Description

Under the direct authority of the HRE Business Control and Management Support Group Leader, you, as LEO and Human Exploration Project Control Team Leader, will be responsible for the project control activities undertaken in support of the LEO Services (HRE-O) and Human Exploration (HRE-H) Groups within the Directorate of Human and Robotic Exploration Programmes.

You will support the LEO Services and Human Exploration Group Leaders in the management of their project activities related to cost, schedule, risk and their interfaces with international partners as well as with ESA internal activities.

Duties

You will lead the project controllers assigned to the LEO and Human Exploration Project Control Team to provide project management and control support for all the projects conducted by the LEO Services and Human Exploration Groups, ensuring delivery within schedule, cost and quality requirements. Your tasks will include the following:

• Preparing, developing and maintaining project cost at completion (CaC), including the annual cost;
• Coordinating procurement plans and workforce planning, as well as the associated reporting activities;
• Consolidating information on schedule, costs and risks to provide senior management with an integrated view of a project’s programmatic status;
• Coordinating project risk management and related risk reporting;
• Monitoring industry’s compliance with the established formal requirements for management, costs, schedule, risks, industrial return and reporting, including deviations from plans and trends;
• Maintaining project schedules and milestone trends;
• Monitoring financial commitments for compliance with budgetary provisions and financial regulations;
• Monitoring ESA internal expenditure, including recharges and support services;
• Coordinating financial, accounting and fixed-asset management activities of the projects, and ensuring IPSAS compliance;
• Ensuring and coordinating the Project Control Team’s participation in the procurement process by preparing and following up ESA tender actions, and subsequently participating in Tender Evaluation Boards and negotiations with industry;
• Participating in Change Control Boards and Change Review Boards;
• Tracking industrial return information for both reporting and forecasting purposes;
• Coordinating the preparation of project plans and supporting the related Independent Assessment and Project Reviews (IPRevs);
• Monitoring the Groups’ budgets and allocation to the projects and to group-level activities;
• Participating, on behalf of the HRE Business Control and Management Support Group, in Agency-wide working groups if and when required;
• Managing the team’s workforce and ensuring its professional competencies are enhanced;
• Assisting the HRE Business Control and Management Support Group Leader in operating (and where needed, introducing) uniform procedures for the management and control of all project matters within the LEO Services and Human Exploration Groups.

You will also be responsible for identifying, assessing, managing and reporting the health and safety risks in your area of responsibility.

Technical competencies

Behavioural competencies

Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking

Education

A master's degree in engineering is required for this post, with further specialisation in business administration.

Additional requirements

• The potential to manage individuals or a team;
• The ability to organise their activities and ensure a motivating work environment;
• Strong leadership capabilities, with proven relationship management and communication skills;
• The ability to drive your team’s performance, developing your people by encouraging learning, delegating responsibility and giving regular and constructive feedback;
• Strong problem-solving skills to deal with day-to-day operational challenges, together with demonstrated planning and organisational skills;
• Strong result orientation with the ability to set priorities and present practical solutions both orally and in writing;
• The ability to manage challenging situations proactively and constructively and to be customer focused.

People management experience would be an asset, as would international experience, i.e. outside your home country, as well as experience in diverse functional areas relevant to ESA activities.