Project Manager
- Posted
- Employment type
- Full-time
Who we’re looking for
- University degree - preferably in Technical Engineering or related area
- 3-5 years of project management experience ideally within space industry
- Ability to take responsibility and work independently
- Excellent analytical, planning, and organizational skills
- Self-confidence, professional communication, and negotiation skills
- Fluency in spoken and written English
- Self-motivation and strong team spirit
What you’ll do
- Planning and control of space projects including financial and contractual management
- Coordination and leadership of the internal project teams to achieve the project objectives
- Communication with industrial customers and the European Space Agency including progress reporting of the projects
- Acting as a main responsible for procurement-related activities within projects: Initiation, coordination, implementation and monitoring of the procurement of engineering services and hardware from the contract implementation till the delivery of hardware
- Management of existing suppliers and subcontractors
- Negotiating contracts with suppliers & partners
- Lead of proposal campaigns in the frame of project acquisition activities, coordination of proposal team incl. the establishment of related project planning, financial and management documentation
About the position
OHB Czechspace s.r.o., located in Brno, Czech republic is one of the youngest members of the OHB SE group. OHB Czechspace has been founded in July 2017 as a 100% owned subsidiary of OHB SE and started its operation in November 2018. As a part of the major independent group within the European space industry, OHB Czechspace plays, although its yet short existence, a significant role. With a young team of well trained and skilled engineers, the company proved its competence by contributions to several internationally recognised projects. We have been awarded various contracts within European Space Agency (ESA) programmes. Among these are the planetary defence mission Hera, the PLATO space exploration mission, as well as the project Comet Interceptor, study of the nuclear electric propulsion usage for space missions RocketRoll or the measurement of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere CO2M. Our success is based on a team of experienced engineers with a passion for innovation. Main business activities of OHB Czechspace are focused on the development, system integration and supply of structural, thermal, optical subsystems, payloads, MGSE, and launcher structures, including structural and thermal analyses, mechanical and thermal design, mechanical tests, procurement and quality and product assurance activities.
Benefits
- Work Life Balance: Flexible working hours, 25 days vacation days, 2 personal days
- Home-office work possibility
- Development: Extensive range of online training courses, individual professional development, Language courses & annual employee dialogue
- Space Projects
- Meal Contribution
- Other benefits
- Multisport Card Contribution
- Company parties & events