At ESO, diversity is one of our greatest strengths. Our Project Management department brings together a highly international team of about 20 Project Managers from many different backgrounds, disciplines, and walks of life. Managers from PMD lead a wide variety of projects that expand and strengthen the scientific and operational capabilities of our observatories in Chile. We are currently seeking a Project Manager to play a central role in the ALMA Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade (WSU) programme, of which the primary objective is to broaden the ALMA receiver bandwidth by a factor of four, and to upgrade the associated electronics and correlator. ESO is heavily involved in the WSU through a number of development projects run in Europe. In addition, ESO is participating in the management of the overall programme, system engineering, technical evaluation, as well as executing and contributing to reviews and participation in working groups. These upgrade activities are executed in close collaboration with the ALMA partners in East Asia and North America, as well as the Joint ALMA Observatory located in Chile.
Our development projects are usually executed in cooperation with European institutes and industry but, depending on the nature of the project, internal development of subsystems is also undertaken in-house. As a result, the Project Manager will not only lead complex, high-impact projects, but also collaborate with colleagues from diverse technical, scientific, and cultural backgrounds. As a Project Manager you will be contributing to a working environment where different perspectives are valued, and where you will be supported to grow both professionally and personally.
The post holder will interact very closely with the ALMA Development Team (ADT) department within the European ALMA Support Centre (EASC), and in collaboration with this department, oversee and manage the execution of development projects.
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