Engineering Workload & Subcontracting Manager

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

Take on a strategic leadership role at the heart of Engineering performance, workload planning, and subcontracting management. Working closely with Engineering Directors, Project Teams, Métiers, HR, Finance, and external engineering partners, you'll drive workload visibility, capacity planning, and subcontracting excellence across the site.

As an Engineering Workload & Subcontracting Manager, you will act as the site authority for engineering workload forecasting and subcontracting governance, ensuring resource capacity aligns with project demand while supporting operational performance, quality, and cost objectives.

Key responsibilities
•    Act as the key site contact for Global Engineering Workload Management activities
•    Consolidate, validate, and challenge engineering workload forecasts in accordance with the Workload Management Process 
•    Collaborate with Engineering Métiers and Project Teams to ensure workload assumptions and planning scenarios accurately reflect business needs
•    Participate in workforce planning, scenario analysis, and workload balancing activities across engineering functions
•    Identify opportunities for Best Cost Country (BCC) workload allocation and Shared Engineering Center (SEC) collaboration
•    Monitor engineering capacity utilization and implement mitigation plans for overloaded or underloaded teams
•    Prepare workload forecasts covering projects, tenders, R&D activities, sustaining engineering, and business opportunities
•    Support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) activities through workload reporting and capacity analysis
•    Report actual, committed, and forecast engineering subcontracting costs to Engineering Leadership and Projects
•    Ensure compliance with engineering subcontracting policies, local regulations, and central guidelines
•    Promote continuous improvement in subcontracting maturity and engineering services delivery

Your profile
•    Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
•    More than 10 years’ experience in workload planning, resource management & project planning
•    Strong analytical skills with the ability to transform data into actionable insights
•    Experience preparing workload forecasts, capacity plans, and performance reports
•    Knowledge of project management principles and engineering development processes
•    Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across multiple organizational levels
•    Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken
•    Experience with data visualization and performance reporting tools is an advantage
•    Knowledge of railway products, projects, and engineering environments is considered an asset
•    Proactive, collaborative, and results-oriented mindset

Things you’ll enjoy

This role offers significant visibility across the Engineering organization and the opportunity to influence critical workforce and subcontracting decisions supporting major transportation projects. You'll also:

•    Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
•    Play a key role in shaping engineering capacity and resource strategies
•    Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across functions, countries, and engineering centers
•    Contribute to innovative rail transportation projects in a flexible and inclusive environment
•    Grow toward senior engineering leadership, performance management, or operational excellence roles
•    Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognizes your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63  countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

Job Type:​Experienced​