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Principal Scheduler Engineer Earth Observation, Navigation and Science programmes
2015-10-28 12:05:08| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europes number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately 14 billion per year. A vacancy for an ENS Principal Scheduler Engineer has arisen within the group discipline Planning Scheduling of the Project Data Management System Engineering Support department Airbus Defence Space in Stevenage.You will be responsible and accountable for the project scheduling preparation and reporting for one or several typically up to 3 projects of Earth Observation, Navigation and Science programmes line. This is a key role in the assigned Projects weekly, monthly, and quarterly review and reporting cycles to ensure accurate and timely visibility of key schedule, milestone and float data to Management, Customer, and internal Work Area Managers for valueadded decision making. This includes supporting the Project Managements representation to senior internal management and external customer as needed. You shall follow departmental processes and contribute to their improvement through lessons learned and specific improvement activities.Integrated within one or several project teams, in support to the Project manager, Project office manager andor Industrial manager, and by detailed twoway cooperation with the project Work Area Managers, you will ensure Project duration data consolidation. Project planning creation and update. Project schedule report edition towards customers and internal contributors. On demand Planning simulations. Critical path analyses and full consideration of schedule impact in the planning decision making at all levels. Trend Analysis. Support to the Estimate At Completion process via close coordination with the Project Controller and Project Management for delivery of consistent schedule input at appropriate level of breakdown and milestone filtering per Work Area, and support to crosschecking data consistency between scheduling and control. Appropriate engagement with project and senior internal management, other contributing schedule actors, and external customers and subcontractors as needed.We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience Degree in Engineering with a background in Manufacturing would be desirable. Previous proven experience in a similar role Planning Scheduling. Experience of complex technological projects in complex industrial and contractual arrangements. Comprehensive knowledge of Satellite or other highly skilled engineering processes. Good knowledge of Project scheduling methodology. Good understanding of Project Management principles. Experience in Primavera P6 and MS Project are both required. Experience with Excel VBA would be desirable. Good communication skills and attention to detail, proactivity and proven team working capability. Ability to successfully engage with internal project and senior management, other contributing schedule actors, and external customers and subcontractors in support of other interface lead personnel, as needed to ensure best project outcomes.Please apply for this vacancy on line at our careers site www.jobs.airbusgroup.com with your CV attached.To apply click here
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Leaked map reveals Big Gas eyeing most biodiverse place on earth
2015-10-24 17:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The map vaguely and ignorantly - or hopefully? Disdainfully? - calls Manu a reserve, where gas operations are permitted. Not so in national parks. Perus 1997 Law of Protected Natural Areas states the extraction of natural resources is not permitted in parks, while the 2001 regulations for protected natural areas states the settlement of new human groups and the exploitation of natural resources is prohibited. In addition, the 1993 Constitution obliges the government to promote the conservation...
Newly discovered asteroid making a close flyby of Earth on Halloween
2015-10-21 13:30:50| Extremetech
NASA has confirmed a large asteroid will make a flyby of Earth on Halloween, but we only spotted it earlier this month.
Carbon emissions make Earth greener but are also drying it out
2015-10-19 17:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: The carbon dioxide we`ve been pumping into the atmosphere is fertilising plants and making them grow faster - but now those plants are sucking our streams dry. Australia is already a parched country and will only become drier as the planet warms and rainfall decreases. But now it turns out that Australia has lost about a quarter of its streamflow over the past 30 years as plants given an extra boost by our carbon emissions grow faster and use more water. Global greening is happening for...
Food collections ongoing for Cover the Earth with Kindness
2015-10-17 08:06:49| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
The food drive raises canned goods and money for the four Chanute food pantries at Otterbein United Methodist Church, First Christian Church, St. Patrick Catholic Church, and New Life United Brethren in Christ. Main drop-off points to donate food items will be at Chanute car dealerships Ranz Motors, Shields Motors and Merle Kelley Ford.
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