Project Manager, Operations Manager, Data Science Manager

Overview

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail. With extensive experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company delivers digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services to enable the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystem. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and has approximately 27,000 employees worldwide.

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It’s not just about your career… or your job title… it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Through our people, leadership development, services, technology, and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

Trans Tech, part of the Wabtec global group focusing on freight, locomotive, and the passenger rail industry, is a leading manufacturer of moving electrification systems for passenger and industrial markets. We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead projects for our transit business. This role within Trans Tech is challenging and rewarding, offering exposure to leading transit authorities and car builders in the passenger rail transit industry.

The ideal candidate will be innovative, organized and hands-on, with good business and financial acumen, curiosity, and a drive to excel.

As a member of the Project Management team, you will be responsible for leading complex technical and commercial projects in the passenger rail industry. You will manage cross-functional teams, develop comprehensive project master plans, and drive customer satisfaction through strategic project execution. You will take full ownership of all aspects of your projects—technical, commercial, and operational. Key functions for this position are:

• Internally, act as the advocate for the customer; externally, serve as Trans Tech’s representative with car builders and transit authorities.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, manufacturing, sales, marketing, supply chain, and customer support to ensure products and services are accomplished efficiently, on time, and with excellence.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

You will be responsible for every aspect of project success—from planning and execution to customer satisfaction and financial performance. While you will not have direct reports, you must lead cross-functional teams through influence, stakeholder alignment, and clear communication. You’ll be expected to drive accountability, resolve challenges, and inspire collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, sales, and field support.

• Manage multiple projects for new products and services from inception through delivery and customer acceptance
• Manage contract to ensure project scope meets the customer specification and serve as company liaison to customer
• Drive project success and customer satisfaction
• Develop project schedule and manage to ensure project meets customer milestones and project deliveries on time.
• Optimize project margins and profitability by managing project costs
• Manage project Risk and Opportunity and Contract Improvement Plan
• Manage and refine the tollgate-based new product introduction process
• Lead project reviews both internally and with customers; escalate issues to senior management when needed.
• Facilitate cross-functional team collaboration
• Work with production team to drive resolution for manufacturing issues.
• Ensure high-quality project delivery

• Bachelor’s degree required (engineering or technical discipline preferred)
• Minimum 5 years of Project Management or equivalent experience
• Preferred:
  Passenger rail industry experience
• Optional:
  Multi-national corporation experience, PMP Certification
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects
• Commercial and business acumen with entrepreneurial mindset
• Proactive problem-solving skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and ERP systems
• Detail-oriented…