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Current Openings

Vice President Advanced Programs

Job Title: 
Vice President Advanced Programs
Department: 
Space Business Unit
Report To:
Senior Vice President Spaceports Business Unit
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Date Posted:
September 9, 2024
Basic Purpose:
This position provides leadership in Space Florida’s evaluation and pursuit of opportunities related to new and emerging space markets and related advanced aerospace and space systems and technologies. This position is responsible to identify, prioritize, and shape strategic opportunities to strengthen Florida’s leadership role in advanced space markets and technologies.
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Environmental Health and Safety Engineer

Job Title: 
Environmental Health and Safety Engineer
Department: 
Spaceports Business Unit
Report To:
Vice President Environmental Health and Safety
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Date Posted:
August 13, 2024
Basic Purpose:
This position works to integrate Environmental and Safety programs and initiatives seamlessly into daily operations across the entire Space Florida organization. This position will primarily focus on Environmental requirements, programs and is responsible for permitting, NEPA compliance, coordination and collaboration with Federal and State agencies and regulators. Position will include monitoring, reporting, and mitigating the presence of hazardous conditions to ensure a safe and sustainable work environment for Space Florida employees, and the successful implementation of Space Florida projects.
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Policy Analyst

Job Title: 
Policy Analyst
Department: 
Communications
Report To:
Vice President Strategic Communications & Policy
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Date Posted:
August 2, 2024
Basic Purpose:
The Policy Analyst will play a crucial role in evaluating, developing, and implementing regulatory and non-regulatory policies for Space Florida. This individual will be instrumental in ensuring that all policy initiatives are legally vetted, align with the organization's goals and objectives, and positively impact the aerospace industry. The Policy Analyst will conduct thorough research, analysis, and evaluation of existing and proposed policies, legislation, and regulations to recommend necessary changes and improvements.
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Program Manager – Business Development

Job Title: 
Program Manager – Business Development
Department: 
Business Development
Report To:
Portfolio Manager
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Date Posted:
July 30, 2024
Basic Purpose:
This position is responsible for overseeing the coordination and management of a group of related projects to ensure the program produces the desired benefits to Space Florida by ensuring the outputs and outcomes of the program components are delivered in a coordinated and complementary manner, with accountability through the entire life cycle from deal inception through project initiation, through transition to ongoing operations. This position will apply knowledge, skills, and principles of program management to achieve the program objectives and to obtain benefits and control not available by managing program components individually.
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Director of Business and Economic Development

Job Title: 
Director of Business and Economic Development
Department: 
Business Development
Report To:
VP Business and Economic Development
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Date Posted:
July 24, 2024
Basic Purpose:
This position manages relationships with regional and county-level economic development corporations (EDCs) throughout the State of Florida and develops and fosters relationship with aerospace companies in Florida or those considering Florida as a business location. Building upon these relationships, the identifies leads, cultivates prospects, identifies investment opportunities, and closes and implements deals, working withing the limits of established policy.
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Project Engineer

Job Title: 
Project Engineer
Department: 
Spaceports Business Unit
Report To:
VP Spaceport Planning & Development
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Date Posted:
July 23, 2024
Basic Purpose:
This position is responsible to oversee and ensure the technical quality and overall success of Space Florida Spaceport capital projects. The Project Engineer acts as the technical subject matter expert to lead engineering projects involving design, studies, building and refurbishment activities, working within contractual framework. The position requires engineering knowledge and judgement in scoping, budgeting, managing, organizing, executing, and reporting on projects in accordance with Space Florida’s Spaceport capital improvement and master plans, guided by precedent and working within the limits of established policy.
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