Do you like supporting the development of innovative and transformative ideas? Are you interested in being part of a busy Project Management team that help grow the UK Space sector? If so, you may be what we’re looking for.

We are a growing innovation organisation and we’re working on a portfolio of challenging and exciting projects. We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to work on the successful delivery of complex and technical projects at the Catapult. This role may be project managing our large technical development with our technical teams or another transformative project in delivery.

Our Project Managers work on a variety of projects that will challenge and help you grow in a unique environment. You will work closely with our technical teams and within one of our four Missions: Sustainable Earth, Connected Earth, Autonomous Earth and Beyond Earth.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and build relationships with funding and customer bodies and also identify and work with the initiative/project sponsor and Business Strategy Leads on expansion and extension opportunities that arise as a result of the project delivery

• Managing project plans

• Setting and keeping to project schedules

• Effective resourcing

• Managing project budgets and expenditures

• Engaging with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, and organising and participating in key stakeholder meetings

• Meeting project deadlines and deliverables

• Risk profiling and management to allow clear decision making

• There may some line management required so experience of line management favourable

• Space Sector knowledge is not essential

Skills & Experience requirements:

• We are looking for project managers who have experience in leading projects ideally in the technology, innovation or R&D area

• Experience of delivering Complex and Transformative projects (multiyear/multimillion)

• Experience in developing opportunities for project expansion and extension

• Strong demonstrable experience of budget management and reporting on multiple projects

• Strong demonstrable experience of RIDAL management to inform contingency and reshaping/restructuring of project delivery aligned to the strategy.

• Experience in managing a portfolio of projects and/or projects with large consortiums.

• Effective change management methods where required.

• Excellent organisational skills and ability to work to deadlines and work on multiple deliverables simultaneously.

• Has undertaken formal Project Management training and gained relevant qualifications in Prince2/APM/Agile.

• Takes responsibility for personal development through conduct of continuous project management development

• The ability to lead projects to success and motivate your project teams.

• Effective change management methods where required.

• Effective verbal, written and presentation skills with attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.

• The ability to effectively manage stakeholder engagement, tailoring communication style accordingly.

• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and MS Project and SharePoint

• In depth knowledge of the project management lifecycle and demonstrate competencies in applying it in a project context

• Organisational skills and ability to work to deadlines and work on multiple deliverables simultaneously.

You know you have been successful when…

• You are successfully managing and shaping multi-faceted projects involving multiple teams, organisations ranging from academia, small/medium enterprises through to large multi-nationals

• You are building strong relationships with large consortiums and our key funding partners such as UK Space Agency and ESA.

• You are managing and delivering the whole life cycle of a project with positive feedback from funding partners on working relationship and delivery

• The organisation and the PM Team have an excellent understanding of funding body processes

• You have contributed to and identified ways to streamline our bid to operations process

How we work:

We strive to create a high trust environment that enables team members to bring their whole selves to work – this helps to create the foundations of an innovation culture. Our shared values are critical to this:

• We care - for our people, our partners, and our planet

• We connect - and engage with people and ideas

• We learn - and grow, as people and as an industry

Underpinning this is our belief in great teams, our combined efforts will always deliver outcomes beyond that of any individual providing we are honest through debate, experiment and reflect, and create shared resolutions in support of our purpose. Live these values, work to our principles, take ownership to deliver, and we are certain you will thrive with us.

Important notice for applicants: We use tools to detect plagiarism and the use of AI or chatbots for applicant answers. If plagiarism, AI use (such as ChatGPT) or similar software are found to have been used in your application you will not be considered for this or future roles within the Satellite Applications Catapult.