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Ground Segment Project Manager
2016-05-31 17:07:13| 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 activities in Frascati, we are currently looking for a Ground Segment Project Manager on a fixed term contract with the duration of 1 year and possibility of becoming a permanent contract. . Main responsibilities You will be performing the following tasks Management Support to the PDGS Project Manager for Preparation of the PDGS management documentation Project Management Plan, Configuration Management Plan, etc. Preparation of the PDGS contractual documentation PDGS subSystems SoWs Coordination of PDGS Reviews Implementation of managerial processes e.g. Configuration Management, Risk Managements, etc. Coordination of all PDGS activities within the PDGS team and with external teams e.g. FOS, Project, industry, etc. PDGS reporting Management of industry in charge of PDGS subsystems development. PDGS specification through the generation of the PDGS specification Documents PDGS System Requirements Document, PDGS System Architecture Document, PDGS Operations Concept Document, Interface Control Documents, SubSystems High Level Requirements Coordination of the acceptance by the PDGS Project of PDGS external CFIs Generation of technical notes whenever needed during the Project lifetime Operations of the various supporting tools e.g. Documentation Management System Participation to Space, Ground Segment and PDGS reviews organised either by ESA or by Industry Support the PDGS Project Manager in evaluating the results of the PDGS Integration and Validation activity Support for the Ground Segment Overall Validation Support for the management of the operators training and preparation of operational documentation Definition and documentation of the PDGS Commissioning Implementation Plan Support the PDGS Project Manager in the preparation of the launch and the implementation of rehearsal activities Support the PDGS Project Manager in the management of PDGS Operations, system behaviour monitoring and reporting during commissioning Adhoc development of tools for the accomplishment of the PDGS engineering, testing and validation, etc. You may be required to travel on mission onbehalf of the Agency from 2 to 12 missions per year may be required depending on the project phase. Ideal candidate Requirements You should bring a University degree or equivalent qualification, preferably engineer or in Remote Sensing, at least 10 years of working experience and the following Project management experience, preferably in the field of Earth Observation Ground Segment Development Experience on ground segments implementation, in particular on Analysis and definition of PDGS system requirements Design of PDGS system Development of Payload Data Ground Segments subsystems Definition and execution of system integration, verification and validation activities Analysis and estimation of system performances System and Software anomalies management reporting, analysis, classification and resolution. Knowledge of SAR principles and technique and experience with Instruments Processors development Knowledge of the ECSS standards and, as an asset, documentation and configuration control management techniques. Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Italy or be EU nationals. 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. If not, your application will remain in our database and can be matched against future openings. You can also login at any time to apply to additional positions. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply via the relevant link available in Serco Europes Careers Hub httpscareershub.serco.eu
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