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Programme Manager CMIP International Project Office
2021-07-15 10:13:47| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Summary Exciting opportunity for an experienced climate professional to join the Telespazio UK team, and support the development and execution of a brand new international project office IPO for the CoupledModel Intercomparison Project CMIP, in a role colocated with ESA Climate Office at ECSAT. Objective This prestigious post will support the CMIPIPO Director and office as a whole in line with the aims and targets set out within their initial 5 year term. The CMIPIPO is expected to be the focal point for leading national and international entities in climate modelling, coordinating independent international teams and projects working toward a common goal. A more prominent role is foreseen for CMIP in bringing models and observations closer together, and aims to Better understand past, present and future climate changes arising from natural and anthropogenic changes Assess model performance in the past and future, including the representation in models Investigate predictability of the climate system on various time and space scales as well as making predictions from observed climate states Make multimodel output publically available in a standardized format Carry out work as directed by the Working Group on Coupled Modelling WGCM CMIPIPO will operate under overall guidance of releveant CMIP governing bodies WGCM, CMIP Panel, WIP, and in close coordination with the WCRP Joing Scientific Committee JSC and HeadWCRP Secretariat. Responsibilities Duties The successful individual will be expected to Facilitate active liaison between the climate observations and modelling communities, with a focus on strengthening the connections, cooperation and coordination between models and observations, organising relevant meetings and conferences Support the organisation of the activities of the CMIP panel and the WIP, being in regular contact with their respective chairs Contribute to CMIP international meetings for instance the WCRP JSCmeetings, strategyimplementation workshops and task teams, events and to partnersponsoring organizations Work closely with WGCM, WIP, CMIPpanel, providing scientific, technical and administrative support Assist the cooperation between CMIP and other relevant international programmes and activities, including contacts and interaction with Climate Services Support coordination, planning, development and implementation of the CMIP experimental design, data archiving and dissemination, and associated observational, reanalysis, forcings, scenarios and modelling efforts Qualifications Experience PhD, or equivalent qualification, in Physics, Earth Sciences or related scientific discipline. Excellent track record in climate science and modelling Expertise in climate science management Essential Skills Demonstrated scientific andor technical experience with CMIP Experience working with international organisations within the climate network Experience working in large international projects and teams Excellent presentation skills Qualities Ability to work autonomously, and prioritise workloads Methodical, and proactive, attitude to solving problems Good English language skills Excellent organisational, and communication, skills.
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Climate Models International Project Office Programme Manager
2021-06-18 17:15:01| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Position Reference 947 The ESA Climate Office acts as the focal point for ESAs climaterelated activities and represents ESAs and its Member States climaterelated interests on several international organisations and working groups and is an observer to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC since 2019. In March 2021, ESA and the World Meteorological Organisation WMO signed an agreement concerning WCRPs CMIPIPO. The World Climate Research Programme WCRP, is jointly sponsored by the World Meteorological Organisation WMO, the International Science Council ISC and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IOC of UNESCO. The CoupledModel Intercomparison Project CMIP provides the focal point for leading national and international entities in climate modelling and is the main resource for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC assessment of climate projections. Moreover, CMIP is a major user of EObased climate observations for model development, assimilation and evaluation. In hosting the CMIP International Project Office ESA confirms its longterm strategic vision into supporting climate science and demonstrating European leadership in climate modelling. It will provide substantial benefits to ESAs current and future climate activities, by strengthening the use of EObased climate observations by the climate modelling community. RHEA is currently looking for an experienced Programme Manager to work in close coordination with the CMIPIPO Director. Tasks and Activities The scope of work will include Facilitating active liaison between the climate observations and modelling communities, with a focus on strengthening the connections, cooperation and coordination between models and observations, organising relevant meetings and conferences. Support the organisation of the activities of the CMIP panel and the WIP, being in regular contact with their respective chairs. Contribute to CMIP international meetings for instance the WCRP JSCmeetings, strategyimplementation workshops and task teams, events and to partnersponsoring organizations. Work closely with Working Group on Climate Modelling WGCM, WGCM Infrastructure Panel WIP, CMIPpanel, providing scientific, technical and administrative support. Assisting the cooperation between CMIP and other relevant international programmes and activities, including contacts and interaction with Climate Services. Supporting coordination, planning, development and implementation of the CMIP experimental design, data archiving and dissemination, and associated observational, reanalysis, forcings, scenarios and modelling efforts. Skills and Experience The following skills would be mandatory PhD in physics or Earth science, or any other appropriate scientific field, with at least 3 years of relevant work experience. Background in climate science. Expertise in working in an international environment. Demonstrated scientific and technical experience with CMIP. Excellent negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills. Proficiency in English, both written and spoken. How to Apply Looking to take your career to the next level? Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter to RHEAs Recruitment team at careersrheagroup.com no later than 01092021. Preference will be given to candidates eligible for an EU or national personal security clearance at the level of CONFIDENTIAL or above.
