Project Planning Manager

Req ID : 486103

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 fullt-time Project Planning Manager (f / m / d) in Hennigsdorf we’re looking for?

Your Future Role

2,100 colleagues from 46 countries, including 800 engineers, shape in Hennigsdorf the future of rail mobility. The locally developed, manufactured, and maintained product range includes high-speed, regional, and local trains, subways, as well as trams and light rail vehicles. Our corporate functions play a key role in supporting and continuously improving the performance of our sites. You’ll report to Tina Roman and work alongside a dedicated and enthusiastic team.

We’ll look for you to :

• Analyse tender documentation to understand schedule management requirements, including schedule structure, reporting constraints, and contractual requirements.
• Set a timeline for tender preparation and ensure its adherence until the tender submission.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to integrate inputs and define project schedule interfaces.
• Contribute to formulating the project execution strategy.
• Develop the tender schedule based on contract requirements, subsystem commitments, gap analysis, and the tender execution strategy.
• Identify the project schedule's critical path and risks, suggesting optimization and mitigation actions.
• Highlight differences between the intial assumptions and the final tender schedule.
• Draft the tender schedule narrative.
• Ensure on-time delivery of schedule-related deliverables.
• Present scheduling information during tender gate reviews.
• Develop quality schedules in accordance with the company's procedures, contractual requirements, and stakeholder inputs.
• Optimize schedules considering multiple criteria such as on-time delivery, cash generation, penalty avoidance, and efficient utilization of available resources.
• Ensure validation the baseline schedule.
• Develop a Project Time Management Plan.
• Organize and lead regular project schedule review sessions, challenging stakeholders' assumptions about time performance.
• Align the commitments of internal and external stakeholders, manage schedule interfaces, and proactively address inconsistencies.
• Ensure on-time updates of both internal and external schedules, monitoring stakeholders' adherence to schedule quality standards.
• Identify critical paths and both actual and potential delays in complex, interlinked schedules.
• Guide the project team in identifying and mitigating risks and in seizing opportunities related to on-time delivery.
• Lead the preparation of schedule and progress reports, illustrating progress with relevant KPIs and the Earned Value Methodology.
• Support the Contract Manager in protecting the company's rights in time-related disputes and perform delay delay analysis
• Provide support to teams on schedule-related issues.
• Mentor and support other planners.

All About You :

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 :

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!

Equal Opportunities Statement

As an employer, Alstom stands for equal opportunities. By creating an inclusive work environment where all employees are encouraged to realise their full potential, individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants are considered solely on the basis of their qualifications, regardless of skin colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

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