Senior Space Hardware Project Lead

Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment; Harwell; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Workplace pension

Learning allowance

Job summary

Alexander Associates is partnering with a pioneering space technology company at Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, to hire an experienced Project Manager or Senior Project Manager.

You will lead complex hardware development programmes, coordinating engineering teams, customers and suppliers through the full lifecycle, from planning to delivery.

Hybrid working is offered, with an expectation of time in the office; 5+ years' space or aerospace leadership experience preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in project or programme management within a complex engineering environment.
• Experience delivering complex technology or hardware development programmes.
• Previous exposure to spacecraft, satellite, flight hardware or aerospace systems.
• Experience managing projects involving multiple engineering disciplines.
• Strong stakeholder, customer and supplier management skills.
• Experience managing significant project budgets, schedules and resources.
• The ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, growing technology business.
• A practical, hands-on approach to project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Leading and coordinating multidisciplinary project teams across engineering, commercial and operational stakeholders.
• Defining and maintaining project objectives, scope, deliverables and schedules.
• Managing projects against agreed cost, schedule and quality requirements.
• Managing project budgets, resources, labour and expenditure.
• Tracking progress against key milestones and KPIs, adapting plans to maintain delivery.
• Identifying and managing project risks, ensuring mitigation strategies are developed and implemented.
• Working closely with engineering teams to resolve technical and programme issues as they arise.
• Coordinating major project and design milestones including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR and FRR.
• Managing relationships with customers, funding organisations, external partners, subcontractors and suppliers.
• Supporting bids for commercial and institutional programmes, including planning, scheduling, resource planning and cost estimation.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Alexander Associates is partnering with a pioneering space technology company at Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, to hire an experienced Project Manager or Senior Project Manager.

You will lead complex hardware development programmes, coordinating engineering teams, customers and suppliers through the full lifecycle, from planning to delivery.

Hybrid working is offered, with an expectation of time in the office; 5+ years' space or aerospace leadership experience preferred.