Schedule and Risk Management Specialist

4 weken geleden


NoordwijkBinnen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland Octagon Professionals Voltijd

Job Title: Schedule and Risk Management Specialist

Job Summary: Octagon Professionals is seeking a skilled Schedule and Risk Management Specialist to support the definition and maintenance of Project Schedules for the Science Directorate.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate project schedule and risk support ensuring common approaches and tools are followed.
  • Provide support to project teams in schedule control and periodic monitoring.
  • Perform analysis of incoming schedules, including metrics on quality, critical path analysis, float summary and assess the schedule performance at the required level.
  • Provide expert schedule and risk support, inputs, evaluations, and recommendations to project teams during major procurement activities.
  • Set up and configure schedule and risk tools.
  • Coordinate and support schedule/risk meetings with the ESA project teams.
  • Determine the criticality of scheduled activities on NAV projects, such as Galileo, EGNOS, H2020, Genesis, etc. Run simulations and what-if scenarios to support the decision-making process of management and technical teams.
  • Set up and maintain trend charts and templates for reporting progress.
  • Set up and maintain schedule performance indicators and quality metrics for project schedules.
  • Prepare periodic quarterly and ad-hoc reports documenting schedule performance status and analysis.
  • Provide expert support to the ESA Project Manager, project controller and project team in the risk management process.
  • Assist NAV Project Control in the design and implementation of new schedule and risk control techniques, state-of-the-art tools and procedures and potential AI applications.
  • Provide expert advice to the PMSO Office on the use or introduction of new schedule and risk management IT tools.
  • Proactively contribute to the development, maintenance and update of schedule and risk standards, practices, and processes within the Agency's programs.
  • Proactively contribute to the Agency's activities in capturing knowledge and elaborating best practices documentation in schedule and risk control.
  • Elaborate training materials and deliver the trainings to the ESA teams.
  • Support queries and issues on the tools used for schedule and risk management.

Requirements:

  • A minimum education - Master's degree in STEM. Professional training in relevant subjects is an asset.
  • Master-level expertise in the use of scheduling and risk management tools and techniques.
  • Minimum 4 years of relevant work experience.
  • Demonstrated experience in the space sector.
  • High capacity to interact and communicate with international teams, and technical and business domains.
  • Service delivery orientation.
  • Effective time management.
  • Highly proficient in communication in English (written and oral).
  • Ability to act independently, as well as in a team.
  • Forward thinking and proactive approach.

What We Offer:

  • Attractive remuneration package.
  • Up to 30 vacation days & additional 12 public holidays based on the 40-hour working week.
  • Advice from our Learning & Development Specialist on most suitable training/courses.
  • Extra budget and up to 5 extra days off for your professional development.
  • Pension contribution to a tailor-made pension scheme.
  • Yearly subscription to the ESTEC gym facilities and a swimming pool.
  • Assistance with relocation in case you are moving to The Netherlands from abroad.


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