PRQSM Leader

We create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation systems, from high-speed trains to electric buses and driverless trains, as well as infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a truly global community of more than 38,900 people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.

Project Quality and Safety Manager/Leader

Purpose of the job :

• Ensure, at site level, the management of Project Quality and Safety manager (PrQSM) teams.
• Anticipate resource needs and ensure consolidation of the PrQSM workload for the site on a quarterly basis.
• Elaborate the yearly training plan for its teams and propose the qualifications.
• Control the application of the Development for Quality (DFQ) process and validate each milestone by his team.
• Support the Project Team to ensure the project Safety and Quality assurance by coordinating all quality and safety activities throughout the project and be the preferable interface in the Project Team for all the métiers Quality needed for the Project (Engineering Quality EQ, Industrial Quality IQ, Sourcing Quality SQ).
• Monitor the Alstom Participating Units at DFQ level and measure their performance with the Project Management process correspondent.
• Ensure, with EQ, that all the REX of all the métiers have been considered in the Risks & Opportunities and closely monitor to prevent occurrence.
• Ensure and improve the tender quality during tender phase upon request.

Organization structure (job belongs to)

• Reports directly to: Site Quality Director
• Other reporting to: Project Manager for PrQSM objectives

Network & Links Internal

• Project Manager, Project Team, Depots managers, RAMS teams, Reliability growth teams.
• Customers, Internal suppliers (PUs)

Accountabilities & Authorities

• Customer Quality
• Be the interface with the Customer quality and safety teams.
• Ensure with PrQSM that safety assessment is correctly implemented (i.e.: safety review) and prepare safety authorization.
• Establish the Project Quality plan and ensure the proper application during contract execution in accordance to the contract requirements and to the Alstom processes.
• Support the project teams and PrQSM to prepare gate reviews & follow up related action plans.
• Control project deliverables compliance through inspection and audits to authorize presentation/delivery to customer.
• Manage Non-conformities and Safety issues and facilitate problem solving during project execution phase to reduce the costs of non-quality.
• Improve the efficiency of quality teams to reduce the function costs.

Performance measurements (KPI)

• On Time Gate Reviews and shared with TPP (tender and project performance).
• DFQ Look Ahead.
• Number of remaining Safety or Customer issues.
• Customer satisfaction.
• PUs performance.

Job Location / Mobility

• Site/Region, with some travels and/or missions.

Mandatory

• Master degree in Engineering with Management background depending on the size of the project.
• Experience in managing Quality tools and problem-solving tools.
• Experience in project management.

Desirable

• Knowledge of railway industry (norms, certifications…) would be an asset.

Competencies & Skills - (Technical & Behavioral)

• Rigor, Communication, knowledge of Quality standard (ISO9001, IRIS, CMMI, ECM) and quality tools.
• Experience in operational activities and in documentation management.
• Collaboration and team working.

An agile, inclusive and responsible culture is the foundation of our company where diverse people are offered excellent opportunities to grow, learn and advance in their careers. We are committed to encouraging our employees to reach their full potential, while valuing and respecting them as individuals.

Job Type: Experienced