Project Manager

The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing projects within the decided-upon budget, timeline, and scope. They will also effectively monitor and present project updates to relevant stakeholders, clients, or project team members.

Role Description:

Managing the successful delivery of the West Midlands Sales programmes for Alstom, safely, on time and on budget. Identification and improvement of production processes related to delivery of the Sales programme.

Responsibilities

• Manage and control configuration of rail vehicles throughout the Sales programme.

• Produce plans and schedules for sale activities in line with customer/business expectations and project milestones.

• Accountable for the robust planning of material allocation, ensuring clear communication of priority train sets.

• Identify risk to the Sales programme and develop and deploy mitigations procedures.

• Ensure the depot team have access to all relevant documentation to instruct and record mod implementation throughout the programme.

• Provide regular updates into the project on progress and escalate major issues where necessary.

Qualifications / Experience

• Minimum five years’ experience in Rolling Stock/Rail industry

• Projects/Managerial experience is essential.

• Educated to HNC/HND level advantageous.

Personal Attributes / Skills

• Proactive

• Strong problem solving skills.

• IT literate and proficient in MS Office package.

• Strong verbal reporting skills

• Self-motivated.

• Good communication skills.

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Good time management.

• Customer focused.

• Excellent organisation skills

• Sound product knowledge

• Conflict Management.