Senior Space Systems Project Manager

UK Space Jobs; Harwell; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Workplace pension

Learning and development allowance

Job summary

Alexander Associates, based at Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire, seeks an experienced Project Manager or Senior Project Manager to deliver complex space hardware programmes from planning through delivery. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, coordinate with customers, suppliers and partners, and drive development cycles end-to-end.

The role combines hands-on project leadership with engineering collaboration, including oversight of SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR and FRR milestones.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in project or programme management within a complex engineering environment.
• Experience delivering complex technology or hardware development programmes.
• Experience with 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.
• Ability to operate in a fast-moving, growing technology business.
• Hands-on approach to project delivery.
• Experience with government, civil, defence or institutional customers would be valuable.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary project teams, providing clear direction across engineering, commercial and operational stakeholders.
• Define and maintain project objectives, scope, deliverables and schedules.
• Manage projects against approved cost, schedule and quality requirements.
• Manage project budgets, resources, labour and expenditure.
• Track progress against milestones and KPIs, adapting plans to maintain delivery.
• Identify and manage project risks with mitigation strategies.
• Work with engineering teams to resolve technical and programme issues.
• Coordinate major milestones including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR and FRR.
• Manage relationships with customers, funding organisations, external partners, subcontractors and suppliers.
• Support bids for commercial and institutional programmes, including planning, scheduling, resource planning and cost estimation.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Scheduling

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Space hardware development

Spacecraft systems

Requirements management

Customer relationship

Job description

Alexander Associates, based at Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire, seeks an experienced Project Manager or Senior Project Manager to deliver complex space hardware programmes from planning through delivery. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, coordinate with customers, suppliers and partners, and drive development cycles end-to-end.

The role combines hands-on project leadership with engineering collaboration, including oversight of SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR and FRR milestones.