Alstom Power Inc

Head of Electric Traction

Alstom Power Inc$120K — $150K *
Transportation
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
  • Professional Engineer designation as per Canadian regulations
  • Master's Degree in Business Administration and/or Project Management is desirable
  • 15+ years of experience in railroad electrification project management
  • Experience coordinating engineering services related to rail systems
  • Proficiency in project management processes and railway products/systems
  • Strong customer relationship management and negotiation skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead electrification projects ensuring safety, quality, and performance
  • Plan and control electrification activities, including scope, schedule, resources, and risks
  • Manage interfaces with internal and external stakeholders
  • Define electrification strategy in accordance with contract requirements
  • Drive resource management and promote collaboration across teams
  • Ensure on-time project delivery and adherence to KPIs

Benefits

  • Long-term career opportunities with a focus on professional growth
  • Stability and varied challenges without routine work
  • Collaborative work environment with innovative projects
  • Agile and inclusive culture fostering development
  • Investments in employee learning and development
  • Opportunities for progression into senior leadership roles
  • Comprehensive social coverage including life, medical, and pension plans
Full Job Description
Req ID:498689

Could you be the full-time Head of Traction Power in Toronto, ON, we're looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your electrification and project management expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You'll work alongside dynamic, collaborative, and forward-thinking teammates.

You'll ensure the successful delivery of electrification projects, driving safety, quality, and performance across all phas es of the project lifecycle. Day-to-day, you'll work closely with teams across engineering, construction, and customer operations, manage interfaces with stakeholders, and champion risk and opportunity management strategies, and much more.

You'll specifically take care of leading and coordinating electrification activities and stakeholders, including Overhead Catenary Systems (OCS) and Power Supply (POS) subsystems, but also optimizing electrification financial performance (margin and cash).

We'll look to you for:
  • Ensuring safety, EHS (Environment, Health & Safety), and compliance requirements are fully implemented within the electrification scope of works
  • Planning, monitoring, and controlling end-to-end electrification activities, including scope, schedule, resources, cost, and risks
  • Leading the electrification strategy definition in line with contract requirements
  • Managing interfaces with internal and external stakeholders, including customers, consultants, and partners
  • Driving resource management and fostering collaboration across multi-site teams
  • Ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to project KPIs, including Design for Quality (DFQ) milestones


All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That's why we don't expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we've listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related scientific field
  • Professional Engineer designation as per Canadian regulations
  • Master's Degree in Business Administration and/or Project Management (desirable)
  • A minimum of 15 years of experience in railroad electrification project management, including critical brownfield projects
  • Experience in managing and coordinating engineering services related to rail systems
  • Proficiency in project management processes and railway products/systems
  • Leadership and team management skills, with experience coordinating multi-site teams
  • Strong customer relationship management and advanced negotiation skills
  • Resilience, problem-solving ability, and an entrepreneurial mindset


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:
  • Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
  • Work with new security standards for rail electrification
  • Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
  • Contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of mobility
  • Utilise our agile and inclusive working environment
  • Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
  • Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning opportunities
  • Progress towards senior leadership roles
  • Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

About Alstom Power Inc

Alstom Power Inc. is a provider of power generation equipment and services for the energy industry. The company offers a range of products and services, including gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, and environmental control systems. Alstom Power Inc. is a subsidiary of Alstom SA, a French multinational company that specializes in the production of transport and energy infrastructure. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut. Alstom Power Inc. has operations in North America, Europe, and Asia, and serves customers in the power generation, transmission, and distribution sectors.
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