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Space Project Manager

Turning big ideas into reality takes planning, organisation and leadership. As a project manager, you coordinate teams, timelines and resources to deliver complex projects – whether that’s in aviation, space or new technologies. It’s a role for problem-solvers who like making things happen.

Finding My Orbit – A Journey into the Space Sector.

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Key Skills needed

  • Handling lots of tasks at once
    projects involve hundreds of moving parts that need tracking.
  • Staying calm when plans change
    different stages of a satellite project can shift quickly.
  • Talking and listening to people
    the role is as much about people as it is about planning.
  • Organisation
    keeping on top of deadlines, materials and responsibilities.
  • Willingness to learn
    especially if, like me, you don’t start with an engineering background.

Pathways into the career

  • Apprenticeships – some project managers join at 18 and study for a degree while working.

  • Graduate schemes – roles like the one I joined through the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).

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