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Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Ensuring accountability for project Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Planning (QCDP) performance, while optimizing the project s financial performance, including margin and cash,

  • Defining and implementing project governance strategies in line with contract requirements, including Project Management Plan (PMP) elaboration and allocation of objectives to subsystems,
  • Managing project resources effectively, including staffing the project core team, escalating resource gaps, and leading multi-site/multi-functional teams to achieve project objectives,
  • Leading and coordinating project activities and stakeholders from transfer to close-out, ensuring proper transfer from tender to project and alignment with customer satisfaction goals,
  • Engaging internal and external project stakeholders, fostering alignment towards project goals, and synchronizing internal partners while arbitrating when necessary,
  • Overseeing alignment with contractual requirements, managing variation orders, and addressing claims or litigations as needed,
  • Proactively managing risks, savings, and opportunities to ensure successful project delivery,
  • Monitoring and reporting project progress and KPIs to senior management with transparency, ensuring adherence to business and critical project review processes,
  • Building and managing strong relationships with customers and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements and effective contract management,
  • Maintaining compliance with applicable rules, standards, and policies, including Alstom s Code of Ethics & Compliance, EHS, Railway Safety, and Quality standards.

Things you ll enjoy Join us on a life-long transformative journey where you'll contribute to innovative mobility solutions while developing your career in a truly global organization. You will also:

  • Work on industry-leading railway and transportation projects.
  • Collaborate with talented teams across multiple countries and functions.
  • Benefit from excellent opportunities for growth and professional development.
  • Contribute to sustainable and greener mobility solutions worldwide.

Desired Candidate Profile

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:

  • Experience in project management (railway industry - preferred), with at least 15 years of experience, including 5 years managing medium-critical projects ,
  • Proven experience as a project execution leader (Project Director) with full responsibility for delivery and project financial performance on large-scale turnkey projects valued at approximately 500 million USD or more (within rail industry is desired),
  • Strong EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) background , with hands-on experience operating as a main contractor and managing interactions with customers, civil works organizations, and electromechanical teams ,
  • Familiarity with multi-national business cultures and cross-functional collaboration ,
  • Team management skills, including the ability to coordinate and collaborate with multi-site/multi-functional teams,
  • Leadership and entrepreneurship mindset with a results-oriented approach,
  • Conflict and crisis management expertise,
  • Advanced skills in managing customer relationships and stakeholder alignment,
  • Proficiency in complexity and risk management,
  • Capacity to navigate political contexts and manage contractual requirements effectively.

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Saudi, Riyadh
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad