Senior Project Manager - Space / Satellite

Langham Recruitment; Guildford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Guildford is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to oversee and deliver innovative aerospace projects. You will manage a team and ensure successful project outcomes while interfacing with customers and stakeholders. The ideal candidate has a strong background in project management within the satellite/aerospace industry and is passionate about delivering exceptional results. This role offers a competitive salary and attractive benefits.

Benefits

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

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project management in the space/satellite/aerospace industry.
• Experience of interfacing with customers.
• Good experience of implementing contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from contract commencement through delivery of space segments.
• Responsible for aspects of the project and program processes.
• Day-to-day management of project core team activities.

Skills

Project management in satellite/aerospace

Customer interfacing

Contract implementation

Matrix management structure familiarity

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• Break down work into appropriate work packages and obtain 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

Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

• 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