Project Director - Rolling Stock (Rail)

Alstom; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom in Seattle is seeking a Project Director – Rolling Stock to lead complex rail vehicle programs from inception through revenue service.

You will manage scope, schedule, budget, safety, and quality, interface with customers, suppliers, and internal teams, and drive design reviews, manufacturing readiness, testing, and deployment.

The role requires an engineering degree, strong leadership, English proficiency, and PMP preferred; North American rail experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Significant project leadership experience in transportation, ideally rolling stock.
• Proven ability to manage contracts, budgets, schedules, risks, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong customer management, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Professional proficiency in English.
• PMP certification and North American rail experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and accountability for rolling stock projects from contract launch to revenue service.
• Oversee scope, budget, schedule, quality, safety, risk, and supplier performance.
• Interface with customer and partners on contractual, commercial, technical, and operational matters.
• Lead design reviews, production readiness, testing, commissioning, and vehicle acceptance.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Safety, Finance, and Legal.
• Develop and mentor multidisciplinary project teams; drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

PMP certification

Job description

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Project Director - Rolling Stock (Rail)

Date: 13 Oct 2026

Location: Seattle, WA, US

Company: Alstom

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, more than 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time Project Director – Rolling Stock in Seattle, Washington we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your project and program leadership expertise in a cutting-edge, safety-critical industry.

You’ll work alongside collaborative, multidisciplinary, and dynamic teams and provide strategic leadership and overall accountability for the successful delivery of complex rolling stock projects. Your scope will cover the full project lifecycle, including contract launch, design development, manufacturing, supply-chain coordination, testing, commissioning, vehicle acceptance, warranty management, operational readiness, and transition into revenue service.

You’ll be accountable for project scope, budget, schedule, quality, safety, risk management, contractual obligations, supplier performance, customer satisfaction, and overall financial performance. You’ll translate strategic objectives into executable plans and ensure the delivery of safe, reliable, maintainable, sustainable, and customer-focused rail vehicles.

As the primary interface with the customer and key partners, you’ll provide clear recommendations and decision support on contractual, commercial, technical, operational and programmatic matters. You’ll also collaborate closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Safety, Finance, Legal, Services and other functions to ensure effective project execution and vehicle integration.

Day to day, you’ll oversee the Work Breakdown Structure, detailed schedules, budgets, risks, opportunities, contractual commitments and performance indicators. You’ll lead the core project team, manage complex stakeholder relationships, and drive the corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives required to achieve project objectives.

We’ll look to you for

• Providing strategic leadership and end-to-end accountability for complex rolling stock projects, from contract launch through vehicle acceptance, warranty, and transition into revenue service.
• Managing project scope, WBS, schedule, budget, cash flow, margin, quality, safety, risks, opportunities and overall financial performance.
• Serving as the primary customer interface for contractual, commercial, technical, and operational matters.
• Leading design reviews, manufacturing readiness, production, testing, commissioning, vehicle acceptance, and corrective action activities.
• Ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, applicable regulations, internal governance, safety standards, and quality requirements.
• Managing suppliers and subcontractors, including deliverables, production schedules, quality, testing, warranties, recovery plans, and contract performance.
• Anticipating project risks and opportunities and implementing effective mitigation, recovery, and change-management plans.
• Coordinating Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Safety, Finance, Legal, and Services to ensure integrated project delivery.
• Leading and developing a multidisciplinary project team while fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Preparing executive-level reporting and partnering with the Customer Director and Platform teams to strengthen customer relationships and identify additional opportunities.

All about you

• Degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Significant project leadership experience in transportation, ideally within rolling stock.
• Proven ability to manage complex contracts, budgets, schedules, risks, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong customer management, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Professional proficiency in English.
• PMP certification and North American rail experience are preferred.

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a lifelong 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, meaningful challenges, and a long-term career free from repetitive routines.
• Work with talented and diverse teams committed to collective success.
• Collaborate across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Services, Finance, Legal, and Commercial functions.
• Contribute to innovative rolling stock projects with a significant impact on sustainable mobility.
• Work in a flexible and inclusive environment.
• Steer your career across functions, projects, platforms, and countries.
• Benefit from our investment in your development through award-winning learning programs.
• Progress toward broader strategic leadership roles or other key functions.
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognizes performance and potential, together with comprehensive and competitive social coverage, including life, medical, and retirement benefits.

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.

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.