Program Manager - UK

MDA Space; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Disability income protection

Life insurance

Pension plan

Hybrid work model

Job summary

MDA Space is searching for a Project Manager to join their UK office in Stevenage. As a global leader in the space industry, MDA Space is seeking an individual to ensure project quality, customer satisfaction, and the management of technical performance to meet business objectives.

The ideal candidate will bring over 5 years of experience in managing technical projects, possess excellent communication skills, and have a background in project lifecycle management. MDA Space offers competitive compensation and a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years experience managing technical projects.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Defining and managing project risks.

Responsibilities

• Manage all phases of projects ensuring quality and financial objectives.
• Set work-packages to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Develop new business opportunities in the space community.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Technical project lifecycle knowledge

Team motivation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent

Tools

Project Advantage or other scheduling tools

Job description

Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 55‑year+ story of world firsts and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. The global MDA Space team of more than 3,800 space experts has the knowledge and know‑how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission – bringing to bear a one‑of‑a‑kind mix of experience, engineering excellence and wide‑eyed wonder that’s been in our DNA since day one.

We’re on the hunt for a Project Manager at our UK office.

MDA Space’s international footprint in the UK creates opportunities to work with some of the most exciting space industrial players in the country. Delivering all three business area capabilities in Geointelligence, Robotics & Space Operations, and Satellite Systems, our UK team provides support to our European‑based customers while specialising in the development of advanced space sensors for exploration missions as well as space‑based communication technology. As our presence grows overseas, so does our need for new ambitious team players to help us advance our place in the Universe and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Ensure suitable standards, processes and controls are followed across all phases of the projects from conceptualisation through completion, including planning, and managing technical performance to ensure quality, business, schedule and financial objectives are attained.
• Set‑out and agree work‑packages to ensure all hardware/software needs are delivered with customer satisfaction in mind.
• Risk, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies capture & management.
• Interfacing with various teams – technical, production, validation, quality – to co‑ordinate and de‑risk schedules.
• Contribute to the development of new business opportunities and expansion of existing business opportunities in the space community.
• Be comfortable to work across multiple projects for multiple customers.
• Be intimately involved in the preparation of proposals, proposal work statements and specifications and operating budgets. Influence contract negotiations and modifications.
• Identify project issues through risk and opportunity management and provide leadership and direction in how to develop solutions such as re‑allocation of resources or modifying contract specification.
• Ensure that feedback from internal and external customers and entities is continually and robustly fed back into our processes and approach.
• Be comfortable in a fast‑moving and dynamic environment whilst being able to remain calm and keep the team focused on the goal.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent
• At least 5 years experience managing technical projects.
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Familiarity with project lifecycle from bid through execution and close‑down
• Familiarity with Project Advantage or other scheduling tools
• Ability to motivate people
• Self‑motivated and able to take initiative
• Ability to travel as required
• Ability to communicate complex issues clearly to various audiences with technical & non‑technical backgrounds
• Managing and reporting on project budget and resources to senior management
• Defining, mitigating and managing project risks

Skills Considered An Asset

• Direct experience in design and development of space flight hardware and/or software
• Familiarity with formal configuration control methods
• Experience working on projects in the space industry, including gate/phase reviews
• Experience dealing with complex systems, analysis and test
• Familiarity with communications payload technologies
• Familiarity with international standards, ECSS, etc.
• Experience in capture management and proposal writing.

We’re a dream team of purpose‑driven, collaborative and passionate people, and we are constantly looking for others to join us to ignite new and innovative approaches to problem‑solving that push us forward to improve life on and above Earth. If you’re excited to expand our place in space and driven to inspire the next generation, we’ll take you there.

We have entered a new era of exploration and development, and MDA Space welcomes all who yearn to suit up and be part of it.

Equal Opportunity Statement

MDA Space is an equal opportunity employer prizing diversity and inclusion. We are committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity. If you require assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please feel free to notify us.

Accommodations

MDA Space is proud to provide accommodation(s) during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodations, please indicate this in your application/cover letter and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

Comments / Special Considerations

We are required to conduct a BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) screening in which we will check your:

• Right to work: To confirm that you are entitled to take up the position as well as check your nationality and immigration status
• Identity: Full ID check
• Criminal records: Basic Disclosure
• Employment history check: Confirmation of past three years of employment (minimum) history/activity
• Reference checks

Benefits Statement

MDA Space provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of MDA, you and your qualified dependants are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including private healthcare, disability income protection, life insurance, pension plan, and an employee assistance program. We also have a hybrid work model in place for a better work/life balance.