je.st
news
Programme Management Support in the LEO Division
2016-03-07 14:07:30| 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 our activities in EUMETSAT, we are currently looking for a Programme Management Support in the LEO Division. Tasks and Responsibilities You will report to the Associate Director for LEO Programmes Head of the LEO Division and liaise with the LEO management team. Overall you should support the LEO management in the preparation of generic management and development plans and structures e.g. Work breakdown structure, Product tree, Documentation tree taking into account the existing information and implementing lessons learnt from the past EPS, Jason and Sentinel3 mission development. The outcome of this support will be used to maintain the existing plans and on to work on the development programmes. Your tasks will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following Maintain a coherent management baseline for all programmes run within the LEO Division. It consists in ensuring that the management arrangements and processes described in the respective Programme Management Plans are coherent and where necessary, propose updates Organise the review of and document the basic processes used in the LEO Programmes i.e. planning and scheduling, HR Planning, action tracking, reporting Based on consultation with the Associate Director and the LEO Management team including Quality Assurance and Project control, maintain the LEO Risk Management Plan. Participate to the implementation of the risk management process Collect information and generate monthly Quarterly status reports for the programme run within the LEO Division Establish and maintain Divisional and Programme indicators organise sessions to analyse trends with LEO management in order to initiate actions On a quarterly basis, collect the status of Programmes activities with respect to yearly organisational objectives and report the outcome in a predefined corporate format Based on consultation with the Associate Director and the LEO Management team as well as PMPs from other existing EUMETSAT programmes finalise and maintain the individual LEO Programme Management Plans. PMPs describe the management processes to be implemented during all programme development phases. PMPs rely on the existing management arrangements, the inputs provided by the EUMETSAT Directory of Instruction, the lessons learnt drawn from previous implementations and the outcomes of quality audits. Significant contributions to the JasonCS management plans will be needed Coordinate and maintain with project control the Programme structures e.g. Work breakdown structure, Product tree, Documentation tree Preparation of synthetic managerial and technical reports for internal and external purposes Preparation of presentations for internal and external purposes Support the preparation of Programme Reviews and key points from a management standpoint e.g. MetopC reviews, LEO Requirement Reviews. Requirements You should have a University degree, some knowledge of QA processes and procedures and good computing skills with a familiarity with Microsoft Office software Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Access, etc.. You are required to have the experience and capability to fulfil the assigned tasks with the minimum of supervision. You should have, as a prerequisite, a background of at least 5 years in space projects, with at least 3 years of experience in project management positions. The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore you must be able to work effectively in this language, knowledge of French being an advantage. You should have good interpersonal skills. Furthermore, you should preferably have experience of working on a collaborative programme between different partners. Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals. Important 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. You can also login at any time to apply to additional positions. Data Protection By submitting a job application you agree to the storage of any personal data provided by you directly or collected from generally accessible sources in particular professional and other social media throughout the entire application process CV, references, letter of application, interviews as applicable. To facilitate subsequent contact for professional purposes only, you agree to your data being saved after the application process has ended. You may revoke your consent to this agreement at any time. The same shall also apply if you are contacted by SERCO GROUP regarding vacancies that match your existing profile. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply via the relevant link available in Serco Europes Careers Hub httpscareershub.serco.eu If you have any question regarding this position please email space.careersserco.com Position Programme Management Support in the LEO Division Reference G016EUM204 Application closing date 11042016 Start date ASAP For additional information about Serco Group please consult our website www.serco.com For additional information about Serco Europe please consult our website httpswww.serco.eu For additional information about EUMETSAT, please consult httpwww.eumetsat.int
Tags: support
management
division
programme
Category:Transportation and Logistics