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Programme Project Controller
2021-02-10 17:12:56| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
We are looking for a Programme Project Controller M3 to join our Modis Aerospace team, working onsite at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands. Modis has proudly supported the Aerospace Defence industry in the Netherlands for decades. Our partnership with the European Space Agency ESA has been one of the many success stories allowing our people to expand their career horizons. Modis experts are contributing to some of the most important technical advances in Aerospace and Defence which impact the way we live our lives today, through specialised engineering expertise and other required skillsets. This could be your future. Become part of our successful team! Specific tasks to be performed The post holder will contribute to the smooth operations of the TEC Directorate and to the efficient management of its resources and technical infrastructure. In particular, the post holder will be assigned to the Programme and Project Control Service and will provide support for the project control activities for the different projects under the responsibility of the Systems Department in TEC. Post holder may also be asked to provide general assistance in the field of resources and activities controlling under the responsibility of the department. General tasks to be performed Support to the planning, preparation, execution and followup of projects programmes activities in terms of schedule, related procurement actions, costs including preparation of CaC as relevant, manpower including support, etc. including Assisting in preparing, developing and maintaining programme level plans. Assisting in the definition and in maintaining related workprocurement plans and related execution and contract actions plans using local tools as applicable. Monitoring of the implementation of the programmes and of activities, as appropriate, and preparation of related reports and provision of management information as required. Evaluating the results and main achievements of the programme, elaborating related KPIs, and preparing periodic overview publications. In the field of resources i.e. financial and manpower for programmeprojects Assisting in the preparation of longterm, medium term and inyear resource plans. Monitoring and controlling the implementation of the plans in line with resource targets, performing forecasting, identifying deviations and related recovery actions, producing related reports. Reviewing checking of ESA internal expenditures such as recharges, support services and purchases for consistency with Costat Completion CAC of industrial contracts. Checking commitments for consistency with budgets and ESAs procedures and consumption of commitment ceiling and initiating related budgetary transfers as required. In the field of procurements and execution of contracts Support to the preparation and followup of the Agencys tender actions. Support to the proposal evaluations as expert for the price and schedule verification and analysis. Support to the preparation of the financial contract commitment and the data entry of the milestone payment plans in the Agencys systems. Contributing to the elaboration, consolidation of related procurement workplans and detailed implementation plans e.g. Contract Action Plan baseline and related commitment consumption, cost and disbursement profiles. Ensuring that above plans are properly inserted in the appropriate management tools. Followingup of the progress of the procurement actions and contracts, and keeping track of status and maintaining the current actual and forecasting in the appropriate ESA tools. Creating related objects in ESAp, maintaining corresponding information in local applications as required and ensuring the correctness and coherence of related information. Monitoring and controlling of timely implementation of actions related to procurement and contractual matters, including monitoring of financial commitments, payment milestones and invoicing. Supporting industrial invoicing process and payment verification and control. Supporting programme inventory and export control activities, maintain relevant inventory databases In the field of programme industrial return Initiation and coordination of the periodic updating of relevant Industrial Return data base to reflect the current commitments status and the industrial policy forecast for planned activities. Verification of coherence with ESA corporate Industrial Return data. Maintenance of list of specific compensation or improvement measures and followup the implementation. Verification of coherence of proposed procurement actions with the planned industrial return policy targets of the programmeproject, including the compensation measures. Support to programmeproject level risk management. Maintaining up to date the related data, performing data analysis, identifying deviations w.r.t. planstargets and production of associated reports to the responsible management and to the concerned customers when relevant. Operation of the associated management information tools and system databases. Support to the responsible entity in the definition of new and improvement of existing processes and tools and production of related documents. Support the execution of the directorates Risk Management process To successfully perform the above mentioned tasks, the following background experience is required Masters degree or equivalent qualification in engineering and at least 4 years of relevant experience in project control. Ability to readily assimilate and coordinate input data and providing timely output. Reliability, rigor and initiative in the execution of the assigned tasks. Ability to work independently and establish good working relations with the relevant stakeholders. Capacity to identify priority actions and to handle high workload. Ability to understand and adapt to the Agencys specific context and environment. Excellent analytical, organisation and reporting skills together with a proactive attitude to solving problems and proficiency with IT tools. Previous experience with relevant Agencys corporate applications andor TEC IT Tools would be a distinctive advantage. Previous experience working with SAP would be an asset. About ESAESTEC The European Space Agency ESA has sites in several European countries. The European Space Research and Technology Centre ESTEC, has grown into ESAs largest establishment and the technical and organizational hub of Europes space sector. Missions designed and tested at ESTEC are circling Earth, have landed on planetary bodies and have probed far into the Solar System. The infrastructure and equipment assembled here, together with the expert knowhow of its 2800 personnel, make ESTEC a unique resource for Europe. The work done here by teams skilled in every aspect of engineering for space has enabled the creation of novel communication, navigation and information services, creating new jobs and growth while improving the lives of European and world citizens. Please send your CV to recruitmentaerospacemodis.com before 05032021
