Technical Project Lead (Rail Infrastructure Systems)

Quick Facts

Technical Project Lead for complex rail infrastructure and system projects (m/w/d). Own technical end-to-end delivery, integrate planning across trades, and manage system-level quality, cost, and schedule (QCD). Serve as the central technical interface to customers, internal experts, authorities, planning partners, and suppliers.

Description

You will take technical overall responsibility for innovative infrastructure and system projects in the rail sector, ensuring the successful coordination of all technical project matters. You lead interdisciplinary teams and external planning offices and suppliers, guarantee regulatory compliance, and maintain technical integrity and consistency of the overall system across all project phases. You identify and actively manage technical risks and system-critical dependencies to achieve project goals for quality, costs, and deadlines at system level.

Responsibilities

• Technical overall responsibility for complex system projects in the rail environment
• Control and integrate the technical overall planning across all trades
• Act as the central technical point of contact for customers, internal teams, partners, and suppliers
• Coordinate interdisciplinary project teams as well as external planning offices and suppliers
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements through close coordination with authorities and relevant institutions
• Drive achievement of project goals regarding quality, cost, and schedule (QCD) on system level
• Identify, analyze, and actively manage technical risks and system-critical dependencies
• Ensure technical integrity and consistency of the overall system across all project phases

Requirements

• Successfully completed Master’s (or comparable) degree in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field; alternatively, a solid technical qualification with relevant further training
• Several years of professional experience (about 3–5 years) in executing complex technical projects
• Experience in system integration or cross-trade planning (advantage)
• Rail/infrastructure project knowledge (preferred)
• Structured, analytical, and solution-oriented working style
• Strong communication and coordination ability in complex project settings
• Very good MS Office skills
• German business-fluent; good English skills in speech and writing
• Additional project management certifications
• Experience with agile project approaches

Benefits

• Responsible and varied work in a future-oriented company
• Motivated team and open culture
• Attractive, innovative compensation packages
• Flexible working hours and option for mobile work
• Permanent employment and 30 days of vacation
• Participation in future-oriented projects
• Annual training budgets for professional and personal development
• Individual support through specialized relationship engagement managers

Role requires flexibility and readiness to work in a dynamic environment; remote work is possible. Assignment timeframe is project-based and can be adjusted depending on project progress.