Development Continuous Improvement Manager

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Date: 5 Aug 2026

Company: Alstom

Appointment Basis: 12 month Fixed Term

Apply by: 18/08/2026

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, 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, 86,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

As a Development Continuous Improvement Manager , you will lead continuous improvement initiatives at a development (Dev) level, and drive site transformation towards a lean development organisation.

We’ll look to you for:

• Define, deploy, and animate the local Dev continuous improvement roadmap at site level.
• Define and animate the local transformation governance in alignment with site and global objectives.
• Animate and sustain the local Lean Dev setup across Development teams.
  Serve as the Transformation and Alstom Performance System Leader
• Drive local and global continuous improvement projects, including Black Belt and Value Stream Mapping (VSM) initiatives.
• Contribute to Rolling Stock Lean Transformation activities, supporting transversalisation, standardisation, and best-practice sharing across sites and functions.

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:

• Strong experience in Lean Development, continuous improvement, and transformation environments.
• Be capable of obtaining a Lean / Six Sigma Black Belt and applying structured improvement methodologies to complex Dev challenges.
• Solid understanding of Dev and Quality interfaces and governance in a complex industrial environment.
• Willingness to travel to visit other Alstom sites, suppliers and customers when required.

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.
• Utilise our dynamic, inclusive, and safety-focused 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
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday.
• A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

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!

Equal opportunity statement:

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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