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The exciting bit: you’ll help deliver innovative technologies which are transforming space safety and sustainability from day one. You’ll be part of a small, but fast-growing team and help shape the future of the company. Lots of potential for professional development, and the flexibility to do it the way that suits you.

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We are seeking a project manager with demonstrated initiative, enthusiasm, and drive who can inspire and lead a team to execute cutting-edge space projects to a variety of clients, including institutional, export, and defence clients. Opportunities to also work on grant application writing and business development.

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At Lumi Space, we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We strive to ensure that our recruitment, development, and retention practices promote equal opportunities for all individuals.

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The role will involve:

• Management of projects from contract commencement through development and delivery of space and ground segments.

• To be responsible for all aspects of the project, or a major element of a programme, working in accordance with the established procedures & processes developed within Lumi Space (including schedules, deliverables lists, management plans, risk management/mitigation, reviews, payment milestones etc).

• Communication with Lumi Space customers and internal stakeholders.

• Monitoring and control of the project finances to ensure the project is delivered within the agreed budget.

• Supporting bids, covering deliverables, schedule, costs, risks and customer interactions.

 

Person Specification

Essential

• Proven experience in project management specifically in setting up, running and successfully delivering projects, ideally in a satellite or aerospace engineering industry and for stakeholders such as UKSA, ESA, and Innovate UK.

• Experience of interfacing with customers.

• Quality assurance and risk management experience.

• Good people management skills and team working skills.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, initiative and a high degree of organisation.

• Proven ability to deliver solutions under pressure and to tight timescales.

• Ability to produce and maintain a risk register.

• Ability to create a project plan and to translate that into a project schedule within appropriate software tools.

• Understanding of contracts and product assurance plans.

 

Desirable

• Familiarity with Innovate UK, Space Agency and MoD (Ministry of Defence) processes

• Good experience of implementing contracts.

• Familiarity with ECSS standards and their implications for product delivery

• Experience developing satellite / ground station systems

• Experience developing electro-optical systems

• Ability to work closely with technical teams to understand and grasp concepts and issues and translate those to schedule and cost impacts with a balanced approach to risk

• Team expansion, hiring and company culture formation experience would be beneficial.

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Lumi Space prides itself on being a super flexible company. The role is currently fully remote, with occasional team days in central London.