AMS PSR

On behalf of UK Space Agency, we are looking for a Space Technology Facilities Development Officer (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract which is a hybrid role so requires 1 day a week in your nearest location - Cardiff, Edinburgh, Harwell and Leicester

The successful candidate will need to be organised, adaptable and a self-motivated individual working across a range of activities. Often working independently, providing support to the Space Technology Facilities and Contracts Manager, whilst engaging with the UK space sector.

As a Space Technology Facilities Development Officer, your main responsibilities will be:

• Lead on a project to develop and propose a plan for improved Westcott cost oversight with a full operational review to ensure that the facility better meets the needs of future industry.
• Strengthening propulsion innovation developments for the National Space Propulsion Test Facility, collating technical information prior to UK Space Agency reviews.
• Acting as secretariat for the Technology Advisory bodies and helping analyse risk for the team.
• Stakeholder engagement across the business Include colleagues on site at locations

Essential Skills

• Organised, with good planning skills, good interpersonal skills that will enable you to work with a wide range of stakeholders, both within the UK Space Agency and beyond.
• Working with stakeholders to ensure the required outcomes of community engagement are achieved.
• You will have information management skills, including the ability to collate and analyse data.
• You will have a proactive and flexible approach to work, shifting priorities as needed within the team.
• You will work well in a team and independently.
• You will have a strong working knowledge of the Microsoft office package.

Desirable Skills

• Experience of, or interest in, the space / engineering sectors
• Experience of project management support

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, UK Space Agency guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

DE&I Commitment

UK Space Agency guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".