Project Controller

Are you looking for a new opportunity in a fast-moving global company with a family feel? A job where you could have an impact?

We are looking for a Project Controller to work at ECSAT’s premises in Harwell, United Kingdom.

In this role, you will assist with the preparation and maintenance of overall programmatic aspects of the project, i.e. cost, finance, documentation and progress control as well as risk related aspects with the aim to provide full visibility on all aspects related to programme resources.

**About the client and location**:
The European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications is the European Space Agency’s (ESA) base in Harwell, UK. With special focuses on the link between space and telecommunications, ECSAT also hosts ESA’s Earth Observation Climate Office. It is from here that ESA’s Climate Change Initiative programme is executed.

**Tasks and Activities**:
The scope of work will include:

- Implementing and operating planning and control procedures to provide full visibility on all activities related to the progress, while ensuring compliance with established requirements for management reporting on cost, schedule, resources and industrial return.
- Assisting in the preparation of tender documents or contract change with respect to management, cost and schedule/planning requirements and participating in the evaluation of proposals, preparing information required for subsequent contract negotiations and participating in all tasks related to placing of contracts.
- Supporting the management of industrial contracts, monitoring assigned contracts with respect to cost, progress, invoicing, payments, industrial return, geo return, deviations from plans and trends, interface with Delegations and industry (using SAP tool).
- Establishing and maintaining of annual budgets, manpower planning, cost at completion and geo return files.
- Monitoring financial commitments for compliance with budgetary provisions and financial regulations.
- Administering of manpower, missions and industrial procurements from a financial perspective (using WLMS tool).
- Providing required programmatic, workforce and financial data as well as support with analysis of such data as required.
- Preparing the regular programmatic and financial reporting to ESA management and national delegations.
- Supporting the risk management process (using ARAMIS tool).
- Implementing and maintaining the tools and the procedures for Project Documentation System (using Eclipse tool).

**Skills and Experience**:
The following skills and experience are mandatory:

- A Master’s degree 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 controlling and/or management of activities and resources in the aerospace industry.
- Experience in the Satcom industry (space and ground segments).
- Experience in Private-Public partnership contracts.
- Experience in maintaining a Cost at Completion, anticipating and highlighting areas of concerns (technically and programmatically) and initiating mitigation actions.
- Experience in preparation of synthetic reports with deviations from plans and trends. This includes Industrial as well as operational cost.
- Experience in maintenance of a risk register, high level schedule and document configuration control.
- Experience in project review and risk management processes.
- Highly proficient with planning and project control tools (e.g. SAP, MS Excel, MS Project).
- Excellent planning and organization skills and attention to detail, good judgment and a pragmatic approach.
- Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team within the boundaries of assigned tasks and stringent schedule.
- Good sense of contacts and communications, ability to interface at appropriate level with relevant actors within and outside of the Directorate.
- Proficient in the English language, both written and spoken.

The following skills and experience would be highly desirable:

- Experience with industrial return forecasting and reporting.
- Experience in the analysis of business cases/3rd party investments.
- knowledge of another official ESA language.

**Why should you apply?**:

- You will have the opportunity to work within a major institution.
- **We encourage everyone to think outside the box and to push the boundaries of traditional knowledge.** This role is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking company and allows for a deeper understanding of the industry.
- Benefits include: competitive remuneration packages; unique career opportunities, including working in other countries; personalized training and development programmes; flexible relocation support.