NSS Project Coordinator, Q-gate Team Lead

Reference number ESD-59158

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The European Spallation Source is one of the largest science and technology infrastructure projects being built today. The project includes the most powerful linear proton accelerator ever built, a five-tonne, helium-cooled tungsten target wheel, state-of-the-art neutron instruments, a suite of laboratories, and a data management and software development centre. It is a brand-new Big Science organisation and we are building it from the ground up.

We are now looking for an NSS Project Coordinator, Q-gate Team Lead for the NSS Planning & Coordinator Group.

About the role:
We are now looking to appoint a NSS Project Coordinator, working primarily as “NSS Quality gate team Lead”. The position is a 3-year temporary position within the NSS Planning & Coordination Group (NPC).
NSS is responsible for the construction and commissioning of 15 neutron beam instruments, and a substantial part of the scope is delivered by in-kind partners from the member states. The NPC group is responsible for providing coordination and planning support of the full NSS project, in particular within the areas planning, budget, change control and reviews for TG3/TG4/TG5.

In this role you will Lead the NSS Q-gate team and coordinate the work for all the 15 Instruments and managing the reviews themselves. You will work closely with NSS management, NSS Technical groups, all the Instrument teams and with ESH&S.

The primary function of this role is to drive the work related to Quality compliance for the various Instrument components manufactured and delivered by the In-Kind Instrument teams, and to ensure that the process is followed. There is a project team set up, and this role is a project lead role where you will assign tasks and priorities to the project team consisting of about 4-5 persons, but with up to 25 various reviewers/stakeholders. The team is to assess readiness of components that are part of the various Instruments, and to check completeness with various stakeholders. One of the primary tasks is to further develop and streamline the NSS Q-gate process (align with the ESS Quality processes), to ensure an efficient process and to minimize time needed.

This position requires good knowledge of the ESS IK Instrument set up, and experience from working within ESS is a big advantage. Exceptional skills in project coordination and/or leadership is key, as you need to work with priorities and deadlines for the group, and there will be multiple Instruments worked on in parallel. You should have excellent analytical skills to identify root causes of issues, propose solutions and drive resolution efforts.

This is a mission critical role for ESS and it represents a great opportunity for an experienced ESS resource to support the neutron instruments in becoming operational at ESS. We are looking for someone who is highly capable of leading people and that have a good understanding of ESS and Neutron Instruments, working with a systematic approach and who can also collaborate with various divisions at ESS.

About you:
For this role, we are looking for someone strong in project coordination and with extensive experience from working with quality and audits, with training and experience in Scrum / Agile methods. We attach great importance to personality and attitude, so we're looking for a real team player: Someone who is sociable, has excellent communication skills, who likes to collaborate with different people and who is committed to helping this exciting project to realise its full potential. We need a hands-on self-starter who is able to work in a structured, orderly, responsible and – most importantly – safe way.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors level education, or Advance Higher Vocational Education Diploma
• Six Sigma black belt certification
• Scrum Master certification
• Certified in ISO 9001 QMS (Quality Management Systems), preferably as Lead Auditor
• Several years of experience from industry working with audits, quality processes etc.
• Extensive experience from large Projects, working with quality, schedules and priorities
• Strong leadership, and ability to work in (and lead) team with people of a variety of disciplines in an international collaboration.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and good interpersonal skills.
• Experience in Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies; hands-on experience
• Lead Auditor skills (optional, in ISO, IATF or similar standards).
• Excellent oral and written English skills

What ESS will offer

• an opportunity to contribute to the future of neutron science
• a workplace full of creative individuals and people from all over the world
• a challenging, exciting, and fast-paced work environment
• market competitive compensation that is individual and differentiated according to role, responsibilities, individual skills, abilities, and achievements
• benefits including 30 days of annual leave as well as more than 10 days of public holidays and company days off or days with limited working hours, flexible working arrangements, and a focus on work-life balance.
• where applicable, relocation support and allowances may be available.

Duration & Location
The position is a fixed-term position of 3 years and the workplace will be situated in Lund, Sweden.

Application & Contact
Please provide your curriculum vitae and cover letter in English by clicking on “apply” and following the instructions. Note that we only accept applications via the ESS website or ESS intranet. Internal candidates are encouraged to apply through the intranet. We accept candidates into the recruitment process continuously, so please do not hesitate to apply. This position will remain open until a suitable candidate has been found.

Certain roles at ESS require health and safety checks and/or security clearance procedures, which will be performed as part of the recruitment process.

For further information regarding the position, please contact Sofie Ossowski, Line Manager, [email protected].

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact Kathryn Quaak, HR Officer, [email protected].

We look forward to receiving your application!

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