Project Planning Role

Date: 3 Jul 2026

Location: Madrid, MD, ES

Company: Alstom

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 Project Planning in Madrid we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your project planning expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside young and proactive teammates.

We’ll look to you for:

• Work in close collaboration with a Project Manager / Chief of Development, Chief of Operations, Senior Project Planning Manager (PrPM), or Sub-System Manager (SSM),

• Acts as the right hand of the Project Manager (PM) / Chief of Development (CoD) / Chief of Operations (CoO),

• Acts as the Project Manager’s trusted deputy, ensuring alignment across the core team and stepping in to lead when needed.

• Serves as the central connector of project interfaces, steering execution through robust scheduling and proactive coordination.

• Is a visible and respected leader within the project team, fostering collaboration, maintaining momentum, and driving delivery excellence.

• Communicates efficiently at any level, adapting the communication to the audience both verbally and written.

• Owns the time management topic for their area, providing accurate and timely scheduling information to support decision-making and ensure the expected On-Time Delivery (OTD) performance of the project (tender, contract, or program execution),

• Responsible to develop and maintain the project schedule (internal) for his area,

• Manage efficiently planning deliverable issuance,

• Facilitate the synchronization of internal stakeholders.

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 or Business Degree.

• High Level in English is a must

• Minimun 4 years of experience as Project Planning

• Knowledge of project scheduling theory.

• Practical skills in at least one scheduling software tool (MSP, P6, Planisware)

• Practical skills in MS Office software tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• Basic overall knowledge of railway products, and good knowledge of the Sub-System

• Agility to juggle with schedules simulations, various scenarios, and changing project goals

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

• Work with new security standards for project planning

• 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)

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 70+ countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.