Stadler: Senior Project Manager Railway Signalling

About the job

Stadler offers diverse opportunities for an international career. At Stadler, you get the chance to grow beyond yourself, take on responsibility, and achieve great results as part of a team. We are looking for motivated talents who want to shape the future of mobility with us. Are you ready to achieve great things with us?

• Technical and commercial management of complex integration projects and programmes for ETCS onboard systems.
• Responsibility for projects throughout the entire project lifecycle, from handover by sales to the end of the warranty period.
• Ensuring the achievement of project goals regarding deadlines, budget, quality, safety, and customer satisfaction.
• Definition of implementation strategies and coordination of all project activities for successful project execution.
• Support and coordination of customers, suppliers, partners, and internal stakeholders as well as building trustworthy and sustainable business relationships.
• Proactive management of risks, opportunities, changes, and project dependencies.
• Monitoring and controlling the financial project performance, including forecasts, costs, revenues, and profitability.
• Ensuring compliance with contractual obligations as well as timely and accurate project reporting.
• Leadership, motivation, and development of interdisciplinary project teams as well as fostering effective collaboration and a strong team culture.
• Coaching and mentoring of project managers and new team members as well as promoting knowledge exchange and best practices.
• Continuous development of project management methods, tools, governance, and working methods.
• Contribution to the further development and professionalisation of the project management organisation through the design of standards, processes, and operational excellence.
• Supporting strategic corporate goals by improving project performance and overall organisational performance.

• Completed university degree in engineering (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, industrial engineering, or comparable).
• Extensive experience in project or programme management in complex technical or rail-specific fields.
• Proven success in implementing complex, multidisciplinary projects with responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Sound knowledge of relevant standards and regulations in the rail sector (e.g. TSI CCS, UNISIG, CENELEC).
• Experience with ETCS onboard systems and railway signalling technology is a clear advantage.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Proven ability to coach and support project managers as well as promote knowledge exchange and best practices.
• Strategic, structured, and results-oriented thinking with a passion for continuous improvement and organisational development.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project.
• Very good English skills; German skills and other languages are an advantage.
• Willingness to travel (10-25%).

• Discounts for public transport
• Discounts on various leisure activities, mobile phone subscriptions, and insurance
• Regular company events
• Participation in further training

Alexandra Frommer
+41 71 626 18 89