Deputy Program Manager

Core responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership for the overall management of ITER's integrated control system architecture (CODAC), ensuring alignment with project objectives, safety standards, and operational readiness
• Enable achievement of the Control and Integrated Commissioning Program objectives in terms of scope, cost, schedule, quality, and performance from design through commissioning
• Ensure sufficient support in overseeing project deliverables engineering, coordination, planning, and implementation with focus on Tokamak and plasma control systems
• Define and manage CODAC architecture and implementation plan, including ITER machine's interlock, protection and operation strategy

This role contributes to developing fusion energy as a sustainable, non-carbon emitting global energy supply by managing the control systems for the world's largest fusion energy project, helping solve one of the most complex scientific and engineering challenges of our time.

Required qualifications:

• Extensive experience in overall architecture, design, implementation, and commissioning of nuclear fusion device CODAC systems
• Knowledge of magnetic confinement fusion devices and related machine protection systems
• Technical project management in nuclear construction with multi-national collaboration, in-kind procurement, planning, risk management, and cost control
• Inclusive leadership skills with ability to motivate and develop staff in a multicultural environment

Benefits include:

• Initial employment contract up to five years with possibility for extension
• Multicultural work environment with emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Challenging assignments in a wide range of areas
• Job grade P5/P6 (salary information available through salary simulator)
• Language requirement: Fluent in English (written & spoken)