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Copernicus Programme Management Support Engineer
2015-09-01 16:04:47| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
With 1.700 employees worldwide, the CS Group is a leading IT company in France and in Germany, and a prime contractor in designing, integrating and operating mission critical systems. It has now been over 30 years that comprehensive CS solutions for space systems and applications, both on the ground and in space, have been part and parcel of this odyssey. Our German activities grow at fast pace and to face our costumers high level expectations and needs, we are looking for talented profiles having relevant experience in Space systems The activity is assumed, as a baseline, to require the fulltime participation of one engineer for the duration of the contract. The Copernicus Programme Management Support Engineer shall report to the Copernicus Programme and Service Manager and liaise with the Copernicus Programme and Service Management Office CPO team. Overall the engineer shall support the Copernicus Programme management in the preparation of implementation reports to be delivered to the EC and to EUMETSAT Delegate Bodies, in the preparation of Programme bilateral meetings between the EC EUMETSAT and associated documentation presentations, agendas, minutes of meeting, in the monitoring and reporting of Programme indicators including technical service level performance indicators and in the maintenance of management and high level plans,. PROFILE The Engineer shall have, as a prerequisite, a demonstrated experience in project management of at least 5 years, in service management and service level monitoring and reporting, preferably in space projects,. The Engineer shall have a University degree. The following skills are mandatory Project Management Prince 2 or equivalent and Project Control including Project planning, initiation, and organization, Software tools for project management, Accurate estimating and cost control, Project execution and control, Developing powerful project presentations and reports, Managing risk and making decisions, Effective problem management, Performance service management, Managing change. Excellent analytical and reporting skills Knowledge and experience of QA processes and procedures Expert in using Microsoft Office software Word, Excel, Powerpoint and MS Project The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore the keyperson must be able to work effectively in this language. The Engineer is required to have the experience and capability to fulfil the assigned tasks with the minimum of supervision. The Engineer shall have good interpersonal skills. The Engineer shall have the soft skills to cope with different situations, conflicts, uncertainty, and doubt. This means Being flexible, Being persistent and firm when necessary, Being creative, Absorbing large volumes of data from multiple sources, Being patient but able to differentiate between patience and action, Being able to handle large amounts of continuous, often unrelenting stress. Furthermore, the Engineer should preferably have experience of working on a collaborative programme between different partners. TASKS EXPERIENCE The tasks of the Copernicus Programme Management Support Engineer shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following 1 Support the Copernicus Programme Manager in the preparation of annual and quarterly implementation reports to be delivered to the EC including service performance and technical progress, open issues, action status, risk status 2 Support the Copernicus Programme Manager in the preparation of annual Work Programmes detailing the set of tasks to be implemented and associated schedule 3 Support the Copernicus Programme Manager in the preparation of Programme Management Meetings between the EU and EUMETSAT including the preparation of agendas, viewgraphs addressing progress and main issues, recording of the Minutes of Meetings and of the associated actions 4 Support the Copernicus Programme Manager in the preparation of elements of progress reports to EUMETSAT Delegate Bodies as well as the preparation of synthetic progress reports for internal and external purposes 5 Support the Programme Manager in the preparation of the Programme Briefings from a management standpoint as well as the organization of dedicated key points 6 In close liaison with the CPO and operations teams, support the establishment and maintenance of service level indicators to track and report progress of Copernicus entrusted activities and associated service level performances 7 Maintain with the Copernicus Programme Manager and his team a Critical Item List associated with all entrusted activities 8 In close liaison with the Copernicus Quality Assurance Engineer, support the periodic maintenance of the EUMETSAT Copernicus Management Plan ECMP, the Management Plan for Copernicus data services delivered by EUMETSAT on behalf of the European Commission SMP and all associated documents including work practises etc and the Work Breakdown Structure, Product tree Documentation tree 9 In close liaison with the Copernicus Programme Manager and his team, followup the progress and status of the internal actions decided at various occasions such like the Programme Management Meetings, the Ramp Up Steering Committee meetings, the Management Board meetings, or coming from internal CPO Team meetings. How to apply Please consider the following points before applying Please submit your complete application documents in English. An attached cover letter should mention your availability and salary expectations. Interested applicants should submit their CV to marina.ludwigcssystems.de with CC to francoisxavier.laffontcs.fr with the job title. Due to new work permit restrictions for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you hold all appropriate documentation and permits to work in Europe. Closing date 14 September 2015 Starting Date November 2015
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