Senior Engineering Project Manager – Space Instrumentation

UKRI International; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

Flexible working hours

Excellent pension scheme

Employee discounts

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Science and Technology Facilities Council in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Engineering Project Manager to lead the complex HARMONI instrument project at UK ATC, coordinating UK and international collaborators and managing schedule, budget, and risk. The role requires a strong technical background, international collaboration experience, and proven leadership in multi-disciplinary engineering projects.

The position offers an open-ended contract, flexible working where possible, and a competitive

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical, engineering or science-based subject or equivalent relevant experience.
• High technical awareness and problem-solving capability: past experience working in an engineering discipline; adept at working in a multi-project, multi-disciplinary, technical environment.
• Professional experience as a project manager gained from leading at least one large technology-based project, involving collaborative work with international partners.
• Expertise across all areas of project management practice, including project set-up, schedule management, risk analysis, financial control and sub-contract management.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, organisational and presentational skills.
• Experience of working on collaborative projects involving international partners.
• People leadership skills.
• Well-developed influencing and negotiating skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading the overall HARMONI project, overseeing the work at UK ATC and with participating UK and international collaborators.
• Working closely with the Work Package Managers and other Institute Project Managers to ensure they are able to deliver the required scope to time and budget.
• Managing the delivery by confirming the design baseline and ensuring that the appropriate change management control processes are established and adhered to across the project.
• Managing the quality and safety aspects of the project using established standards and procedures.

Skills

High technical awareness

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Education

Engineering or science degree

Job description

Science and Technology Facilities Council in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Engineering Project Manager to lead the complex HARMONI instrument project at UK ATC, coordinating UK and international collaborators and managing schedule, budget, and risk. The role requires a strong technical background, international collaboration experience, and proven leadership in multi-disciplinary engineering projects.

The position offers an open-ended contract, flexible working where possible, and a competitive