

• Be Accountable to deploy the Project & Bid function processes on site (incl. transformation programs such as PM2020)
• Be either responsible to act as Process Correspondent, or accountable to appoint a Process Correspondent for Project & Bid function processes to be deployed at site level
• Be responsible, with his/her site team, to capture Return of Experience (REX) for process reviews, or for any other continuous improvement initiatives related to the Project & Bid Métiers
• Participate to Internal/External Audits as required, in relation to the Bid & Project Métiers
• Guarantee REX across Bids & Projects to the Reference Library and Tenders.

Performance Measurement:

• Tenders: % of contracts signed vs tenders declared in the category “commitment” for his/her portfolio
• Staffing on time
• As portfolio coordination of his/her team commitments:
  • Projects performance: Projects QCD targets as per Critical Project Review commitments, project working capital and Cash-in
  • Customer Satisfaction: Safety issues and critical issues management reactivity (K1, K2, K3 criteria).
  • Risks mitigation and Savings Management: FPR commitments/targets and budget engagements.
• As a Manager: People Management & Development manages milestones, training and development plan execution.

MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCES

Educational Requirements

Mandatory:

• Business Management / Engineering Degree / Master’s Degree
• Project Management Certification (IPMA or PMI)

Experience

Mandatory:

• Knowledge of business and industrial environment.
• At least 10 years of experience in leading a project/s and/or bid/s management.
• Previous transversal and/or international assignment in leadership role.
• Alstom network
• International experience
• Strategic vision
• Results driven (Ability to mediate, decision maker)
• Organizational agility in a matrix environment
• Good Communications and interpersonal skills
• Conflict Management and multitasking abilities
• Customer Focus
• Knowledge of the Railway Industry
• Ability to work in a matrix organisation

An agile, inclusive and responsible culture is the foundation of our company where diverse people are offered excellent opportunities to grow, learn and advance in their careers. We are committed to encouraging our employees to reach their full potential, while valuing and respecting them as individuals.