Space Systems Project Manager: Lead Orbit Hardware

Alexander Associates; Vale of White Horse; 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, a rapidly growing space technology company, seeks an experienced Project Manager or Senior Project Manager to deliver complex technology development and space hardware programmes at Harwell Campus.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams through planning, development, verification and delivery, coordinating customers, suppliers and partners to achieve on-time, on-budget results in a fast-moving, high-reliability environment.

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 budgets, schedules and resources.
• Strong stakeholder, customer and supplier management skills.
• A practical, hands-on approach to project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary project teams across engineering, commercial and operational stakeholders.
• Define and maintain project objectives, scope, deliverables and schedules.
• Manage projects against agreed 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 such as 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 and cost estimation.

Skills

Project management

Space sector experience

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Hands-on delivery

Job description

Alexander Associates, a rapidly growing space technology company, seeks an experienced Project Manager or Senior Project Manager to deliver complex technology development and space hardware programmes at Harwell Campus.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams through planning, development, verification and delivery, coordinating customers, suppliers and partners to achieve on-time, on-budget results in a fast-moving, high-reliability environment.