Space Project Management Consultant
Job Summary
This role involves managing large-scale national space and cutting-edge technology projects. You will act as a key liaison between researchers, engineers, and government agencies to ensure smooth project progression. The position requires strong coordination skills, technical documentation, and professional-level English proficiency.
Responsibilities
- Manage project progress, schedules, and milestones
- Coordinate with government, research, and academic institutions
- Prepare project documentation, reports, and meeting materials
- Handle grant and national project application procedures
- Facilitate communication between technical teams and stakeholders
Required Skills
- Project Management or PMO experience
- Business-level English proficiency
- Technical documentation and reporting
- Stakeholder negotiation and coordination
- Understanding of R&D or advanced tech sectors
Job Details
Responsibilities:
- Progress, schedule, and milestone management of national projects.
- Negotiation and coordination with prime contractors, joint research institutions, universities, government ministries, and secretariats.
- Planning and operation of project meetings.
- Creation of meeting materials, explanatory materials, and minutes.
- Managing various application procedures including public offerings, grant applications, and amendment applications.
- Conducting interviews with researchers and engineers to organize technical details and issues.
- Incorporating technical details into application forms, reports, and explanatory materials.
- Communication with overseas stakeholders in English.
Required Qualifications:
- Project management or PMO experience.
- Experience in coordinating and facilitating with stakeholders.
- Experience in document and report creation.
- Business-level or higher English proficiency.
- Understanding of or ability to catch up on technical and R&D fields.
- Ability to handle various security and identity verification procedures related to national projects.
- Japanese nationality.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with government and R&D projects at a consulting firm.
- Experience in new business development, business planning, and business promotion.
- Experience in promoting national projects, subsidies, joint research, and commissioned research.
- Experience negotiating with government agencies.
- Experience communicating with researchers and engineers.
- Experience in creating technical documents, proposals, and reports.
- Experience working in the space, aviation, defense, or advanced technology fields.
Benefits & Conditions:
- Working Hours: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, 1-hour break (Remote work negotiable).
- Salary: ¥7,000,000 - ¥8,500,000 (depending on experience).
- Comprehensive social insurance coverage, commuting allowance, and training programs.
- Complete two-day weekend (Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays).
- Year-end and New Year holidays, and paid leave.