Bid and Costing Manager

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 Bid and Costing Manager in Fez we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your expertise in bid and cost management within a cutting-edge industry. You’ll work alongside dynamic and collaborative teammates.

You'll play a pivotal role in preparing, leading, and managing all costing and pricing aspects of tenders, ensuring alignment with financial strategies and project goals. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business, including Bid Managers, Finance Tender Managers, and subsystem stakeholders, to define cost structures, lead cost reduction initiatives, and ensure robust cost commitments.

You’ll specifically take care of tender cost estimations and project cost management, but also support cost consolidation and variation order management.

We’ll look to you for:

• Preparing quick costing during the pre-tendering phase using product cost databases and project execution insights
• Defining cost structures, target costs, and pricing strategies in collaboration with bid and subsystem managers
• Leading cost estimation activities and cost improvement initiatives to enhance competitiveness
• Collaborating with Finance Tender Managers to optimize financial costs and overall bid competitiveness
• Ensuring the accuracy and robustness of costing, including variance analysis and risk assessments
• Supporting project teams on costing aspects, including variation orders and cost reduction initiatives
• Coordinating costing analysis during design phases and contributing to make-or-buy evaluations
• Monitoring cost savings and providing variance analysis on project costs

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:

• Engineering degree, Business School degree, or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the industry
• Ability to recognize product and associated costs and understand operational flows (engineering, manufacturing, industrial, etc.)
• Experience in value analysis, product cost, and cost models
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to challenge contributor commitments
• Awareness of financial rules and contractual aspects (e.g., bonds, guarantees)
• Fluent in English
• Results-driven with curiosity for the product and its environment
• Strong communication and networking skills
• Comfortable working in an international and multicultural environment
• Proactive, transparent, and able to deliver on time

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 monotonous routines
• Work with innovative cost management and bid strategies
• Collaborate with diverse, supportive, and expert teams
• Contribute to impactful projects that redefine mobility
• Utilise our flexible and inclusive 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 opportunities
• Progress towards leadership roles or specialized expertise in cost management
• 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 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.