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Project Scheduler (ESA-ESTEC)

Noordwijk, The Netherlands, Sapienza Consulting [1478]

Field(s) of expertise
Business Administration and Finance Aerospace Engineering
Job type
Permanent
Education
Master
Deadline
Closed

About this job

We are recruiting a Schedule Engineer for Sapienza to work on our Customers Site ESA-ESTEC (The Netherlands) supporting the Lunar Gateway and Orion-ESM projects on the Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Robotic Exploration (HRE).

ESA missions are at the forefront of human exploration. Building on a strong heritage in human spaceflight and the successful ISS and ATV programmes, ESA in collaboration with its International partners have turned their gaze to deep space and have laid the foundations for the journey to Mars. The first exciting step on this journey is returning humans to the Moon and establishing a sustainable human presence in deep space, which will be achieved through the Artemis Programme.

The European Service Module (ESM) is ESA’s contribution to the Orion vehicle, which will shuttle humans to and from the Moon. It will dock with a new space station known as the Gateway, the portal through which humans can access different landing sites on the Moon. It is also a safe haven, a facility for science and robotic surface operations as well as a refuelling depot for lunar landers. ESA is providing the I-HAB module, which is the habitat housing four crew for up to six months, and the ESPRIT module, which provides vital communications and refuelling capabilities.

The destination is no longer Low Earth Orbit, but deep space. First stop is the Moon driven by the Artemis programme, with vehicles like the Orion crewed spacecraft and large, space station-like facilities like the lunar Gateway, for which ESA will provide the IHAB and ESPRIT modules. Overall, this infrastructure will provide repeated access to the surface of the moon, both for astronauts and rovers. The initial goal is to re-take lunar scientific exploration with much newer means and instrumentation, but the final goal is to build the experience and confidence to eventually send humans to the surface of Mars.

Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the HRE Head of Project Control and working on a daily basis with the project controllers and project teams of the Orion-ESM, IHAB and ESPRIT projects, the new team member will perform a range of tasks, as described in the description below:

  • Provide schedule support in major tender evaluations of the Gateway and Orion-ESM projects
  • Provide support to, and/or participate in, contractual and technical negotiations for schedule aspects
  • Provide schedule support to the major technical reviews of the main projects in the Directorate to ensure schedule objectives are met
  • Support the projects in their schedule interactions with our International partners
  • Assist the projects in the day to day schedule monitoring and control of its industrial consortium against the baseline schedule
  • Conduct specific ad hoc schedule analysis of project activities as needed
  • Support the Risk management process of the Projects
  • Assist the HRE Project Control section in the design and implementation of new schedule control/progress monitoring techniques

Scheduler tasks will bring the incumbent in contact with our project’s Industrial consortia and with the international partner organisations (NASA, JAXA, and CSA)

Profile

Because of the pro-active nature of the work on schedule controlling that will be required, the post holder will also need to show:

  • Masters in Engineering or equivalent University degree from a recognised Institution of secondary studies or equivalent qualification in Business Administration, with relevant experience
  • At least 4 years of relevant work experience
  • Demonstrated expertise with the use of modern schedule software tools (at least both MS Project, Primavera)
  • Expertise with the techniques that allow the use of such software tools to provide active schedule management and best scheduling practices
  • Experience with the schedule peculiarities of spacecraft development is an asset
  • Proactivity, good communication skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to interact effectively with the technical personnel in our projects and colleagues of different backgrounds (engineering, management, legal)
  • Capability to summarise and present complex information to colleagues and senior management in a concise and clear manner
  • Capability to work autonomously and at the same time be able to work effectively as part of a team
  • Fluent in English; knowledge of another ESA member-state language is an asset

 

Contact:

Please send your CV (in English) as soon as possible, but no later than 03/01/2021 to jobs@sapienzaconsulting.com

 

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