INFRA Planning Manager

Req ID: 445781

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.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• Working in close collaboration with Project Planning Manager and TRK, POS & DEQ System Project Managers, owner of time management topic for his area, providing proper time management information to support decisions making to reach expected OTD performance of the project
• Responsible to develop and maintain the project schedule ( internal and customer schedule ) for his area
• Manage efficiently planning deliverable issuance.
• Facilitate the synchronization of internal stakeholders
  
  

• Project Planning Manager
• TRK, POS & DEQ Project Managers
  
  

• None
  
  

• Contribute to the Project Time Management Plan defined by Project Planning Manager.
• Build the project schedule for his area based on internal standard WBS, contractual targets and data provided by all stakeholders,
• Contribute with the Finance Project Manager to Earned Value Management
• Participate to the validation of the project baseline
• Ensure the consistency of all the internal and external Stakeholders commitments, and manages the schedules interfaces,
• Perform schedule analysis & trade-offs to close identified gaps or schedule issues
• Organise and lead periodic project schedule sessions for his area,
• Provide a timely updated schedule situation highlighting the gap between the actual and the baseline,
• Focus on early identification of potential delays (critical paths) including the status on risks and margin related to schedule
• Prepare schedule and progress reports,
• Provide support to sub-system manager on all issues related to sub-system project schedule,
  
  

• Apply the Project Scheduling Process,
• Promote time management practices awareness in the project team
• Contribute to the return of experience (REX) and improvements, share best practices, schedule templates.
  
  

• Regular and consistent scheduling updates, with potential delays analysis
• Delivery on time delivery of KPIs (Gate Reviews GO on time, sales, cash, …) and planning documents,
• Standard metrics measuring schedule robustness (PSI)
  
  

• Engineering degree
  
  

• Project management and industrial background
• Is used to work with internal processes: Tenders, Projects, Engineering, Industrial, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Quality and their interfaces……
• Project scheduler experience is a plus. Project scheduling processes
• Primavera
• MS Project
  
  

• Knowledge of different scheduling tools
• TILOS
  
  

• Basic overall knowledge of railway products, and good knowledge of the Sub-System
• Agility to juggle with schedules simulations, various scenarios, and changing project goals.
• Rigorous, structured and sense of anticipation
• Good Communications and interpersonal skills, excellent team worker
• Conflict management and multi-tasking,
• Collaborative management
• Be able to challenge sub-system team and highly proactive in proposing solutions.
• Comfortable in an international and a multi-cultural environment.