The Sub-System Manager is responsible for management and successful completion of cross-functional activities leading to the delivery of a project sub-system, fulfilling both customer needs and committed QCDP objectives. He/she will:
Manage cross-functionally sub-system level stakeholders, activities and deliverables and make needed arbitration
(engineering, product x process, Make or Buy, Costs, Milestones, Interfaces, ...) to reach QCDP commitment
Coordinate sub-system activities with other project stakeholders including integration teams other sub-systems
and project level functions.
ORGANISATIONAL REPORTING
He/She reports hierarchically to the Traction Bids & Projects Director.
NETWORK & LINK
Internal
Project Core Team
Integration level team
Other sub-systems stakeholders
External
Suppliers
Customers (if applicable)
Other external stakeholders (facility providers, ISA, ...)
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Contribute to successful Project execution on allocated sub-system scope of work:
Apply Project Strategy according to defined contractual and Project commitments and targets, as allocated on
sub-system.
Actively contribute to Project performance
Alert in case of deviations impacting project objectives; actively contribute to risks and opportunity management
Ensure compliance with applicable rules, instructions and standards, process & tools: Code of Ethics & Compliance,EHS, Railway Safety, Quality, Sourcing, PMM.
Lead and coordinate sub-system activities and stakeholders, from requirement capture/analysis to the end of project contractual obligations limited to the sub-system scope of work:
Achieve QCDP objectives of its sub-system
Cascade and allocate sub-system requirements and QCDP objectives to sub-system team members
Implement sub-system WBS
Plan, monitor, control and manage sub-system end-to-end activities (scope, schedule, resources, cost, risks,
saving, opportunities)
Coordinate and support consistent cross-functional execution of sub-system objectives, activities and deliverables
(Engineering, R&D programmes, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Indus when applicable, RAMS...)
Lead teams in successful achievement of project objectives, synchronize stakeholders at sub-system level and
ensure stakeholder alignments
Perform sub-system level decisions and trade-offs
Rebaselining and change management at sub-system level
Manage sub-system situation and KPI, and report with transparency
Upon request from PM, is delegated to represent us towards Customer and external stakeholders
Coordinate and synchronize sub-system activities with other sub-Systems and project teams:
Actively contribute to the resolution of overarching/transverse optimizations or issues
Manage interface with project-level team members & project office (e.g. industrialization, control of configuration management, sourcing, quality) and ask if necessary, for PM arbitration
Manage interface with train-level teams (in charge of architecture and integration) and other sub-system teams
and ask if necessary, for Chief Engineer/Chief Operation arbitration
Performance measurements:
Delivery of sub-system in accordance with QCD targets (QCD KPIs) and all contractual requirements
Sub-system gate review on time
Compliance with Project Strategy according to defined contractual and Project commitments and targets, as
allocated on sub-system.
DESIRED KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Master degree
2 years experience as manager of an operational scope
Experience of working in and with multi-national companies and in different business cultures
Coordination skills
Good communication skills
Result oriented
Knowledge of Project management processes
Capacity to coordinate and ensure collaboration of multi-site/multi-metier teams
Language skills: Good French and English oral & written expression. Other languages are an asset.