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Project Manager for International Rail Market

Siemens

Siemens

Operations
tres cantos, madrid, spain
Posted on Jan 12, 2025

Job Description

Job ID

420700

Company

Siemens Rail Automation S.A.U.

Organization

Mobility

Job Family

Project Management

Experience Level

Experienced Professional

Full Time / Part Time

Full-time

Contract Type

Permanent
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 want to join a Project Manager in the International Project Execution team focus on Turkish projects
Area of Responsibilities
Acquisition and order 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
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
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
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
Experience & Knowledge required.
Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
Comprehensive (deep and broad) professional know-how and experience in Project Management for International/multicultural teams railway projects.
Proven experience with Microsoft project / Microsoft project OnLine.
Technical knowledge of signaling railways systems: knowledge on Main Line and Mass Transit systems solutions and fundaments.
Knowledge of railway safety regulations: CENELEC 50126, CENELEC 50128 and CENELEC 50129.
5 years of experience in railway signalling company as a Project Manager.
Experience on Site works management.
Advance technical knowledge of Signalling interlocking, ERTMS, and Centralized Traffic Control systems. Main line and mass transit systems with different grades of automation
Experience in global interaction with customers, partners, providers from multiple countries.
Experience on multinational/multicultural projects
Proficient spoken and written English and Turkish. Spanish will be valuated.
Frequent travel required
Soft Skills, Competences
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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