Project and Industry Engagement Manager

4 days ago


Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom University of Glasgow Full time
Job Purpose

The University of Glasgow is leading a consortium of seven universities in a £45M programme of challenge-led research into digital twinning for transport decarbonisation. We are seeking a highly skilled Project and Industry Engagement Manager to join our team.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
  1. Manage and report on research work packages and demonstrators across all academic and industrial partners.
  2. Lead Challenge Led Demonstrator projects (CLDs) using agile approaches to deliver transport mode focussed digital twins and inter-modal transport models.
  3. Support Work Packages (WP) with academic leadership, managing the resourcing and delivery of research outputs over the programme.
  4. Coordinate activity across WPs and CLDs to ensure programme interdependencies are respected.
  5. Maintain risk registers for WPs and CLDs and manage the mitigation of risks.
  6. Update project plans and maintain performance dashboards and KPI reporting.
  7. Resource and financial reporting.
  8. Engage with key industrial partners and stakeholders, ensuring timely and effective industrial engagement in the research activities.
  9. Support engagement with policy communities through reporting to the TransiT Policy Advisory Board and through bilateral engagements.
  10. Proactively manage engagement with related research hubs to ensure cross-learning and complementarity of research messages.
  11. Prepare monthly operations reports and quarterly reports for the Transit Executive Team and bi-annual reports for the Advisory Board.
Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

We are looking for a candidate with a strong background in project management, industrial engagement, and research management. The ideal candidate will have:

  • A comprehensive working knowledge of financial management and the ability to manage and control budgets.
  • In-depth knowledge and understanding of project/programme management methodologies.
  • Well-developed understanding of policies surrounding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and data protection.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
  • Professional Qualification such as PRINCE 2 or membership of a relevant Professional body such as APM.
  • Knowledge of transport sector and/or decarbonisation policies.
  • Knowledge of UKRI reporting requirements.
  • Understanding of the challenges and opportunities within the Higher Education sector.
Skills and Experience
  • Ability to persuade, motivate and lead a team, including setting objectives and managing workload.
  • Competent in the use of relevant IT packages, such as MS Project Professional or similar.
  • Substantial professional expertise in project management.
  • Well-developed understanding of relevant legal, statutory and governance applications.
Experience
  • Experience of working in a project management role within a research or software development environment.
  • Experience of working closely with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation.
  • Experience of using Agile Project Management approaches.
Terms and Conditions

This is a full-time position (35 hours per week) with funding available until 30 June 2029. The salary will be Grade 8, £48,350 - £56,021 per annum. The University of Glasgow offers a range of benefits, including 41 days of leave for full-time staff, pension, benefits, and discount packages.



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