Project Control Assistant [26167]

Sopra Steria; Zuid-Holland; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

HE Space, an international space company, seeks a skilled Project Support professional to join their Noordwijk-based team. The role covers procurement, project control, and financial documentation in ESA programmes within an international, multicultural setting.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor in a relevant field with 5+ years' experience, strong Excel skills, and fluent English. The position offers an engaging work environment and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in project support, administration, procurement, finance or similar.
• Demonstrated organisational and analytical abilities.
• Ability to work autonomously and in a multicultural international environment.
• Strong customer-focused communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support procurement and project control activities across ESA programmes.
• Implement and manage procurement actions, contracts and financial documentation in ESA systems.
• Monitor workflows, approvals and procurement performance indicators.
• Maintain procurement, geo-return and planning data for accuracy.
• Support contract management, milestone tracking and close-out activities.
• Produce reports, KPIs and financial analyses for programme management.
• Contribute to process optimisation and new tool implementations.
• Support manpower planning, budget monitoring and audit activities.
• Coordinate governance documentation and approval processes.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support successful programme delivery.

Skills

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Autonomous and teamwork

Customer-focused communication

English fluency

Excel / Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Finance, Economics or related

Tools

Job description

HE Space is a successful international space company, specialised in providing managed services and human resources to the international space sector for over 40 years.
We hire space experts all over Europe across the whole spectrum of space-related activities, from engineering to science, software development, operations, marketing, finance and administration. Our employees contribute towards a wide range of groundbreaking space programmes including Galileo and Copernicus, ExoMars, Iris2, ESA BASS, ESA GSPT, LISA Pathfinder, Euclid, the Ariane and Vega launchers as well as the International Space Station.
HE Space has joined forces with CS Group and Sopra Steria to lead the engineering and digital space market in Europe and to provide highly skilled consulting.
We are passionate about people and invest in you to support the development of the European space industry.

• Supporting procurement and project control activities across ESA programmes.
• Implementing and managing procurement actions, contracts and financial documentation in ESA systems.
• Monitoring workflows, approvals and procurement performance indicators.
• Maintaining procurement, geo-return and planning data, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Supporting contract management, milestone tracking and contract close-out activities.
• Producing reports, KPIs and financial analyses for programme management.
• Contributing to process optimisation and the implementation of new tools and procedures.
• Supporting manpower planning, budget monitoring and audit activities.
• Coordinating governance documentation and approval processes.
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to support successful programme delivery.

• Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Finance, Economics or a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in project support, administration, procurement, finance or a similar role.
• Good organisational and analytical skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team in an international and multicultural environment.
• Solution-oriented mindset with strong customer-focused communication skills.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

This job is located inNoordwijk, the Netherlands
An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!
Inclusive and committed employer, our company works every day to combat all forms of discrimination and promote a respectful working environment. That's why, committed to gender diversity and overall inclusivity, we encourage all applications and profiles.

Last apply date: 29/09/2026!