VIE - PMO and Junior Traction Project Manager (f/m/d)Apply now »

Date: 19 Sept 2026

Location: Zurich, CH

Company: Alstom

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, 74,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Req ID:513500

Could you be the Junior Traction Project Manager (f/m/d) in Zürich - CH we’re looking for?

Alstom Switzerland AG attaches great importance to diversity and gender balance. Our leadership team is composed of 45% female leaders. We specifically encourage female candidates to apply for this position.

Type of contract: Volontariat International en Entreprise (VIE). To learn more about the VIE program and the eligibility requirements, please, click here

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your traction project management expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll report to Martin BOHAC - Site Project Director RSC in Zürich - CH, and work alongside passionate, motivated and dedicated international teammates.

You'll specifically take care of delivering international traction projects. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Project Engineering Manager, Quality, Procurement, Operations, Contracts and Requirements Managers, Finance, Customers and Suppliers).

You'll be the person the team turns to for momentum and to push projects forward. No two days are the same, but day-to-day you’ll manage costing schedules, enable those around you to excel, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of:

• Assist the Project Manager in monitoring the progress and status of key components, including transformers, converters, pantographs, batteries, battery chargers, and high-voltage auxiliary equipment.
• Collaborate with teams across multiple countries (Switzerland, Morocco, India, France, and Germany) to ensure timely updates to the project dashboard, providing clear visibility of project milestones, risks, and critical points.
• Follow up with team members and component owners to ensure that they are filling the dashboard with accurate and up-to-date information.
• Assist in the management of a checklist to assess the maturity of the project design, tracking tasks and deliverables for continuous improvement.
• Support communication and knowledge sharing among project stakeholders to promote collaboration and efficiency.
• Contribute to project reporting and documentation to facilitate decision-making and project transparency.
• Implement and automate new standard project reporting as Project Management Office
• Synchronise and standardize project reporting with other sites in France

We’ll look to you for:

• Actively contribute to Project performance
• Alert in case of deviations impacting project objectives; actively contribute to risks, savings and opportunity management
• Ensure compliance with applicable rules, instructions and standards, process & tools: Code of Ethics & Compliance, Environment Health & Safety and Quality
• Plan, monitor, control and manage project end-to-end activities (scope, schedule, resources, cost, risks, saving, opportunities)
• Coordinate and support consistent cross-functional execution objectives, activities and deliverables (Engineering, R&D programs, Procurement, Supply Chain, Indus when applicable, Reliability Availability Maintainability Safety (RAMS), etc.)
• Accompagny teams in successful achievement of project objectives, synchronize stakeholders at traction level and ensure stakeholder alignments
• Support sub-system level decisions and trade-offs, implement change management at sub-system level
• Manage sub-system components and Key Performance Indicators (KPI), and report with transparency

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 or Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Very good knowledge of PowerBI, PowerAutomate of SharePoint and SharePoint list
• Passion for project management
• Capacity to coordinate and ensure collaboration of multi-site/multi-métier teams
• Being able to understand the organization, the processes and the products involved and decide independently when significant impact on QCD make it necessary to involve next level
• Ability to gain and apply insight from every project
• Flair for leading and influencing others
• An entrepreneurial mindset
• A proactive and resourceful approach
• Desire to work collaboratively in multinational company
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Adaptability and effective time management
• Detail-oriented
• Experience or understanding of conflict and crisis management

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
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilize our hybrid 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
• 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!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 70+ countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

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