Head of the Galileo Programme Office

Head of the Galileo Programme Office at ESA

Description

You will report to the Head of the Galileo and EGNOS Programme Department and will be responsible for the overall activities relating to the implementation of the Galileo Programme.

Duties

Your tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring the overall implementation of Galileo programme tasks (phases B/C/D) in accordance with the agreed programme-level technical requirements, budget, and schedule. You will have the related budget delegation and will be accountable to the Head of the Galileo and EGNOS Programme Department.
• Providing a single programme-level interface with the European Commission and EUSPA for the definition of the Galileo programme technical requirements baseline, including mission requirements and security-related requirements, the definition of system roadmaps and the consolidation of system-level statements of compliance, and ensuring rigorous traceability with all system-level and segment procurement activities.
• Providing a single Galileo programme-level interface with the European Commission and EUSPA and coordinating ESA project-level activities for all aspects relating to the execution of the exploitation phase, as defined in the applicable Contribution Agreement with EUSPA, in close coordination with the Galileo Ground Segment Management Office and the Galileo Space Segment Management Office.
• Defining and maintaining the technical (functional, performance, and operational) requirements, including operational and security requirements, applicable to procurement of the overall system infrastructure, namely space and ground segments, and associated operations and launcher services, ensuring their overall traceability.
• Ensuring technical end-to-end consistency of all procurement activities at Galileo Programme level, namely those carried out at system and segments level, including security, as well as external interfaces, including service facilities.
• Managing schedule, risk, and configuration control to ensure timely delivery of system builds and ensuring cost and performance monitoring, proposing corrective measures as needed.
• Ensuring systems security engineering, including security requirements flow-down, implementation follow-up, security operations engineering, maintenance of the Statement of Compliance with the System Security Requirements, preparing core infrastructure accreditation, and carrying out cyber security activities in compliance with EU cyber security requirements.
• Providing Galileo services, such as OS, CS, HAS and authentication, engineering, including concept of operations, and the associated qualification tools, including test user receivers.
• Providing Public Regulated Service (PRS) engineering, including requirements definition and concept of operation for navigation performance, signal in space and access control and the associated PRS qualification tools, including test user receivers.
• Management of system tool activities to support system design and qualification.

In performing these duties, you will cooperate closely with the relevant organisational structures in the Directorate of Navigation and across the Agency.

You will also be responsible for identifying, assessing, managing and reporting the health and safety risks in your area of responsibility.

Technical competencies

• Extensive experience in managing space project development
• Extensive experience in managing and monitoring industrial work
• Complex project risk and schedule management processes
• Knowledge of industrial cost and schedule aspects
• Knowledge of space mission operations

Behavioural competencies

• Result Orientation
• Operational Efficiency
• Fostering Cooperation
• Relationship Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Forward Thinking

Education

A master's degree in physics, engineering or another relevant discipline is required for this post.

Additional requirements

You should have a minimum of 15 years of experience in managing complex space programme design, development and operations.

In addition, you should have:

• Proven experience of leading, motivating and developing a team in a departmental setting
• The ability to provide strategic direction to individuals and teams and to relate team objectives to the overall, evolving organisational goals and context
• The ability to drive performance and foster cooperation within and across teams throughout the organisation
• Demonstrated excellent leadership, relationship management and communication skills, both oral and written
• A proven track record of representing the Agency’s interests to external interfaces
• Excellent cognitive, analytical, delegation, planning and organisational skills
• The ability to anticipate problems, resolve complex issues and relate situations to their context
• The ability to reach solution-oriented, pragmatic and timely decisions of a high standard and with integrity and to support others, such as team members, upper management and other stakeholders, in this process

People management experience is required. International experience is an asset, including outside your home country, as well as experience in diverse functional areas relevant to ESA activities. Mobility is inherent to management functions and this position may be subject to rotation. Therefore, mobility opportunities may be offered to you as part of your career evolution at ESA, beginning after approximately five years in this role.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness

ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics.

At the Agency we value diversity, and we welcome people with disabilities. Whenever possible, we seek to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing the necessary support at the workplace. The Human Resources Department can also provide assistance during the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss this further, please contact us via email at contact.human.resources@esa.int.

Important Information and Disclaimer

Applicants must be eligible to access information, technology, and hardware which is subject to European or US export control and sanctions regulations & eligible to acquire the security clearance by their national security administrations. During the recruitment process, the Agency may request applicants to undergo selection tests. Additionally, successful candidates will need to undergo basic screening before appointment, which will be conducted by an external background screening service, in compliance with the European Space Agency's security procedures.

Note that ESA is in the process of transitioning to a Matrix setup, which could lead to organisational changes affecting this position.

The information published on ESA’s careers website regarding working conditions is correct at the time of publication. It is not intended to be exhaustive and may not address all questions you would have.

Nationality and Languages

Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia. When short-listing for an interview, priority will first be given to internal candidates.

The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.