General Manager

Are you ready for your next challenge?

 

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 onsite General Manager in JFK Airport  (Queens, NY)we’re looking for?

Your future role

"Take on a new challenge and apply your strategic and operational expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dedicated and dynamic teammates. You'll provide overall leadership responsibility and accountability for the success of a large Service Delivery Center (SDC) at JFK Airport. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Engineering, Business Development, Customer Service), ensuring the execution of strategic visions and engagement strategies, and much more."

 

We’ll look to you for:

• Demonstrating business expertise with the ability to develop “win-win” situations with customers, drive budget management, and map out clear strategies for life asset management.,

• Developing and assuming accountability for strategic Environmental, Health, Safety (EHS) vision at the SDC and leading by example to foster a true safety culture.,

• Serving as a source of professional advice for solving significant customer problems and initiating commercial propositions for value-added projects.,

• Leading multi-skilled and cross-functional teams, including technical staff, to bring resolution to complex problems.,

• Communicating a clear and understandable vision to all levels, understanding the audience, and modifying the message so all understand.",

• Communicating strategic and functional visions to all SDC Employees through managers and ensures execution alignment.,

• Developing and cascading engagement strategies to the SDC employees and relying on Managers/Supervisors to ensure employee engagement.,

• Challenging individuals to develop skills outside of their comfort zone and identifying and developing successors to key roles, including your own.

• Managing P/L accounatbilty for the site.

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:

• Degree in Engineering, business or other related field, Masters degree (MBA) preferred.,

• Experience or understanding of developing and leading similar organizations, preferably in the transportation industry with profit & loss responsibility.,

• Knowledge of transportation business or similar organizational structures.,

• Familiarity with strategic Environmental, Health, Safety (EHS) practices.,

• Proven leadership skills in an organization with multiple functions and disciplines.,

• Ability to understand underlying needs and motivations to maximize team engagement.,

• Competence in removing internal and external roadblocks to facilitate problem-solving.,

• Network of support, both internally and externally, to achieve goals.,

• Influence skills to obtain buy-in and support for actions.,

• High level of interpersonal communication skills.

 

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:

• Work with a dedicated team at our Service Delivery Center (SDC) to drive success and growth,

• Progress towards becoming an integral leader in transportation services, shaping the future of mobility,

• Utilise our dynamic working environment to foster innovation and excellence",

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues,

• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

 

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 in