Project Planning 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, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time Project Planning Manager in Bangalore we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your project planning expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative, innovative, and detail-oriented teammates.

You’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless planning and execution of projects, from inception to closure, while supporting bid activities and providing critical reporting to both internal management and customers. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (engineering, procurement, installation, and testing & commissioning), lead project scheduling sessions, and ensure alignment with organizational objectives, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of developing and maintaining comprehensive project programs, but also monitoring progress and ensuring alignment with customer and contractual requirements.

We’ll look to you for:

- Overseeing the development of logic-linked project programs, including engineering documentation, materials, and site activities planning.

- Monitoring project progress and identifying critical paths to ensure quality, cost, and delivery objectives are met.

- Coordinating functional activities and resolving bottlenecks to prevent project delays.

- Providing accurate reporting on Work Package progress to management and customers.

- Organizing and leading periodic project schedule sessions to review progress and address gaps.

- Maintaining robust interfaces between planning, finance, and project management for accurate reporting.

- Supporting the Planning Manager with business requests and auditing programs against procedures.

- Contributing to lessons learned and sharing best practices for continuous improvement.

- Preparing EVM, physical progress curves, and monthly/weekly reports for internal and customer submissions.

- Collaborating with project teams to ensure coordinated progress in design deliverables, procurement, installation, and testing & commissioning.

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 (B.Tech/BE).

- 10-15 years of experience in project planning, scheduling, and monitoring within relevant fields or EPC projects.

- Proficiency in planning tools such as Primavera and MS Project.

- Working knowledge of project scheduling theory and methods.

- Basic understanding of time-related contractual obligations and penalties.

- Broad knowledge of railway industry products and technologies.

- Strong skills in MS Office tools.

- Curiosity and a drive to learn.

- Good communication and interpersonal skills; an effective team player.

- Structured and critical thinking skills with the ability to propose proactive solutions.

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 signalling.

- Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.

- Contribute to innovative projects.

- Utilise our flexible 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.

- Progress towards leadership roles in project planning or other functions.

- Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises 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!

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.