Senior Project Manager - Space / Satellite

Senior Project Manager | Spacecraft | Guildford | On-site | Competitive salary & package

Are you a customer focused Project Manager with proven experience in project management in satellite / aerospace? Then this might just be the role for you!

We are looking for a proven proactive and passionate Project Manager who can lead and motivate a team to deliver some of the world’s most innovative space projects to a diverse customer base including institutional, export and defence.
 
Key Tasks

• 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
• To be responsible for all aspects of the project, or a major element of a programme, working in accordance with the established procedures & processes (including schedules, deliverables lists, management plans, management of risks, technical maturity gates, earned value management, etc)
• Day-to-day management of the project core team activities to ensure the entire project is progressing in line with the baseline plan, with the expectation on strong leadership, motivation and being the driving force behind the engineering delivery
• Breaking down work into appropriate work packages and obtaining agreements with engineering team leaders for appropriate resources
• Communication with customers and internal stakeholders, including Engineering Functional Managers, Heads of Engineering, Project Accounting, Commercial teams and internal Leadership Team
• Complete management of the major project reviews, identifying clear objectives, inputs, outputs, success criteria and ensuring successful outcomes to secure corresponding customer payment milestones
• Management of the project key risks to ensure that risks are identified and captured with measurable and appropriate mitigation actions in place and driven through the project work package structure
• Monitoring and control of the project finances (ensuring contingency remains commensurate with weighted risk exposure, cost to complete, profit take) to ensure the project is delivered within the agreed budget
• Preparation of cost packs in support of business development activities
• Supporting bids providing programmatic solutions into the Bid Manager, covering deliverables, schedule, costs, risks and customer interactions

Previous Experience

• Proven experience in project management specifically in setting up, running and successfully delivering projects, in the space / satellite /aerospace industry
• Experience of interfacing with customers
• Good experience of implementing contracts
• Familiarity with work package systems and matrix management structure preferable

What’s in it for you?

• Highly competitive Salary.
• Flexible working policies.
• 32 days annual leave + BH.
• Annual Company Bonus Scheme.
• Up to 8% employer pension contribution.
• Life Assurance (6X salary).
• Private Health Care.
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave.
• Multiple Discount, Memberships schemes.