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Project Management Support (EUMETSAT)

Darmstadt, Germany, Sapienza Consulting [1396.1]

Field(s) of expertise
Business Administration and Finance Project and Service Management
Job type
Permanent
Education
Master
Deadline
Closed

About this job

We are recruiting two Project Management Support engineers for Sapienza to work on-site on our customer’s premises EUMETSAT (Darmstadt). These Controllers will be part of a larger project management service team within the Project Management Support Office (PMSO) and will provide end-to-end project support.

Responsibilities

  • Preparation of the Project Charter (Project Opening Form)
  • Preparation of dedicated Project Baseline, Project Breakdown Structures and the associated Project Management Plan (PMP). The PMP contains, inter alia:
    • The Project development logic (Project lifecycle) including the interrelation with its related Programme and/or with other Upgrade Projects
    • The Project Phases and planning, including the definition of the objectives for the major Project Quality Gates
    • The management processes to be implemented during the Project lifecycle
    • The product tree, if applicable
    • The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and associated Work Package (WP) descriptions, including the estimated effort and time scale required to perform the WP when applicable
    • The resources (human and non-human) allocated to each WBS element of the Project
    • The Key Performance Indicators to be used to monitor and control the progress of the Project
    • The Project schedule up to hand over to the related Programmes (still in Phase C/D) or to the Operational Readiness Review of Upgrade Projects, including the identification of the Critical Path and schedule indicators
  • During the execution of the project:
    • Update and maintenance of the project baseline and associated PMP
    • Maintenance of an Action Item List
    • Management of Project risks and associated mitigation actions
    • Preparation of synthesized progress reports for internal and external purposes
    • Preparation of presentations for internal and external purposes, attending the relevant Project progress meetings (including Project Board Meetings) and documenting and tracking the decisions and actions discussed and agreed
    • Preparation of Project Quality Gates from a management standpoint, as well as the organization of dedicated progress meetings and key checkpoints.
    • Preparation and maintenance of the Project Schedule and Schedule monitoring tools and indicators
    • Preparation of the Project closure activities, including a dedicated Lessons Learnt exercise

Profile

  • University degree (or equivalent) in an Engineering discipline
  • At least 3 years of demonstrated hands-on experience in Project Management disciplines (i.e. risk management, action control, reporting, planning), ideally with a PMP certification
  • Expert level usage of Microsoft Project (or similar project scheduling/planning and management tools)
  • Strong knowledge of related QA processes and procedures, preferably applied in projects
  • Experience working on a collaborative and multidisciplinary environment
  • Strong office computing skills with extensive hands-on experience in using the Microsoft Office Suite
  • Experience in managing a portfolio of projects/activities will be seen as an advantage
  • Very good inter-personal and communication skills to be able to interface efficiently with both the management and technical / scientific counterparts and stakeholders
  • Ability to conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner and be able to work calmly and correctly under stress
  • Ability to draft concise management reports and executive level presentations in English and the capability and experience to fulfil the assigned support tasks with a minimum of supervision
  • Direct experience of project management or scheduling for space/ground segment development or operations and with the ECSS lifecycle or equivalent will be considered as an advantage

 

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