Project Product Introduction Manager (PrPIM)

Alstom; Durban; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation company in Durban is seeking a full-time Project Product Introduction Manager. This role involves managing project activities and warranty processes, leading a team, and ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate will have a postgraduate degree in engineering, significant project execution experience, and team leadership skills. Join an innovative team and contribute to exciting transportation projects.

Benefits

Comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

Investment in employee development

Opportunities for career progression

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in project execution (technical/industrial) in senior positions.
• Minimum 5 years of team management experience.
• Desirable: Knowledge of railway safety/product liability and contract management experience.

Responsibilities

• Leading all Product Introduction deliveries.
• Ensuring implementation of PI processes within the project.
• Managing the full Project Warranty Work Package.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Data analytics

Knowledge of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety (RAMS)

Proficiency in English

Education

Postgraduate degree in Engineering or Industrial Engineering

Project management qualifications

Job description

Overview

Req ID:501224

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 Product Introduction Manager (PrPIM) in Durban we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your project management and engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dynamic and collaborative teammates.

You'll play a pivotal role in managing Project Product Introduction (PI) activities, ensuring reliability growth and achieving warranty closure. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Project Managers, Quality teams, Engineering teams, and more), represent the PI function within the Project Core Team, and coordinate warranty activities, among other responsibilities.

You’ll specifically take care of managing the retrofit of the entire fleet to apply the latest Change Requests, but also support engineering solutions on the project.

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:

Responsibilities

• Leading all applicable Product Introduction deliveries and activities as part of the Project Core Team
• Ensuring implementation of PI processes and instructions within the project
• Managing the full Project Warranty Work Package and related reviews
• Achieving contractual reliability targets and warranty closure
• Capturing field experience and feeding back to the project/organization
• Establishing strategies for commissioning and warranty periods
• Managing the PI testing team in Durban
• Coordinating and resolving engineering technical issues with relevant teams
• Ensuring adherence to Alstom Zero Deviation Plan (AZDP) and Customer EHS requirements

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in Engineering or Industrial Engineering
• Project management qualifications
• Experience in project execution (technical/industrial) – minimum 10 years in senior positions
• Team management experience – minimum 5 years
• Product knowledge and experience in field operations
• Knowledge of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety (RAMS)
• Problem-solving skills and data analytics
• Familiarity with EHS regulations and practices
• Proficiency in English
• Desirable: Railway safety/product liability knowledge, contract management experience, and quality/audit skills

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 inclusive and supportive 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
• Progress towards senior leadership roles
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

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.