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BepiColombo Scheduling Planning and Documentation Support
Job Description
Scheduling, Planning and Documentation Support
Job Overview:
Schedule, Planning and Reporting
· Produce schedule and planning reports, including e.g. trend charts, with identification of critical path and problem areas;
· Verify consistency between the schedule of the project Prime Contractors and the ones of his Subcontractors;
· Assist in establishing schedule data interfaces within the science project and the various mission elements (ground segment, spacecraft, payload, launcher);
· Participate in the establishment of baseline schedule and plans;
· Advise on Schedule and Control methods;
· Participate, as schedule experts, in the evaluation of industrial proposals;
· Support the consolidation of inputs for the Cosmic Vision overall schedule.
In addition to the above tasks, the Contractor shall assist the Project Controllers in a variety of tasks, including:
· Cost Planning by correlating the schedule data with the Contractual payment milestones or cost reporting periods;
· Utilisation of corporate tools and directorate specific developed management information tools regarding budget, finance and cost control;
· Good receipt control process involving all necessary actors, including project team, Contracts Division and Finance Division;
· Registration, distribution and archiving of project documentation and maintenance of databases;
· Configuration Management activities for controlled project documentation;
· Assist to the production of Knowledge Management procedures;
· Consolidation of the expenditures of industrial contractors and of national contributions provided via formal agreements between ESA and Member States;
· Support to project reviews;
· Provide ad hoc project control and administrative support as needed.
Specific qualification requirements:
For the execution of the above tasks the contractor will be requested to use related ESA Corporate and D/SRE specific software tools, documentations systems, and databases. Familiarity with these applications and planning/coordination tools is essential.
Appropriate skills and specific experience in one or several of the following fields as appropriate:
· Planning and follow-up of activities and production of related reports.
· Autonomy, initiative and capacity to identify priority actions and to handle high work load.
· Demonstrated ability in verbal and written communications.
· Rigor, commitment and reliability in the execution of the assigned tasks.
· Experience in the space sector.
· Knowledge of MS Project and/or Primavera scheduling tools.
· Knowledge of the financial aspects of ESA contracts.
· Document Management System experience would be advantageous.
Competence: Schedule and Project Control
Education level: Senior Engineer
Experience: Normal
Required Start Date: 1st April 2010
Position Duration: 3 Years with possible extension
Location of Work: ESA/ESTEC Netherlands
Deadline for Submitting CV’s: 02/03/2010.
Contact information
TRANSINNE (SOUTH OF BELGIUM)
Belgium
6890
