Lead Project Controller (Located in Germany)

Requirements

Qualifications:
· University degree in Engineering, Economics or equivalent in a relevant discipline.

Skills and Experience:
· Relevant experience, preferably in an engineering environment with multi-years projects, in project planning and control activities and in managing resource allocation;
· First experience of team management, including planning and monitoring of activities and keeping critical skills up-to-date;
· Proven knowledge and practice of administrative processes based on ERP systems (e.g. SAP) and strong MS Excel ability;
· Proactivity and strong capability for analytical thinking and seeing the big picture while maintaining a focus on details;
· Very good interpersonal, written and oral communication skills, with a proven ability to apply these to interact with management and stakeholders as well working within, and across, teams;
· Experience working in a matrix-based organisation would be an advantage.

What you’ll be doing
· Deliver Project Planning and Control services to the TSS and OPS departments, following documented processes, ︁︀​︂︃︃​︇︅​︀and manage the Project Control team allocated to these tasks;
· Consolidate the planning assumptions for those satellite programmes that are in their operational phase and analyse the schedule of activities for consistency with the cost planning;
· Provide TSS and OPS departmental inputs to the overall budget and financial planning of EUMETSAT, including maintaining a financial profile for the programmes in their operational phase and coordination of inputs with the Programmes development department as regards development programmes for next generation satellite systems;
· Provide cost-at-completion and analysis of margins for programmes in their operational phases, by establishing and maintaining cost baselines and related cost scenarios;
· Define and provide progress reporting to management, including performance indicators and analysis of deviations and trends;
· Coordinate and consolidate the outcome of the OPS and TSS human resource planning, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of its impact to the overall OPS and TSS budget and financial planning;
· Support the Project Planning and Control Competence Area Manager and contribute to the overall harmonisation and improvement of project planning and control processes, standards and methodologies, working practices and tools.

What we offer
· Excellent salary, of up to Euro 7,500 NET (after income tax) based on skills and experience
· Flexible working time including additional flexi-leave
· Full medical coverage for employee and family
· Attractive pension
· 30 days of annual leave + 14.5 days public holidays
· Training and development support
· Relocation allowance and support (if applicable)

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 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.

Within our Project Planning and Control Competence Area (PPC CA), the Lead Project Controller is responsible for financial, budget, cost planning and control activities for two Departments - Technical and Scientific Support (TSS) and the Operations and Support to Users (OPS).

In this role, you will be supported by a small team of talented Project Controllers and will be collaborating closely with our core technical teams across the organisation. You will lead all activities that ensure that budget and financial planning activities for maintenance and operations are correctly performed, and will act as main responsible for budget implementation and control.