Project Manager
Role Overview
We are looking for a passionate Project Manager at the start of their career who has the skills and motivation to lead and motivate a team to deliver some of the world’s most innovative space projects to a diverse customer base including institutional, export and defence.
Key tasks
Role to include, but not limited to:
· Manage small projects / studies or support the delivery of larger programmes, from contract award through development and delivery of space and ground segments, launch preparation and in-orbit commissioning.
· Take responsibility for all aspects of project delivery, ensuring compliance with SSTL’s established procedures and processes, including schedules, deliverables management, project plans, risk management, technical maturity gates and earned value management.
· Lead the day-to-day activities of the project core team, ensuring delivery remains aligned to the approved baseline plan through strong leadership, motivation and effective coordination of engineering activities.
· Define and structure project work packages, securing agreement with engineering team leaders on resource allocation and delivery responsibilities.
· Manage communications and stakeholder engagement with customers and internal functions.
· Plan and lead project reviews, defining objectives, inputs, outputs and success criteria to ensure successful outcomes and achievement of associated customer payment milestones.
· Identify, manage and mitigate key project risks, ensuring effective risk capture, measurable mitigation actions and integration into project work package planning and execution.
· Monitor and control project financial performance, including contingency management, cost-to-complete forecasting and profit performance, ensuring delivery within approved budgets.
· Prepare cost packs and supporting material for business development and future opportunities.
· Support SSTL bid activities by providing programme management input to Bid Managers, including deliverables planning, scheduling, cost estimation, risk assessment and customer engagement activities
Full Job Posting
Qualifications Knowledge & Skills
· Degree-qualified, or equivalent experience, in spacecraft engineering or technical discipline preferred.
· Strong people management and leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and develop teams within a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
· Excellent team-working and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels of the organisation.
· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence, persuade and negotiate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders, while facilitating compromise where requirements conflict.
· Highly organised, self-motivated and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership.
· Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to respond effectively to changing priorities and business needs.
· Results-driven, with a strong focus on delivery and achieving project objectives.
· Strong decision-making and creative problem-solving capabilities within challenging timescales
· Ability to work closely with technical teams to understand complex issues, translating these into schedule and cost impacts while maintaining a balanced approach to risk.
· Experience in developing and maintaining risk registers and communicating risk management approaches effectively.
· Commercial awareness, with the ability to interpret contractual terms and assess their impact on project delivery.
· Ability to develop and maintain project plans and schedules using Microsoft Project.
· Capable of working autonomously and using initiative to drive tasks through to completion.
· Understanding of contracts, product assurance plans and project governance principles.
· Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Microsoft Project.
· Demonstrates company values and behaviours, including accountability, delivery focus, effective communication, self-management and collaborative working.
Location
- The role is based in our Head Office in Guildford.
Benefits
- Our comprehensive benefits package includes; 32 days Holiday plus Bank Holidays, Pension Scheme with Life Assurance, Private Medical & International Travel Insurance, Annual Bonus Scheme, Share Incentive Plan, Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Shared Parental Pay for new parents, High Street Discount Scheme and many more!
Qualifications
- Knowledge & Skills
- · Strong people management and leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and develop teams within a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
- · Excellent team-working and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels of the organisation.
- · Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence, persuade and negotiate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders, while facilitating compromise where requirements conflict.
- · Highly organised, self-motivated and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership.
- · Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to respond effectively to changing priorities and business needs.
- · Results-driven, with a strong focus on delivery and achieving project objectives.
- · Strong decision-making and creative problem-solving capabilities within challenging timescales
- · Ability to work closely with technical teams to understand complex issues, translating these into schedule and cost impacts while maintaining a balanced approach to risk.
- · Experience in developing and maintaining risk registers and communicating risk management approaches effectively.
- · Commercial awareness, with the ability to interpret contractual terms and assess their impact on project delivery.
- · Ability to develop and maintain project plans and schedules using Microsoft Project.
- · Capable of working autonomously and using initiative to drive tasks through to completion.
- · Understanding of contracts, product assurance plans and project governance principles.
- · Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Microsoft Project.
- · Demonstrates company values and behaviours, including accountability, delivery focus, effective communication, self-management and collaborative working.
- Location
- The role is based in our Head Office in Guildford.
Preferred Qualifications
- · Degree-qualified, or equivalent experience, in spacecraft engineering or technical discipline preferred.
About Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
UK private aerospace company designing, manufacturing, and operating small satellites and ground systems for government and commercial customers.
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