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, more than 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 Quality & Safety Manager in Astana we’re looking for?
Your future role
Take on a new challenge and apply your quality management expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and driven teammates.
You'll play a key role in ensuring the highest standards of quality and safety in our projects, making a significant impact on the reliability and excellence of our operations. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as project managers, operational teams, and supplier quality teams), perform audits, and ensure compliance with quality standards, and much more.
You’ll specifically take care of interfacing with customer quality and safety teams, as well as establishing and implementing Project Quality Plans, but also supporting project teams in preparing and following up on gate reviews and action plans.
We’ll look to you for:
Being the interface with the customer quality and safety teams
Establishing the Project Quality Plan and ensuring its proper application during contract execution in line with Alstom processes and contract requirements
Supporting project teams in preparing gate reviews and following up on related action plans
Reporting quality and safety alerts
Ensuring quality of modifications made during the project and proper implementation of safety assessments
Controlling project deliverables compliance through inspections and audits to authorize delivery to customers
Ensuring non-conformances during bogie manufacturing, assembly, and operations are identified, tracked, and resolved prior to service acceptance
Providing expertise to operational teams to prevent or resolve quality issues
Sending weekly and monthly reports to the WCA Deputy Quality Director
Performing audits for project departments and ensuring workstation audits are in place
Interfacing with the supplier quality team to ensure supplier audits and First Article Inspections are conducted as per Alstom requirements
Supporting the implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS)
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:
Higher education from a University or Technical Institute (Railway education is preferable)
Minimum of 3–5 years in a technical or equivalent position, or 1–2 years in a QA/QC position
Knowledge of principles related to locomotive maintenance (desired)
Understanding of quality standards (e.g., ISO9001, IRIS, CMMI, ECM) and quality tools
Experience in operational activities and documentation management
Advanced familiarity with QC requirements for RoK and Maintenance Railway standards
Proficient computer skills, particularly in MS Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Problem-solving ability and strong interpersonal skills
Collaboration and teamwork
High-level proficiency in English, required level – Advanced / C2
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:
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.