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Programme Project Controller
2021-02-01 09:13:00| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
We are looking for a Programme Project Controller M3 to join our Modis Aerospace team, working onsite at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands. Modis has proudly supported the Aerospace Defence industry in the Netherlands for decades. Our partnership with the European Space Agency ESA has been one of the many success stories allowing our people to expand their career horizons. Modis experts are contributing to some of the most important technical advances in Aerospace and Defence which impact the way we live our lives today, through specialised engineering expertise and other required skillsets. This could be your future. Become part of our successful team! Information and specific tasks to be performed The Telecommunications and Integrated Applications Directorate supports innovation to boost the competitiveness of European industry in the global space market. This involves a wide range of activities from spacebased technology, systems, product for telecommunications development up the downtoearth application of spacebased services. This requires engagement with a wide range of industrial, academic and institutional partners. This post is in support of TIA Partnership projects. These are mainly cofunded projects with part of the project funded by industrial or institutional partners. The position holder will be supporting partnership projects on all activities related to project cost, schedule and risk, project management processes and administrative functions, as well as preparing the Directorates internal and external reporting. Seen the complexity of these Projects a Senior Project Controller is required. The post holder will be working in several projects simultaneously and the initial project to be supported is Novacom II. The Project control organisation in TIA will change and will be centralized in the Business Planning, Management support and Coordination Office, so in the short term the Org. Unit will change to TIAM. Tasks Supporting partnership projects on all activities related to project cost, schedule and risk, project management processes and administrative functions, and the Directorates internal and external reporting. This includes work breakdown structure, financial matters, scheduling, configuration, documentation, progress control, geographical return and general project administration Supporting the preparation, procurement and monitoring of complex procurement actions, from tendering to closure of contract, and for management, financial and planning aspects. Supporting negotiations with industrial contractors, and supporting project managers in various programmatic aspects and provide the necessary elements for management decisionmaking. Through planning control procedures and information systems, providing full visibility over progress on all activities, this includes maintenance in ESAs ERP system of projectrelated data Taking active part in the TIA project control community supporting improvement of Project Control procedures and computerised information and controlling systems Preparing, maintaining and reporting on costatcompletion status, including annual cost plans and workforce planning, identifying potential problem areas and proposing remedial action Monitoring contracts, ensuring industry compliance with established formal requirements and support the closure of contracts. Preparing relevant period and adhoc reporting including KPIs. Supporting Project reviews. To successfully perform the above mentioned tasks, the following background experience is required Masters in Engineering or equivalent or MBA or equivalent University degree from a recognized Institution of secondary studies or equivalent qualification in Business Administration, together with a project control background and experience in the disciplines related to the tasks under consideration. Experience in the application of project management and project control principles and advanced project control techniques are essential. The Directorate is transforming into a more digital environment. Strong IT skills is a distinct asset, including ESA tools such as ESAP, EROS, WLMS, ESAPLAN, Excel and TableauPowerBI. The ability to summarise complex information and having the ability to prepare reports, dashboards and KPIs . The position will be involved in several projects simultaneously, hence good planning, prioritisation and interpersonal skills are key soft skills. Knowledge andor understanding of space systems architecture and engineering experience in a project or programme will be assets. About ESAESTEC The European Space Agency ESA has sites in several European countries. The European Space Research and Technology Centre ESTEC, has grown into ESAs largest establishment and the technical and organizational hub of Europes space sector. Missions designed and tested at ESTEC are circling Earth, have landed on planetary bodies and have probed far into the Solar System. The infrastructure and equipment assembled here, together with the expert knowhow of its 2800 personnel, make ESTEC a unique resource for Europe. The work done here by teams skilled in every aspect of engineering for space has enabled the creation of novel communication, navigation and information services, creating new jobs and growth while improving the lives of European and world citizens. Please send your CV to recruitmentaerospacemodis.com before 23022021
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Programme Project Controller
2020-11-05 13:12:14| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
