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2016-03-30 17:08:01| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
The Serco Group is a FTSE 250 corporation with over 125,000 staff in 30 countries. Our strategy is to be a superb provider of public services, by being the best managed business in our sector. We are a focused business to government B2G business, specialising across five sectors Defence, Justice Immigration, Transport, Health and Citizen Services. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions such as the European Commission, EUMETSAT or the European Space Agency where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. For our operations in Germany, we are currently looking for a Contract Manager. Main responsibilities The appointed candidate will report to Serco Management and will support the Serco business on the following areas Contract Management Business Development In hisher function as a Business Developer, the successful candidate will support in cooperation with the Recruitment Team the business development of Sercos Space operations across Europe. This will take approximately 50 of the working time and will involve, among other things Proposal development and drafting in response to customer ITTs, RFQs etc. Support to the technical screening of candidates CVs Leading technical interviews Down and final selection of candidates Analysing new business opportunities and, also in coordination to other Serco Personnel working on site, prioritizing such opportunities to maximize the possible return in terms of contract wins As a Contract Manager, the appointed candidate will undertake the following Technical and contractual liaison for the contract as the Companys representative, ensuring quality of service as well as financial control. Coordination on all aspects of service provision Adhoc liaison in contingencies and emergencies Escalation of open issues where required Attend meetings in representation of the Company and produce and maintain minutes and Action Item Lists when required Timely production and delivery of monthly progress reports, including gathering input from both Serco and subcontractor staff Business planning Staff management, including trainingtravel authorization, performance monitoring, periodic assessment and appraisals Producing staff training plans Quality assurance, environment, health and safety. Ideal candidate In order of preference, University degree in Engineering BSc as a minimum, MSc would be preferred, or Science and Technology, or proven ability to perform the tasks commensurate with such a formal academic qualification. The following requirements are considered essential Management experience preferably in the Space industry Deep technical knowledge in terms of both academic background and working experience of the European Space business Experience in leading technical interviews with candidates Excellent interpersonal skills, including negotiation, presentation and also conflict management The candidates are expected to perform calmly and correctly under stress conditions and have the capacity of working in parallel on a high number of tasks in an orderly and disciplined manner, giving them priorities if necessary good autonomy level and the capability of working with no supervision Extremely good command at power user level of the MS Office suite Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook Excellent command of English, with proven drafting ability. A working knowledge of at least one other official language of the EU would be an advantage Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals. Important Due to the high interest these roles generate, Serco reserves the right to commence, alter or conclude the recruitment process prior to the closing date. If shortlisted, a recruiter will contact you directly. You can also login at any time to apply to additional positions. Data Protection By submitting a job application you agree to the storage of any personal data provided by you directly or collected from generally accessible sources in particular professional and other social media throughout the entire application process CV, references, letter of application, interviews as applicable. To facilitate subsequent contact for professional purposes only, you agree to your data being saved after the application process has ended. You may revoke your consent to this agreement at any time. The same shall also apply if you are contacted by SERCO GROUP regarding vacancies that match your existing profile.
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