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2020-08-04 13:11:41| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
SSC Space UK is a fully owned subsidiary of Swedish Space Corporation. It is based in Oxfordshire UK within the science park in Harwell. The organisation is growing rapidly and has several exciting opportunities for people looking to extend their careers in the space industry. This is a role for a technical person aiming to gain operational experience in supporting and managing space programmes with complex requirements. The role covers a wide range of space technologies that include spacecraft subsystems engineering, good understanding of missions and platforms design, space applications and service and is complemented by an attractive salary and good benefits package. Location Oxfordshire UK The specific responsibilities include Planning and designing programmes and proactively monitoring progress, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action. Facilitating the programmes governance arrangements. Ensuring effective quality assurance and the overall integrity of the programme focusing inwardly on the internal consistency of the programme, and outwardly on its coherence with infrastructure planning, interfaces with other programmes and corporate, technical and specialist standards. Managing the programmes budget, monitoring expenditure and costs against delivered and realised benefits as the programme progresses facilitating the allocation of resources. Ensuring the delivery of new products or services from projects is to the appropriate level of quality, on time and within budget, in accordance with the programme plan and programme governance arrangements. Managing partners, subcontracts, consultants and all thirdparty contributions to the programme. Managing communications with all stakeholders. Managing risks to the programmes successful outcome. Initiating extra activities and other management interventions wherever gaps in the programme are identified or issues arise. Reporting the progress of the programme at regular intervals to internal management. Maintaining all aspects of programme interfacing with customers, partners and stakeholders. Facilitating estimation of costs and timescales for new projectsprogrammes. Supporting bid management activities for new business. Preparing and authorising project and technical reports as necessary. Interface with other internal and external teams. Essential Skills and experience University Degree in Engineering andor Technical Sciences Two to three years experience in a similar role. Good general knowledge of spacecraft systems. Solid understanding of test procedures, equipment and tools background. Good spacecraft systems knowledge on a subsystem level. Familiarity with operational environments. Fluent in English, both in speech and writing. Systemminded and a teamplayer. Proactive and confident personality with good persuasive skills. Selfstarter, able to work independently with little or no supervision. Ability to differentiate requirements of lowcost and highquality programmes. Good interpersonal, organisation and communication skills, with the ability to work in a diverse and interdisciplinary team environment. Good organisation and time management skills. Eligibility for UK security clearance. Desirable skills Experience in working with space tailored COTS components and equipment. Experience with Office Tools and Web site management. Comfortable in leading multidisciplinary and multicultural teams. Experience in working in a dynamic engineering environment with very tight schedules. Ability to relate contractual commitments vs project needs with ultimate aim to successfully deliver the project needs within the contractual scope of work. Please applx only online www.lsespace.com
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