We are looking for a Programme Project Controller M3 to join our Modis Aerospace team, working onsite at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands. Modis has proudly supported the Aerospace Defence industry in the Netherlands for decades. Our partnership with the European Space Agency ESA has been one of the many success stories allowing our people to expand their career horizons. Modis experts are contributing to some of the most important technical advances in Aerospace and Defence which impact the way we live our lives today, through specialised engineering expertise and other required skillsets. This could be your future. Become part of our successful team! Specific tasks to be performed The contractor will be required to interface with colleagues in IPLIPS as well as with DTEC, the Finance and Procurement Departments. The Project Control contractor will report to the Project Controller in charge of all New Member States Industry Incentive Schemes, Associate Member scheme and Plan for European Cooperating States and report to the Head of the Section in IPL with the responsibility for New and Cooperating States. General tasks to be performed Support to the planning, preparation, execution and followup of projects programmes activities in terms of schedule, related procurement actions, costs including preparation of CaC as relevant, manpower including support, etc. including Assisting in preparing, developing and maintaining programme level plans. Assisting in the definition and in maintaining related workprocurement plans and related execution and contract actions plans using local tools as applicable. Monitoring of the implementation of the programmes and of activities, as appropriate, and preparation of related reports and provision of management information as required. Evaluating the results and main achievements of the programme, elaborating related KPIs, and preparing periodic overview publications. In the field of resources i.e. financial and manpower for programmeprojects Assisting in the preparation of longterm, medium term and inyear resource plans. Monitoring and controlling the implementation of the plans in line with resource targets, performing forecasting, identifying deviations and related recovery actions, producing related reports. Reviewing checking of ESA internal expenditures such as recharges, support services and purchases for consistency with Costat Completion CAC of industrial contracts. Checking commitments for consistency with budgets and ESAs procedures and consumption of commitment ceiling and initiating related budgetary transfers as required. In the field of procurements and execution of contracts Support to the preparation and followup of the Agencys tender actions. Support to the proposal evaluations as expert for the price and schedule verification and analysis. Support to the preparation of the financial contract commitment and the data entry of the milestone payment plans in the Agencys systems. Contributing to the elaboration, consolidation of related procurement workplans and detailed implementation plans e.g. Contract Action Plan baseline and related commitment consumption, cost and disbursement profiles. Ensuring that above plans are properly inserted in the appropriate management tools. Followingup of the progress of the procurement actions and contracts, and keeping track of status and maintaining the current actual and forecasting in the appropriate ESA tools. Creating related objects in ESAp, maintaining corresponding information in local applications as required and ensuring the correctness and coherence of related information. Monitoring and controlling of timely implementation of actions related to procurement and contractual matters, including monitoring of financial commitments, payment milestones and invoicing. Supporting industrial invoicing process and payment verification and control. Supporting programme inventory and export control activities, maintain relevant inventory databases In the field of programme industrial return Initiation and coordination of the periodic updating of relevant Industrial Return data base to reflect the current commitments status and the industrial policy forecast for planned activities. Verification of coherence with ESA corporate Industrial Return data. Maintenance of list of specific compensation or improvement measures and followup the implementation. Verification of coherence of proposed procurement actions with the planned industrial return policy targets of the programmeproject, including the compensation measures. Support to programmeproject level risk management. Maintaining up to date the related data, performing data analysis, identifying deviations w.r.t. planstargets and production of associated reports to the responsible management and to the concerned customers when relevant. Operation of the associated management information tools and system databases. Support to the responsible entity in the definition of new and improvement of existing processes and tools and production of related documents. Support the execution of the directorates Risk Management process. To successfully perform the above mentioned tasks, the following background experience is required Masters in Engineering or equivalent or MBA 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 experience of project or financial control Knowledge of ESA administrative and financial processes is an advantage Highly proficient in planning and project control tools, office automation software and databases, such as MS office including Excel and SAP Good knowledge of Tableau is considered an asset Excellent planning and organisation skills and attention to detail Good communication skills Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team within the boundaries of assigned tasks and a stringent schedule Fluent in the English language spoken and written. About ESAESTEC The European Space Agency ESA has sites in several European countries. The European Space Research and Technology Centre ESTEC, has grown into ESAs largest establishment and the technical and organizational hub of Europes space sector. Missions designed and tested at ESTEC are circling Earth, have landed on planetary bodies and have probed far into the Solar System. The infrastructure and equipment assembled here, together with the expert knowhow of its 2800 personnel, make ESTEC a unique resource for Europe. The work done here by teams skilled in every aspect of engineering for space has enabled the creation of novel communication, navigation and information services, creating new jobs and growth while improving the lives of European and world citizens. Please send your CV to recruitmentaerospacemodis.com before 27112020
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