Schedule & Risk Management Engineer

ALCADIA Entreprises; Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ALCADIA is seeking an experienced Schedule and Risk Management Engineer to support ESA CIP programmes and projects, based at ESTEC Noordwijk (The Netherlands) or ECSAT Harwell (UK) with occasional international travels.

The role covers baseline development, schedule risk analysis, monitoring performance, and reporting to ESA project teams, with a focus on delivering robust recovery plans and cost-effective improvements.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering or related field.
• At least 5 years in complex project scheduling.
• Experience with schedule risk management and planning for large-scale programmes.
• Fluent written and spoken English; French would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and control baselines and working schedules.
• Perform CP, float, KPIs, and schedule quality analysis.
• Provide schedule risk analysis and what-if scenarios.
• Prepare deviation reports and dashboards.
• Support reviews like IPREV, PDR, and CDR.

Skills

Project scheduling

Critical path analysis

Schedule risk mgmt

MS Project

Primavera P6

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Education

Master's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project Professional

Oracle Primavera

Power BI

Deltek Acumen

Job description

Location:

ESTEC, Noordwijk (The Netherlands) and/ or ECSAT, Harwell (United Kingdom) with missions to industrial consortia and international partners as required

Expected Start Date:

From January 2027

MISSIONS

ALCADIA is seeking an experienced Schedule and Risk Management Engineer to support ESA's CIP programmes and projects.

The successful candidate will provide expert planning, schedule control and risk management support to ESA Project Managers, Project Controllers and project teams.

The role covers baseline development, industrial schedule assessment, critical path analysis, schedule risk analysis, reporting, recovery planning and continuous improvement of methods and tools.

Schedule Planning and Control

• Coordinate schedule and risk support across projects, ensuring harmonised approaches, tools, processes and reporting.
• Develop, configure, maintain and control project baseline and working schedules in coordination with ESA project teams.
• Analyse schedules received from industrial consortia using quality metrics, critical path analysis, float analysis and agreed schedule KPIs.
• Monitor schedule performance against the approved baseline and prepare deviation reports, milestone trend charts, dashboards and periodic status reports.
• Verify consistency between industrial schedules and proactively interface with industrial teams to obtain current information.
• Run simulations and what-if scenarios and provide recommendations for schedule improvement, recovery and acceleration.

Risk Management and Expert Support

• Support project risk management processes, mitigation planning, action follow-up and preparation of risk-adjusted schedules.
• Provide expert inputs during procurement activities, CCBs, IPREV, PDR, CDR and other major programmatic or technical reviews.
• Support the definition and update of Schedule and Risk Management Plans and related industrial management requirements.
• Configure and administer schedule and risk tools and support the development, testing and introduction of new tools, dashboards and potential AI applications.
• Contribute to QMS audits, standards, procedures, lessons learned, knowledge management and training for ESA teams.

SKILLS

We are looking for an experienced and analytical professional holding a Master's degree in Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Project Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field, with at least 5 years of demonstrated experience in complex project scheduling, critical path analysis, schedule risk management, and planning support for large-scale engineering or industrial programmes.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise in planning and risk management with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. They are capable of assessing complex project schedules, identifying potential risks and deviations, and providing practical recommendations to support successful programme delivery.

Key qualifications and competencies:

• Proven experience in advanced project scheduling and schedule control within complex engineering, industrial, or aerospace programmes.
• Strong expertise in critical path, sub-critical path, float analysis, schedule quality assessment, and milestone trend analysis.
• Demonstrated experience in schedule risk analysis, risk-adjusted schedules, simulations, and what-if scenario assessments.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Project Professional and at least one enterprise planning tool such as Oracle Primavera.
• Ability to assess industrial schedules, identify deviations, and develop practical recovery, mitigation, or optimisation strategies.
• Strong reporting, presentation, stakeholder management, and training capabilities.
• Fluent written and spoken English. French would be considered an asset.
• Previous experience working with the European Space Agency (ESA), including ESTEC or ECSAT environments.
• Knowledge of planning and reporting tools such as Deltek Acumen, Office Timeline, Visio, Power BI, and schedule risk analysis solutions.
• Experience supporting major space programme reviews, including IPREV, Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), and Critical Design Reviews (CDR).
• Familiarity with ECSS standards, including ECSS-M-ST-10, ECSS-M-ST-60, and ECSS-M-ST-80.
• Experience integrating project schedules with cost, resources, configuration management, and programme risk management activities.
• Exposure to tool development, process automation, digital transformation initiatives, or AI-driven applications supporting planning and risk management.

This position is ideal for a proactive and solution-oriented planning professional who thrives in complex programme environments and is passionate about delivering high-quality schedule and risk management support for major international space projects.