Poject Manager For Rail Signalling

Siemens Mobility is a separately managed company of Siemens. As a leader in transport solutions for more than 160 years, Siemens Mobility is constantly innovating its portfolio in its core areas of rolling stock, rail automation and electrification, turnkey systems, intelligent traffic systems as well as related services. With digitalization, Siemens Mobility is enabling mobility operators worldwide to make infrastructure intelligent, increase value sustainably over the entire lifecycle, enhance passenger experience and guarantee availability.

Mobility Management, Turnkey Projects & Electrification, Mainline Transport, Urban Transport and Customer Services. They have the know-how to make road traffic flow more smoothly and quickly, make trains more environmentally friendly and efficient, make train schedules and freight shipments more reliable. We work with our customers to develop optimal solutions to help overcome their challenges.

We would like to get onboard a  Project Manager for our Home Market to be the responsible for executing the project in compliance with the given requirements. 

Have the objective to ensure project success, customer satisfaction and professional stakeholder management.

Area of Responsibilities

Acquisition and contract negotiation

Project organization and management

Project controlling and project reporting

Contract management incl. claim management

Stakeholder management

Opportunity and risk management

Organization and management of project team

Communication and knowledge management

Compliance within the Project

HR Management

Main Tasks

Acquisition and order negotiation

Participation in the sales / project initiation phase, by analyzing customer requirements and checking their technical feasibility and transferability into a bid or project cost plan

Carry out or attend contract negotiations 

Ensure the use of Siemens products, where available and applicable

Ensure compliance with the corresponding LoA process, where applicable 

Check the project costing for financial efficiency

Involve the corresponding partners in the sales / project initiation phase

Project organization and management

Ensure that the order entry calculation is done and documented

Ensure that all plan elements (e.g. system structure, WBS, etc.) are taken into account in the sales / project initiation phase

Handle all PM@Siemens-related plan elements and milestone results according to the project category

Prepare and maintain the Siemens project management plan

Manage the project within the defined financial targets (budget, target costing, target profit) 

Prepare the project manager target agreement

Optimize project profitability and ensuring business success

Implement procedures to resolve questions and problems (identification, analysis, measures and monitoring) with all relevant internal and external partners

Involve Procurement at an early stage in line with the applicable Siemens procurement guidelines

Plan the procurement strategy (in local Procurement entity) with the business manager and procurement department of the respective organizational units

Ensure that all procurement activities comply with the applicable processes and regulations

Select subcontractors / partners 

Select and involve subcontractors / partners in accordance with the defined criteria

Monitor the performance of subcontractors / partners, escalate issues in good time (e.g. quality defects or problems in cooperation) and initiate appropriate measures in good time in the event of any non-conformities

Initiate invoicing in accordance with project progress

Organize acceptance testing and project handover to contracted partner(s)

Define procedures and requirements for quality management (audits, quality seals, acceptance tests) in accordance with the applicable quality management regulations and standards

Manage regular project review meetings and organize the milestone prerequisites

Manage the acceptance of supplies and services, subject to quality checks

Document all work results in line with the applicable standards

Project controlling and reporting

Optimize the project cash flow and assets

Ensure the regular controlling of finances and regular reporting on finances 

Ensure compliance with the IFRS (International Finance and Reporting Standards)

Continuously monitor project status, taking the IFRS into consideration, identify any non-conformities in good time and initiate specific counter measures where applicable

Identify and minimize non-compliance costs

Notify customers, management and the project team at an early stage in the event of any non-conformities

Contract management incl. claim management

With international (cross-border) projects: Synchronize the contract structure with the tax action plan and delegation concept

Identify, drive, defend and reduce claims in good time

Fulfill the contract and close the project in accordance with contractual and in-house regulations

Negotiate with subcontractors / partners on the basis of defined requirements and enter into compensation agreements according to the customer contract

Define and agree the strategy to enforce / reduce / defend claims with stakeholders

Involve the project team in the process of identifying changes and claims

Evaluate contracts for claim relevance, ensure that they are checked by legal experts

Implement the strategy to enforce / reduce claims

Stakeholder management

Ensure efficient communication with all stakeholders

Negotiate with stakeholders on requests for changes and incorporate them into contracts

Elaborate and implement strategies to strengthen customer relations and market position

Actively collect information on the customer and customer requirements / goals

Involve the customer in decision-making and provide information to customers on a regular basis

Opportunity and risk management

Identify and assess all risk factors using the available risk assessment tools throughout the project

Ensure that the results of risk surveys and compliance risk surveys are duly taken into consideration in contracts and calculations

Elaborate suitable strategies for minimizing (eliminating, reducing) risks

Ensure that all risks are identified and monitored (including Compliance)

Identify opportunities for further business with the partner(s)

Work together with line experts to exploit opportunities

Communicate with internal contacts across organizational borders on opportunities for further improvements

Identify / create additional opportunities from ongoing projects

Ensure that risks are monitored in all project phases

Identify, assess and implement all opportunities to improve results throughout the project

Assess risks with respect to their impact on organizational units, define measures and ensure escalation in good time

Experience & Knowledge required.

Comprehensive (deep and broad) professional know-how and experience in international railway projects. 

At least 5 years of experience in railway signaling company as a Project Manager.

Advance technical knowledge of I/L, ERTMS, and Centralized Traffic Control systems. Main line and mass transit systems with different grades of automation 

International experience. Experience in global interaction with customers/partners/providers from multiple countries.

Degree in Engineering or equivalent.

Proficient spoken and written English

Travel required

Soft Skills, Competences

Systematic use of know-how to solve complex problems. Demonstrates high professional judgement competence.. Impact on results in larger organization. 

Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

If we all thought the same, we would never think of anything new! That's why we recruit great minds from all walks of life. We recognise that building a diverse workforce is essential to the success of our business, therefore we encourage applications from a diverse talent pool. We welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements with our applicants to encourage agile working and innovation. Flexibility is our main benefit. We combine remote and presence work because work-life balance and wellbeing are essential for our teams. We are convinced that stay at home allow us to focus on activities that need more time for concentration and being at the office enhance our creativity collaborating and learning from others.  

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