Job Description

Req ID:494207

Location:Derby
Appointment Basis: Permanent
Apply by 5/6/26
Salary + Benefits: £85k-95k DOE

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 Digital Tender & Project Manager in Digital Services we’re looking for?

Your Future Role

Take on a new challenge and apply your digital and cybersecurity expertise in the new field of Digital Mobility. You’ll report to the Regional Digital Director UKI, and work within a close-knit and agile team that is part of the rail industry’s most successful Digital Services organisation.

Care to make a difference? You'll ensure that digital tender requirements are identified and allocated and that solutions are defined and costed to achieve secure digital outcomes for customers that benefit the safety and resilience of the railway. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business, including Digital Project Managers, product specialists, and quality, safety and engineering teams.

We’ll look to you to:

• Be the SPoC (single point of contact)for digital and cybersecurity topics on tenders to UK&I bidding teams.
• Be accountable for delivering the Quality, Cost and Delivery (QCD) for digital & cybersecurity in tenders.
• Secure the tender launch and other key tender meetings, ensuring the inclusion of all applicable digital stakeholders in the tender team and process.
• Ensure that digital roles & responsibilities are clear and well understood by the tender team, and that digital activities are aligned with the tender planning, with inputs provided in a timely manner.
• Analyse tender documents, local laws and regulations to establish the full set of digital and cybersecurity requirements, cascading them to colleagues for analysis and coordinating the return of Digital Services Platform inputs.
• Raise appropriate clarification questions in the tender process and be responsible for drafting tender responses.
• Manage risks and escalate when required.

Over time, we will also call upon you to support Digital project activity as a Digital Project Manager. On such occasions, we’ll look to you to:

• Be the key customer PoC on the digital scope, coordinating any variation orders and communicating customer input to relevant stakeholders.
• Secure the project initialization for the Tender Transfer Gate, ensuring that the Digital project scope and planning are well-defined, requirements allocated and that resources are mobilized according to the Project Management Plan.
• Be responsible for the management and completion of digital cross-functional activities and deliverables necessary to fulfill contractual commitments and Quality, Cost, Delivery and Performance (QCDP) objectives.
• Manage the project and its governance processes to conclusion, monitoring and reporting on key dimensions and deviations, arbitrating and managing change, and procuring compliance to contractual and Quality requirements.
• Support discussions with licenses providers and third parties, especially for service levels and support.

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single experience, skill or competence. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you to succeed and grow in this role:

• Engineering Degree (or equivalent in-work experience).
• Digital solutions leadership experience in an operational environment with experience in IT or OT security, project management, customer relationship management, and tender or contract execution.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills that enable you to manage by influence and to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Strong commercial and financial awareness.
• Experience of cybersecurity implementation in general (including vulnerability management and the maintenance of security controls through-life.
• Knowledge of the primary IT and OT security standards and regulations, such as: ISO 2700X, 62443, NIS2, CRA.
• Knowledge of the digital and security market and its key players.
• Knowledge of the main techniques for evaluating Digital Systems and their cybersecurity.

You may have a relevant cybersecurity certification and railway experience.

On a more personal level, you will also need to be:

• Adaptable and open to change: cybersecurity processes and standards may be new or subject to change. You will need to remain current and embrace the changes that the topic is bringing.
• Self-motivated with a desire to learn.
• Results-oriented, demonstrating intellectual curiosity and creativity.
• Able to work autonomously in an international environment.

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
• 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 recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical and 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
Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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