At Siemens Mobility, we enable our customers worldwide to realise sustainable mobility solutions.
As a leading technology company, we combine the real and digital worlds like no other in rail.
The Programme Manager – Scheduling plays a critical leadership role in ensuring the successful planning, coordination, and delivery of large-scale railway projects. You will lead the development and management of integrated project schedules, supporting complex rail systems including civil works and multi-disciplinary interfaces.
Transform the everyday through your role in shaping the future of high-speed rail delivery.
You will:
- Lead the preparation, implementation, and monitoring of integrated project schedules across major rail infrastructure programmes
- Plan and detail all activities required for the implementation of rail systems for high-speed rail projects
- Develop and maintain fully integrated master schedules, ensuring alignment across all rail system scopes and sub-schedules
- Lead and manage an international, intercultural scheduling team to deliver detailed rolling programmes and progress reporting
- Ensure all schedules are fully resource-loaded and cost-loaded using Primavera P6
- Coordinate schedule inputs across disciplines, identifying conflicts, deviations, and interface risks
- Monitor progress against milestones and target dates, driving accountability across all technical workstreams
- Prepare comprehensive monthly reports including S-curves, critical path analysis, variance analysis, and milestone tracking
- Perform critical path and delay analysis, identifying risks, opportunities, and impacts to programme delivery
- Define and implement mitigation, recovery, and acceleration strategies to optimise project execution
- Support claims management through forensic schedule analysis and delay impact assessments
Your qualifications and skills to create a better tomorrow
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Economics, or related discipline
- Extensive experience (15+ years) in planning and scheduling major rail or infrastructure projects
- Proven leadership experience managing international scheduling teams, ideally in turnkey railway projects
- Strong expertise in rail systems planning, including integration with civil works
- Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 scheduling software
- Experience in progress measurement, reporting, and delivery of contractual schedule requirements
- Solid understanding of project management principles and large-scale project execution
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and conflict resolution skills
- Fluent English communication skills (written and spoken); Vietnamese is advantageous
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multicultural project environment
Why join Siemens Mobility?
- Work on high-impact, complex rail projects shaping the future of sustainable mobility
- Lead global, cross-functional teams in a dynamic project environment
- Opportunity for international exposure and long-term career growth
- Collaborate with industry-leading experts in rail systems and infrastructure
- Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with market standards
Make your mark in our exciting world at Siemens.
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