Space Exploration Project Manager

Space Exploration Project Manager

About the job

Join Tractebel, a global community of 6000 imaginative experts engineering a carbon-neutral future. Our impactful solutions for complex energy, urban, nuclear, and water projects drive positive change towards a sustainable world. We believe in a sustainable world where people, planet, and profit collectively thrive.

The working environment

• Work within our Innovation Lab, part of the Strategy, Business Development, Innovation, Marketing & Communications Department (Nuclear)
• Report directly to the Head of Space Lab
• Our Space Lab is committed to developing power solutions (nuclear and others) for space applications.  Our projects range from fuel and batteries to propulsion, transport and life bases.
• We have an entrepreneurial mindset, we team up with partners from the sector, we set up projects and market them to potential customers and/or possible funding organisations.

Your role

• You support the Head of Space Lab in setting up new projects and in the business development activities.
• You participate in the drafting of proposals.
• You are the project manager for a portfolio of space projects, responsible for delivering the projects in due quality, schedule and budget.
• In some cases, you may also act as leader of a consortium of partners and subcontractors.

Your profile

• You hold a master's degree from an accredited engineering university.
• You have 5+ years of experience in the space exploration sector or in the engineering/aerospace sector with knowledge of space exploration.  An experience in nuclear is a real asset.
• You are ambitious, self-driven and result-oriented with a strong interest in innovation and product development.
• You are result-oriented, well structured, autonomous, and you manage projects with many stakeholders efficiently.
• You have a critical mind, and you like to be knowledgeable in your field of work.
• You have an excellent command of English, and a good knowledge of Dutch and/or French. Knowledge of other languages is welcome.
• You are a natural communicator (both oral and written), able to explain complex topics in understandable language to your different stakeholders.
• You have a great capacity for multicultural human relations, and you are a team player.
• You are willing to travel abroad on short missions.

What We Offer

• More than a simple job, we offer you an adventure. We offer you the opportunity to work with the most exciting teams and define the future.
• We offer you a unique opportunity to challenge yourself to become an expert in your field.
• We’re radically transparent about the company development, the opportunities and our decisions.
• An interesting and varied job in an international environment with a good work/life balance.
• An attractive compensation package with fringe benefits.
• A permanent contract to ensure the roles offered are in accordance with your skills, interests, career goals and lifestyle.