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Earth Observation Data Management Project Coordinator
2015-10-09 18:06:08| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Serco is a FTSE 250 international service company that improves the quality and efficiency of essential services that matter to millions of people around the world. The work we do for national and local governments involves us in the most important areas of public services, including science and defence. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. With over 1500 staff in the space business covering a wide spectrum of experience and skills, we convey best practice, expertise and innovation in our business. For one of our projects for the European Space Agency, we are currently looking for a Project Coordinator. Tasks and Responsibilities The role is to coordinate an Earth Observation data management project, in a dynamic and international environment. The successful candidate will coordinate and review the EOSIP specification, oversee the development phase and coordinate and the operation implementation. This is currently limitied to ERS and ENVISAT datasets. The Project Coordinators main responsibilities would be Establish and maintain the required interfaces with ESA, Consortium partners and third party Providers Technical coordination day to day management Handle any Specific Anomaly andor deviation, interfacing with ESA EOSIP Technical Coordinator and escalating to the ESA project manager EOSIP Specification Review responsibilities Technical coordination of EOSIP Specification review including the following activities Critical review of the specification providing comments Interfacing with ESA EOSIP Technical coordinator Check for o existence of source of metadata o Critical review of fields included in the specification o Consistent across different instruments or modes of same Instrument o metadata consistency with respect to the source of e.g. product specification catalogue information Interaction with author of the specifications in meetings to speed up the signoff EOSIP development Coordination Ensure the specification are agreed by all parties and implementation process would be smooth Interfacing with the software development team for all issues relating to the eosip specifications Managing progress Liaising between ESA and consortium for all software related issues EOSIP Operational Coordination Scheduling the operations for every EOSIP conversion including o Ensuring the facility is ready and with capacity o Ensuring the data is ready and available o Ensuring the software is integrated and tested Monitor and report on the progress and performance of the activity Coordinate the deliverables preparation and delivery Requirements The following skills and experience are mandatory Good Knowledge of Payload Data Ground Segments Good knowledge of Earth Observation data products Have at least 5 years experience in working in similar environments. operations or engineering Have collaborated with ESA worked in projects with ESA Very good customer liaison capability Proactive approach to problem identification and resolution Teamwork teamplayer spirit Take full responsibility for the successful conclusion of the activities Have a dynamic outlook and be success oriented Candidates should be fluent in English and have good writing and communication skills Availability to travel within Europe to attend meetings The following would be considered an asset Scientific background in at least one of the EO missions Understanding in Earth Observation production chain Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Italy or be EU nationals. Due to the high interest these roles generate, Serco reserves the right to commence, alter or conclude the recruitment process prior to the closing date. If shortlisted, a recruiter will contact you directly. If not, your application will remain in our database and can be matched against future openings. You can also login at any time to apply to additional positions.
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