Certification and Authorisation Manager

Req ID: 464468

Certification and Authorisation Manager

Location: Derby

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Salary: £60K-£65K + Benefits (Dependent on Experience)

Closing Date: 14th March 2025

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, more than 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 Certification and Authorisation Manager in Derby we’re looking for?

Your future role 

Take on a new challenge and apply your testing expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll report to Head of Authorisation UK, and  work alongside other members of the Rolling Stock team. The role Certification & Authorisation Manager will be to define the Certification & Authorisation strategy of the vehicle(s), including budget and planning (in consistency with the project planning) through the development of the Certification & Authorisation management plan during tender and project execution phase until the end of the warranty phase.

We’ll look to you to: 

• Be a member of the project core team and you actively contribute to deliverables for other functions
• Lead the complete Certification & Authorisation process up to the reception of the regulatory vehicle type certification, vehicle type authorisation and/or vehicle authorisation for placing on the market

• Define Certification & Authorisation KPIs and report on the activities progress

• Obtain the necessary authorisation to run tests on open tracks/public network
• Manage tender/project regulations requirements baseline (e.g. TSIs, National Rules)
• Manage Certification engineer(s) and subcontractor(s)
• Conduct with all project members, especially the Train Performance Manager, the Train Validation Engineer as well as Subsystems managers, the proper identification, understanding and validation of regulatory requirements
• Manage Certification engineer(s) and subcontractor(s)
• Actively participate in the selection process of independent assessors
• Provide Certification & Authorisation expertise within Alstom organisation
• Develop Alstom leadership in Certification & Authorisation with other sites

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: 

• Masters Degree (Engineering, Physical Sciences, others)
• Experience in engineering projects
• Experience in leadership position 
• High degree of accuracy, clear communication style
• Good experience with MS Office, Analysis/KPI preparation
• General knowledge of rail vehicles
• General knowledge of EU authorisation process
• General knowledge of functional safety and validation
• General knowledge of standards and regulations
• Certification processes (railways, automotive, aerospace)
• Project or Quality management

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
• Working on a wide variety of legacy fleets and electrical systems
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our agile 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
• Progress towards senior design engineer or engineering manager
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive benefits (pension, life ins., medical)

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 leader accredited 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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