PROJECT QUALITY & SAFETY MANAGER JOB DETAILS | ALSTOM

Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation.
Our product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorail, and trams to integrated systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions.
Joining us means joining a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide      Purpose of the job.
Represents Quality in the project team, driving for customer satisfaction through the project's Safety, Quality assurance by coordinating all quality and safety activities starting at tender stage and throughout the project until contract closure.
Position in the Organisation.
Organisation structure.
Quality   Reports directly to.
Country Quality Director   Network & Links.
Internal Project Manager / Sub-System Managers, Project Core Team, Sub-Systems Quality Managers Reliability Availability Maintainability teams, Reliability growth teams External Customers, External suppliers   Accountabilities & Authorities.
Customer Quality Be the independent voice of the Customer in the project organization Act as interface with the Customer quality and safety teams Attends to CSS interview (Customer Satisfaction Survey) with the Customer Director and Project Manager, supports and monitors action plan   Project Quality Establish, document, implement, maintain, and continuously improve the Project Quality Management plan and ensure its proper application during contract execution in accordance to the contract requirements, and to the Alstom processes Contribute with structured techniques to the criticality assessment of Alstom's solutions and services  to ensure right level of safety and quality assurance as well as inspection activities for all identified Critical To Quality.
Guide project teams in understanding Quality contributions to the project.
Be the interface in the Project Team for all Project Quality aspects (Engineering, Industrial,and Supplier) Manage, coordinate, and synchronize the community of all quality metiers supporting the project execution Ensure project core team awareness of project quality plan and its deliverables, regularly reporting on progress and support achieving the required level on quality competencies Support  project audits, reviews and approval of supplier quality systems and audits compliance   Project execution controls Support the project teams and the Project Manager to prepare gate reviews & follow up related action plans Report quality and safety alerts and manage Non-conformities and Safety issues Ensure quality of the technical modifications made during the project ensuring compliance to the design change process and quality of implementation of the technical modifications and analyze financial implications (Cost of Non-Quality) Ensure that safety assessment is correctly implemented (i.
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safety review) and prepare safety authorization.
Control project processes and deliverables compliance through inspection and audits - to authorize presentation / delivery to customer Ensure that REX (return of experience) of all functions has been considered in the Risks & Opportunities and closely monitor to prevent occurrence Owning the Supplier Part List (SPL) and ensure the lsit is properly created for the full scope of the project across all contributing sites Ensure with Supplier Quality and/or Procurement a good synchronization and follow-up of GO Production and FAI (First Article Inspection) activities, relative to the SPL, with special attention in case of supplier change/localization initiatives Collaborate with Industrial, Supplier and Engineering Quality to ensure a customer inspection acceptance criteria booklet is established and agreed with the Customer Support customer inspections at Alstom, supplier and customer sites Ensure the train/product history book is prepared, updated, and handed over to the customer for each train/product Support the Project Manager with the customer satisfaction survey, its analysis and associated action plan Ensure an improve the tender quality if assigned to support tender phase In the case of Transfer of Technology (ToT), act as a sparring partner to the PrTTM (Project Technology Transfer Manager) and, organize and prepare all quality activities/documentation needed in the frame of the transfer   Measure and improve project quality performance.
Facilitate problem solving during project execution phase to ensure timely management and reduce the costs of non-quality (8D, REX and standards evolution) Ensure that the relevant stakeholders are included in Customer issues solving process (if needed).
Implement an effective corrective and preventive action system Provide support for progress periodic reporting through quality indicators and identify improvement opportunities   Performance measurements.
“On Time” Gate Reviews and shared with Project Office “DFQ Look Ahead” (Development For Quality) Number of remaining Safety or Customer Issues to fix after target time agreed Project Quality documentation delivered and approved on time Safety Authorizations prepared and approved on time FAI and FAR/FMR/SMR (first/Serial Assembly/Mounting Review) processes applied and implemented on time Railway Safety issues reported on time Cost of Non-Quality analyzed and managed through PDCA (Plan Do Check Act) Speed to solve non-conformities Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS) process properly applied Project Performance Indicator   Job Location / Mobility Athens (Greece), with some travel and/or missions     Educational Requirements Mandatory.
Graduate or post-Graduate degree in engineering with Management background depending on the size of the project Fluent in English & Greek   Desirable.
Qualified in Six Sigma valued   Experience Mandatory.
Awareness on Processes and Products delivered in the project Experience in managing Quality tools and problem solving tools Experience in operational activities and in documentation management Experience in teams/people management & ability to positively influence in cross-functional, geographically distributed teams    Desirable.
Knowledge of railway industry Experience in Quality / audit are appreciated   Competencies & Skills Process orented and customer focused Data driven to make objective decisions based on facts Rigor communication skills with Business Partners Knowledge of Quality standard (ISO, IRIS, CMMI, ECM,.) and quality tools Problem solving methodologies & Lean principles Collaboration and team working   Position based in Athens Alstom is the leading company in the mobility sector, solving the most interesting challenges for tomorrow’s mobility.
That’s why we value inquisitive and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable.
Day after day, we are building an agile, inclusive and responsible culture, where a diverse group of people are offered opportunities to learn, grow and advance in their careers, with options across functions and geographic locations.
Are you ready to join a truly international community of great people on a challenging journey with a tangible impact and purpose?     Equal opportunity statement.
Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected.
All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.