Project Scheduler (ESA / ECSAT)

Octagon Professionals is looking for a Schedule and Risk Management Expert who will join and support the definition and maintenance of Project Schedules of the CSC directorate of ESTEC, in Harwell, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Please note that the successful candidate will be employed by Octagon Professionals. The tasks include the following:

• Co-ordinate 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 schedule activities on CSC projects. 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.
• 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 CSC 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 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.
  
  A minimum education - Master's degree in STEM. Professional trainings 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, 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.
  
  Octagon Professionals International is a full-service recruitment and HR services firm with 30 years of experience in the European and international market. Our large network of professionals across multiple functional areas, and a multi-national team provide flexible solutions customised to individual client needs.
  
  Attractive remuneration package.
• Up to 30 vacation days & additional 12 public holidays based on the 40h working week.
• Pension contribution to a tailor-made pension scheme.
• Yearly subscription to the ESTEC gym facilities and a swimming pool.