Senior Space Mission Delivery Lead

Holt Executive Ltd; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/flexible work

9-day fortnight

25 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Relocation assistance

Modern facilities

International team

Team events

Job summary

Holt Executive Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to support the delivery of complex space missions and advanced engineering programmes. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage schedules, budgets and risks, and ensure governance and reporting across internal stakeholders, customers and partners.

Hybrid working with core hours is available. This is an excellent opportunity to influence technically challenging space projects, collaborating with

Qualifications

• 5+ years in project or programme management within the space industry.
• Proven track record of successful project or mission delivery.
• Strong technical project management skills: scheduling, financial management and risk mitigation.
• Experience planning and delivering formal engineering review gates.
• Ability to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Proactive, collaborative approach to solving problems and achieving project objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and delivery of space missions or complex engineering work packages.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project and engineering teams.
• Plan and manage project review gates, including requirements, preliminary design and critical design reviews.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, quality and technical risks.
• Prepare project documentation and management reports.
• Support mission concept studies, bids and new project proposals.
• Build effective relationships with customers, suppliers and programme partners.
• Report project progress, risks and performance to senior management.
• Identify and resolve delivery challenges to keep projects on track.

Skills

Project management

Space industry

Scheduling

Budgeting

Risk management

Gate reviews

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Problem solving

Education

Relevant technical degree

Job description

Holt Executive Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to support the delivery of complex space missions and advanced engineering programmes. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage schedules, budgets and risks, and ensure governance and reporting across internal stakeholders, customers and partners.

Hybrid working with core hours is available. This is an excellent opportunity to influence technically challenging space projects, collaborating with