Job summary

Our client is seeking a seasoned Senior Project Manager who can lead and motivate a team to deliver ground-breaking space projects to a diverse customer base including institutional, export, and defence sectors.

Key skills required for this role

Senior Project Manager, Satellite or Engineering or Aerospace domain

Important

Experience in the satellite or engineering/aerospace industry

Job description

**Senior Project Manager - Space Tech**
Senior Project Manager with experience in the satellite or engineering/aerospace industry? Come and work on some of the world's most innovative space projects!


**Key Responsibilities**
Role to include, but not limited to:
- Manage projects or aspects of a project from contract commencement through development and delivery of space and ground segments, launch preparation, in-orbit commissioning, and subsequent service delivery and operations.
- Take full responsibility for all project aspects, or a major program element, adhering to established procedures & processes, including schedules, deliverables lists, management plans, risk management, technical maturity gates, and earned value management.
- Oversee day-to-day project core team activities, ensuring alignment with the baseline plan. Strong leadership, motivation, and driving engineering delivery are paramount.
- Deconstruct work into suitable work packages and secure resource agreements with engineering team leaders.
- Engage with our client's customers and internal stakeholders, including Engineering Functional Managers, Heads of Engineering, Project Accounting, Commercial teams, and Leadership Team.
- Manage major project reviews, defining objectives, inputs, outputs, and success criteria. Ensure successful outcomes for customer payment milestones.
- Effectively manage project risks, identifying and addressing risks through structured mitigation actions within the project work package structure.
- Monitor and control project finances, maintaining appropriate contingency levels relative to risk exposure, cost to complete, and profit margins. Ensure project adherence to budget.
- Prepare cost documentation in support of business development efforts.
- Support bids, offering programmatic solutions to the Bid Manager. Cover deliverables, schedule, costs, risks, and customer interactions.

**Previous Experience**
- Experienced in project management, including setup, execution, and successful delivery, ideally in the satellite or engineering/aerospace domain.
- Experience in customer interaction.
- Proficiency in contract implementation.
- Familiarity with work package systems and matrix management structures is advantageous.

**Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills**
- A degree or equivalent in engineering or a technical discipline is preferable.
- Strong people management skills, capable of motivating in a collaborative, team-oriented environment and providing effective leadership.
- Excellent team collaboration skills, coupled with the ability to engage with individuals at all organizational levels.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills for influencing, persuading, and negotiating with various stakeholders.
- Highly organised, self-motivated, and proactive.
- Adaptable to changing priorities and results-oriented.
- Skilled in decision-making, creative problem-solving, and clear communication.
- Ability to deliver under pressure and within tight timeframes.
- Proficient in working closely with technical teams to comprehend concepts, issues, and their impact on schedules and costs.
- Proficiency in risk management and communicating risk philosophy.
- Understanding of commercial terms and their project implications.
- Competence in creating and maintaining project plans and schedules using tools like MS Project.
- Capability to work autonomously and take initiative.
- Familiarity with contracts and product assurance plans.
- Proficiency in MS Office tools, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project.
- Demonstrated alignment with company values and behaviours: Accountability, Drive & Delivery, Effective Communication, Self-Management, and Teamwork.

**Location**
This role is situated at our client's Head Office. They embrace flexibility and support hybrid working arrangements and various flexible working options.