Engineering Project Manager, Astronomical Instrument

UK Research and Innovation; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday (in addition to bank &

An excellent average salary pension

Employee shopping/travel discounts

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Science and Technology Facilities Council in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Engineering Project Manager to lead the development and delivery of the HARMONI instrument, in collaboration with UK and international partners, for the UK Astronomy Technology Centre.

You will manage teams, schedule, budget, risk and subcontracting, ensuring design baseline and change control, quality and safety in line with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical, engineering or science-based subject or equivalent relevant experience.
• High technical awareness and problem-solving capability in a multi-project, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Professional experience as a project manager leading large technology-based projects with international partners.
• Expertise in project management practices: setup, scheduling, risk analysis, financial control and sub-contract management.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and presentational skills.
• Experience working on collaborative projects involving international partners.
• People leadership skills and ability to influence and negotiate.
• Well-developed influencing and negotiating skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading the overall HARMONI project, overseeing work at UK ATC and with UK/international collaborators.
• Work with Work Package Managers to ensure delivery to time and budget.
• Manage design baseline and change control processes across the project.
• Manage quality and safety aspects of the project using established standards.

Skills

Technical awareness

Problem solving

Multi-project leadership

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

International collaboration

People leadership

Negotiation skills

Education

Technical/engineering/science degree or equivalent

Job description

Science and Technology Facilities Council in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Engineering Project Manager to lead the development and delivery of the HARMONI instrument, in collaboration with UK and international partners, for the UK Astronomy Technology Centre.

You will manage teams, schedule, budget, risk and subcontracting, ensuring design baseline and change control, quality and safety in line with industry standards.