Req ID:520799 

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.

JOB TITLE & JOB CODE

Job Title (Job Code): Engineering Domain / Métier Department Head (DH) ((EN-SA-02_002 / EN-SA-02_003)

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• Take the challenge of leading an engineering team and provide effective guidance.

• Build the vision of your Métier and involve the team in its implementation, aiming at continuous improvement in productivity and performances.
• Plan, grow and acknowledge team expertise.
• Be responsible for supervising, managing and motivating team members on a daily basis.
• Act proactively addressing projects and/or development commitments and collaborating with you peers for seamless and successful operations.

• As a Department Head, you will interact with all team members, so your communication as well as your motivation skills should be excellent. Your role will be to define the path for continuous improvement of performance and effectiveness of your team.

• ORGANISATION

Organisation structure (job belongs to..)

For Developments: Development centers

For Projects: Project Engineering

For Central Métiers: Central Signaling organization

Reports directly to:

Direct report line to Engineering Director (for Development Center)

To Engineering Director (for Regional Center Project)

To Signalling métier Director (for Central Signalling organisation)

Other reporting to:

N/A for Developments and Projects

Functional link with Regional/Development Center (RC/DC) Engineering Director for Central

Métiers

Direct reports:

Engineering team from their métier / Domain

Group managers (when applicable)

Network & Links

Internal

Developments and Projects

• Methods & Tools Community
• Sourcing
• Quality and Safety Managers

Projects and Central Metier

• Project Engineering Community
• Reference Library Managers

Developments and Central Metier

• Development Engineering Community

Central Metiers Specifics

• Métier Community
• Quality, RAM, Safety, Cybersecurity, Tenders and Sourcing

Common to all

• Other Métier / Domain Department Heads
• Human Resource organization

External

• Suppliers (if any)
• Customer
• Auditors
• Authorizing Entities

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

Key Accountabilities

• Define and implement engineering vision (team profile and skills, discipline evolutions in terms of technology, department competitiveness, …)
• Set clear team goals, delegate task and set deadlines
• Provide support to team project/program execution
• Promote Alstom values to his/her team

• Continuously motivate, encourage, evaluate and recognize, train and develop resources, in cooperation with HR, as per approved performance evaluation process and targets
• Recognize high performance and reward accomplishments
• Develop the growth of World Class Engineering (WCE) Experts
• Secure the Alstom Communication process with the team

• Be accountable of Process, Methods and Tools deployment in his/her scope, and contribute to their improvement
• Provide to Reference Library Manager, Reference Library (cost structure & cost drivers) of his/her Métier / domain and improvement roadmap in line with Solution competitiveness roadmap + progress report, when applicable
• Foster the collection and sharing of REX from project/program execution

• Review workload forecasts and capacity, leveraging on subcontracting & business strategies as well as footprint objectives, and staff adequately Projects/Bids and Programs
• Participate to tender Design Reviews and Documentation Reviews as per tender strategy and relevance
• Commit in Project/Program/Tender Quality Cost Delivery (QCD) related to its Métier/domain