Government agency delivering Paris metro expansion and regional rail infrastructure
Société des grands projets operates as the master delivery organization for France's largest active transit infrastructure program. The tech stack—Excel, SharePoint, Power BI, BIM, Azure, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes—reflects a hybrid on-premises and cloud deployment supporting heavy project management and real-time data needs. Senior-dominated hiring (40 of 78 active roles) concentrated in engineering and legal signals scaling of delivery execution and contract risk management across multiple concurrent line openings and regional rail expansion.
Notable leadership hires: Market contract director
Société des grands projets is a French government agency headquartered in Saint-Denis, responsible for planning and delivering major decarbonized mobility infrastructure. Since 2010, the organization has managed the Grand Paris Express program—four new metro lines (15, 16, 17, 18) and extensions to line 14—alongside national coordination of regional express rail services (SERM) across metropolitan areas. The agency works directly with regional and local authorities to execute transport projects that serve suburban connectivity and territorial development. With 1,001–5,000 employees, the organization operates at the scale of a large systems integrator, managing design, environmental compliance, construction oversight, and operational handover.
Primary stack includes BIM for design, Power BI and Excel for project reporting, Symfony and Next.js for internal applications, Azure for cloud infrastructure, and PostgreSQL/SQL Server for data. Docker and Kubernetes support containerized deployments; ITIL governs IT operations.
Active delivery includes Grand Paris Express (lines 15, 16, 17, 18 and line 14 extensions), SERM regional express rail services across France, environmental audit campaigns, tunnel construction (Neo line 15 east/west), commissioning and operational handover of completed sections, and maintenance facility buildout at Palaiseau.
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