Project Scheduler and Risk Management Professional

5 dagen geleden

NoordwijkBinnen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland Serco Voltijd
Job Title: Project Scheduler and Risk Management Specialist

Serco is a leading space services provider with a long history of supporting space missions and projects. We are currently seeking a skilled Project Scheduler and Risk Management Specialist to join our team.


About the Role

This role will involve providing planning and scheduling expertise to support the definition and maintenance of project schedules within the Navigation Directorate. You will work closely with project teams to monitor and manage project schedules, including critical path analysis and KPI reporting.


Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and monitor project schedules, including critical path analysis and KPI reporting.
  • Provide support to project teams in schedule control and periodic monitoring of its industrial consortia against the approved baseline schedule.
  • Perform analysis of incoming schedules from industrial consortia by means of an agreed set of schedule KPIs and preparing performance deviation reports.
  • Perform complex schedule analysis including metrics on quality, critical path analysis, and 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, programmatic reviews, and technical reviews.
  • Provide expert input to project teams for the definition and update of project Schedules and Risk Management Plans.
  • Set up and configure schedule and risk tools in close cooperation with project control and each project core team.
  • Support and assist project teams in their schedule or risk management process.
  • Determine the criticality of scheduled activities on NAV projects, evaluate, and suggest alternatives for schedule improvement, recovery, and acceleration to the technical teams for discussion and/or decision.
  • Run simulations and what-if scenarios in support of management and technical teams' decision process.
  • Set up and maintain trend charts, and templates for reporting progress, in line with agency best practices.
  • 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 and communicate the content to the project team.
  • Support to project team in understanding the status of the planning in their work domain and issue recommendations for improvement.
  • Proactively track and verify the consistency between the schedules of the Industrial Consortia and CFI/CUs providers, if available, to identify potential problem areas and propose relevant mitigation actions.
  • Provide expert advice to the PMSO Office on the use or introduction of new schedule and risk management IT tools, reporting, and dashboards and coordinate associated development and testing activities.
  • Support NAV PMSO Office for the QMS audit exercise on Schedule and Risk Management.
  • 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.

Candidate Profile

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Project Scheduler and Risk Management Specialist to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project planning and risk management, with experience in the aerospace industry.


The successful candidate will have a Master's degree in a relevant discipline, such as engineering or business administration, and at least 4 years of experience in project planning for aerospace projects. Professional certifications in the management domain are also required.


The candidate should have experience with schedule narrative, schedule simulations, and schedule risk analysis, as well as knowledge of project risk management processes and principles. Experience with schedule tools such as Microsoft Project, Visio, and Office Timeline is also essential.


The ideal candidate will be a strong communicator and team player, with excellent data analysis and reporting skills. They should also be able to work independently and as part of a team, with a strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.


What We Offer

Serco offers a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as opportunities for professional development and career growth. We also offer a flexible working policy, with a range of wellness activities and employee assistance programs.


If you are a motivated and experienced Project Scheduler and Risk Management Specialist looking for a new challenge, please apply for this role today.


About Serco

Serco is a leading space services provider with a long history of supporting space missions and projects. We offer a range of space capabilities across the full space lifecycle, from satellite testing to launch services, LEOP to spacecraft operations, and supporting downstream application development.


We work within the heart of the space sector, understanding the challenges our customers face. When it comes to recruitment, we are experts in sourcing the very best talent within space engineering, earth observation, satellite communications, and cyber security.


We have placed hundreds of people from postgraduates through to C-suite executives into space agencies, satellite operators, manufacturers, system integrators, consultancies, earth observation/remote sensing, launch providers, and much more.


We are committed to becoming a net-zero business by 2030, and we offer a range of benefits and incentives to support our employees in achieving this goal.

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