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 the PMD are in charge of a wide variety of projects that expand and strengthen the scientific and operational capabilities of our observatories in Chile. Your role will be to lead the development and construction of either complete instruments or sub-systems as part of ESO's programmes for astronomical instrumentation or technology development for the VLT and the ELT. These developments will enable scientists to answer key questions about the universe like understanding the nature of dark matter, or the study of Earth-like planets orbiting neighbouring stars. In a very real sense, you will contribute to answering key human questions like where do we come from, how did we get here and are we really alone. Our projects are usually developed in cooperation with a consortium of astronomical institutes and eventually industry but, depending on the nature of the project, internal development of subsystems is also undertaken in-house. As a result, you will need to be adaptable and able to work with a wide variety of people from a range of backgrounds and across many disciplines. In addition to conducting such projects, you may have the responsibility to further develop and implement, in close cooperation with the Head of Department, elements of wider project management and organisational change, e.g. digital transformation, as exercised at ESO. ESO recognises the importance of knowledge transfer and continuous professional development and so one of our vacant Project Manager positions could be an ideal opportunity for an early-career stage professional. Support and training will be provided on the job by other highly experienced Project Managers. bit.ly/3NGPzQQ