Projects Contract Manager

ALSTOM Gruppe; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the rail industry as a Projects Contract Manager in Pittsburgh, PA. In this full-time hybrid role, you will leverage your legal and contractual expertise to manage complex contracts, ensuring project success and profitability. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, you will work closely with cross-functional teams while enjoying a supportive environment that values diversity and professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible work options

Competitive salaries

Excellent benefits package

Professional growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Degree in Law, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience or understanding of contract management in a complex environment.
• Knowledge of contractual terms and project financials.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and manage complex contractual documents.
• Contribute to project profitability through effective contract management.
• Collaborate with finance and project management teams.

Skills

Contract Management

Project Management

Communication

Problem Solving

Organizational Skills

Adaptability

Education

Degree in Law, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Projects Contract Manager

Date: 19 May 2025

Location: Pittsburgh, PA, 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, 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 hybrid Projects Contract Manager in Pittsburgh, PA, US we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your legal and contractual expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and proactive teammates. You’ll play a critical role in ensuring project success by interpreting and managing complex contractual documents, contributing to project profitability, and fostering innovative solutions. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (finance, project management, and engineering), anticipate and resolve conflicting priorities, and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

• Reading and interpreting contractual documents with precision and clarity.
• Writing routine reports and professional correspondence effectively.
• Understanding project financials and assessing the impact of contract or claim management decisions on project profitability.
• Solving practical problems and addressing a variety of variables in dynamic situations.
• Interpreting instructions delivered in different formats, such as written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Bringing creativity, new ideas, innovations, and strategies to enhance contract and project management.
• Anticipating and managing conflicting priorities with resilience and adaptability.
• Working proactively to address challenges and identify opportunities.

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:

• Degree in Law, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience or understanding of contract management, claims management, or project management in a complex environment.
• Knowledge of contractual terms and conditions, project financials, and risk management principles.
• Familiarity with reading and interpreting technical specifications, planning documents, and legal agreements.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to present effectively to groups and write clear reports and correspondence.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in dynamic situations.
• Strong organizational skills to anticipate and manage conflicting priorities.
• Adaptability and resilience to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

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:

• Work with diverse contractual documents, financial insights, and cross-functional project teams.
• Progress towards becoming a key contributor to project profitability and effective contract management.
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.
• Contribute to innovative projects.
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning.

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!

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.

We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is a lever to running a sustainable and successful business. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected.

Alstom offers competitive salaries, an excellent benefits package, and flexible work options, as well as a uniquely diverse and unified team of professionals. Our culture supports an environment where employees can continuously learn and gain professional growth through education, exciting projects, and career mobility. Alstom recognizes your achievements and excellent performance through various performance incentive, recognition, and reward programs. Our commitment is to you, the employee. Come work in an environment that is driven by integrity, innovation, and visionary thinking. Make the switch to a new track and join Alstom today!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Alstom is a drug-free workplace.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a), and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Accommodations for Applicants with Disabilities
Alstom provides reasonable accommodations and/or assistance to applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans (including but not limited to other protected veterans and individuals with known physical and mental limitations). If you need a reasonable accommodation / assistance for any part of the application and/or hiring process, please contact Alstom's Recruiting Department at [e-mail] (please use "Accommodation Request" as the subject line).