Project Planning Manager

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 Project Planning Manager in Fez we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your project planning expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and forward-thinking teammates.

You'll play a key role in driving the success of our projects by ensuring effective time management and schedule optimization. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as tender teams, project managers, and external stakeholders), coordinate schedule inputs, and contribute to project execution strategies, among other responsibilities.

You’ll specifically take care of developing and maintaining project schedules, but also identifying critical paths and risks while proposing mitigation strategies.

We’ll look to you for:

* Applying Alstom’s time management processes and promoting best practices within project teams
* Analyzing tender documentation to understand schedule management requirements
* Setting timelines for tender preparation and ensuring adherence to deadlines
* Coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to integrate schedule inputs
* Developing tender schedules based on contract requirements and project strategies
* Identifying critical paths and risks, and suggesting optimization and mitigation actions
* Highlighting differences between initial assumptions and final tender schedules
* Writing tender schedule narratives and presenting scheduling information during tender gate reviews

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 or Business degree
* Proven experience in a similar role
* Good communication and interpersonal skills; an effective team player
* Experience in project management or technical roles in industrial or construction sectors
* Working knowledge of project scheduling theory and methods
* Proficiency in at least one scheduling software tool
* Basic knowledge of time-related contractual obligations and penalties
* Broad understanding of railway industry products and technologies
* Curiosity and a drive to learn
* Working skills in MS Office tools

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
* Work with innovative tools and methodologies for project scheduling
* Collaborate with transverse teams and supportive colleagues
* Contribute to impactful and innovative projects
* Utilise our flexible and inclusive 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 project management or 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 +70 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.