In support of ESA’s Science, Robotics and Exploration Directorate at ESTEC we are looking for : Scheduling, Planning and Documentation Support (SPD)

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Produce schedule and planning reports, including e.g. trend charts, with identification of critical path and problem areas;
• Verify consistency between the schedule of the project Prime Contractors and those of his Subcontractors;
• Assist in establishing schedule data interfaces within the science project and the various mission elements (ground segment, spacecraft, payload, launcher);
• Participate in the establishment of baseline schedule and plans;
• Advise on Schedule and Control methods;
• Participate, as schedule experts, in the evaluation of industrial proposals;
• Support the consolidation of inputs for the Cosmic Vision overall schedule.

In addition to the above tasks, the selected candidate shall assist the Project
Controllers in a variety of tasks, including:

• Cost Planning by correlating the schedule data with the Contractual payment milestones or cost reporting periods;
• Utilisation of corporate tools and directorate specific developed management information tools regarding budget, finance and cost control;
• Good receipt control process involving all necessary actors, including project team, Contracts Division and Finance Division;
• Registration, distribution and archiving of project documentation and maintenance of databases;
• Configuration Management activities for controlled project documentation;
• Assist in the production of Knowledge Management procedures;
• Consolidation of the expenditures of industrial contractors and of national contributions provided via formal agreements between ESA and Member States;
• Support to project reviews;
• Provide ad hoc project control and administrative support as needed.

Skills and Experience:

• Several years of relevant experience in project management (scheduling and planning).
• Required skills and specific experience in one or several of the following fields are:
• Planning and follow-up of activities and production of related reports;
• Autonomy, initiative and capacity to identify priority actions and to handle high work load;
• Excellent verbal and written communication;
• Knowledge of ESA Corporate and D/SRE specific software tools, documentations systems, and databases is required;
• Experience in the space sector;
• Knowledge of MS Project and/or Primavera scheduling tools;
• Knowledge of the financial aspects of ESA contracts;
• Document Management System experience would be advantageous;
• Fluent in English; knowledge of another ESA Member State language is an asset.

Starting date: June 2011 or as soon as possible thereafter

An exciting international working environment in a highly innovative and motivated team awaits you!

HE Space Operations is an international human resources company specialised in the space market. We have been providing consultancy services in space engineering and business administration for over 25 years. We generally work directly on-site with our principal customers such as the European Space Agency and EADS Astrium.