Program Manager

A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.

Within the OEN/ Domain Observation and Navigation Italy, we are looking for :

Senior Project Manager

who will work as part of the Navigation, Galileo and Aerocomms Programs Dept based in Rome.

Permanent responsibility:

As part of Navigation, Galileo and Aerocomms Programs activities, he/she will be part of  Navigation Export Programs department taking the responsibility of the Programs assigned to the department .

As Project Manager, he/she will be responsible to monitor and control cost, schedule and planning to ensure to reach the Programs objectives.

He/she will prepare, maintain and keep up to date the program schedule (master schedule) collecting and integrating the detailed contributions coming from the different parties involved (TAS internal and external).

He/she will also be responsible to prepare and drive the Monthly Progress Report meetings collecting and processing all the data relevant to the costs of the Program, reporting them to the Management.

It’s also part of the duties to work in collaboration with technical team defining short and medium activities planning highlighting risks and issues on the activities.

Contributing to the BIDs preparation assuring that all the Programmatic aspects are followed.

Level of Responsibility required: LR 9

Location: Rome

Assignment duration: fulltime

Task description:

As member of the Navigation Export Programs Team she/he shall be able:

•            Manage, monitor, and control Cost and Manpower planning activities, in particular:

o            Perform cost monitoring and finance planning and control, ensuring the execution of financial cost control activities in accordance with the internal CFO procedures and the external accounting standards (ECSS, Management Requirements);

o            Assess actual/budget/outlook figures for costs, sales, cash flow (Own share / Subco) and deviation analysis versus Master Schedule, MPP;

o            Perform resources planning and control, ensuring resources availability (manpower, facilities etc.) in line with successful completion of internal and external scheduled milestones;

•            Support to Operations (Inventory Logistic, Export Control, Import/Export, Insurance)

•            Preparation of specific documentation required by Management, Customer, Financial Department (e.g. contribution to Weekly report, Monthly Progress Review,  Quarterly Progress Report, Inventory Record, Key Performance Indicator Report)

•            Manage the preparation, monitoring, adaptations of plans and schedules in line with the Project constrains, interacting proactively with the teams

•            Contribute to the preparation of the statements of work for subcontracts

•            Interface with the TAS internal Department (e.g. CFO, Purchase, PECT team, Operation, etc.) needed to execute and monitor  the Program

•            Directly monitor the Subcontractors, to ensure that all necessary project control and planning requirements in accordance with Program Plans are implemented in their activities;

•            Participate to all the program reviews, prepare, collect signatures and distribute the minutes of meeting

•            Distribute the action items to the relevant responsible(s) and track their closure within the due dates

•            Establish and maintain program office files, information dissemination systems and timely prepare and distribute the program progress reports;

•            Evaluate and anticipate schedule impacts

Skills/experience

•            Working experience in Space Programs

•            Working experience in a project management area

•            Working experience in international environment

•            Knowledge of GNSS-based navigation principles

•            Project planning/scheduling

•            Project Economics, Estimating & budgeting

•            Ability to work independently, autonomously and collaboratively within a team

•            Ability to work proactively with TAS Customer and subcontractors

•            Ability to relate to people to find information, share analysis results and facilitate "problem solving"

•            Availability to travel

•            Excellent ability to work by deadlines

•            Excellent written and verbal communication

•            Good attitude at negotiation

•            Great leadership skills, transversal team management

•            Ability to perform under pressure

•            Effective problem solving and decision making

Language: Fluent English and Italian, spoken and written

Personal requirements:

The ideal candidate will be driven, eager to learn and passionate for the field. Extensive experience in delivering to tight deadlines, while being comfortable managing different tasks is required.

Her/His prominent skill is Project planning/scheduling/Estimating & budgeting and flexibility to face different problems in heterogenic/multidisciplinary domains.

Critical and curious minded, he/she always uses a collaborative approach, helping to find shared solutions out-of-the-box.

He/she has a good grasp of satellite navigation, passionate about it and informed about current state of the art, evolutions and trends relevant to the Space industry. Strong technical writing ability and/or demonstrable experience in proposal authorship is appreciated.

The ideal candidate is familiar with and can apply measurement theory, statistics, informatics and physics.

Previous working experience in Navigation domain (Galileo and EGNOS project) is considered a plus.

University Engineer degree ( preferably Electronic/Telecommunication/Space/Software), or Physics .

Why this vacancy can be a great opportunity for you?

Because you will engage in a unique experience in a multicultural, multidisciplinary, international and inclusive environment. You will be able to perfect your knowledge and skills through professional career development and training plans.

You will succeed in reaching your working objectives, by entering into wide European and International projects within multidisciplinary teams.

You will enrich your professional and human experience collaborating to the realization of current and future Satellite Navigation & Aerocomm systems.

At Thales Alenia Space we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales Alenia Space employing around 8,900 employees in 10 countries with 17 sites in Europe and a plant in the US, our mobility policy enables employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad. Thales Alenia Space sees space as a new horizon, helping to build a better, more sustainable life on Earth #SpaceForLife. Great journeys start here, apply now!