Programme Management Engineer

EUMETSAT is an intergovernmental organisation based in Darmstadt, Germany. Our vision is to be the leading user-driven operational agency in Europe and a trusted global partner for weather and Earth system monitoring from space. All data provided by our state-of-the-art satellites systems are making a tangible difference in people's lives and contribute to the thriving European economy

EUMETSAT is Europe's meteorological satellite agency, operating satellites that monitor the weather and climate from space - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

EUMETSAT is an international organisation employing staff from across all 30 member states and this role is being advertised on multiple international job boards, but please note that this role would be based in Darmstadt, Germany and would require international applicants to relocate if successful.

The Programmes in Preparation and Development Department (PRD) manages the development of next-generation mandatory programmes in various phases of development in addition to other activities. This includes the EUMETSAT Polar System Second Generation (EPS-SG), Meteosat Third Generation (MTG), current and future Altimetry Missions (Jason-CS and others), Small Satellites & Constellations, and other Sentinel missions.

Within the Programme Management Office (PMO) of the Programmes in Preparation and Development Department (PRD), the management of the portfolio of programmes under development by EUMETSAT is becoming increasingly complex with a mix of current and next-generation mandatory programmes in various phases of development in addition to other activities.

You will support risk management within PRD and liaise with other EUMETSAT departments in order to address continuous risk burndown and mitigation actions and changes to be implemented in PRD's and the EUMETSAT Corporate Risk Management System. In particular, this will focus on processes dedicated to continuous improvement, lessons learned and the implementation of good practices and opportunities, risks and threats.

What you'll be doing

• Manage & improve risk management process within PRD and provide appropriate liaison with the organisation layer, in coordination with the Director of PRD (D / PRD) and the Corporate Risk Officer (CRO);
• Manage the risk management related activities at PRD level, including coordination and integration of programme level risks management activities;
• Support D / PRD and the PMO in the coordination of risks at organisational level which have impacts on the PRD department;
• Provide support, in cooperation with CRO, to the preparation of relevant organisational level meetings;
• Maintain & improve change management and continuous improvement processes applicable within the department;
• Manage the activities pertaining to changes and improvements within the department, including also the delivery of department events / activities, coordination with PRD management, personnel and external experts;
• Liaise regularly with quality assurance function to ensure consistent interface between lessons' learned processes at organisational and department level and change management at the department level;

Requirements

Qualifications

Skills and Experience

Languages

Candidates must be able to work effectively in English.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH. WE WILL BE UNABLE TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED IN OTHER LANGUAGES.

EUMETSAT is an international organisation employing staff from across all 30 member states and this role is being advertised on multiple international job boards, but please note that this role would be based in Darmstadt, Germany and would require international applicants to relocate if successful.

What we offer

More about us

EUMETSAT's role is to establish and operate meteorological satellites to monitor the weather and climate from space - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisation's Member and Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide.

EUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union and provide data services to the Copernicus marine and atmospheric services and their users.

As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT can recruit nationals only from the 30 Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom).

Gehalt : 90000 EUR / YEAR

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