The role holder will represent the University of Bristol as a senior member of this £13m project’s delivery partnership, comprised of peers from the Digital Catapult, West Midlands 5G and Cambridge Wireless and they will direct strategic planning, management and control of Bristol’s contractual obligations for the project, with overall responsibility for governance and quality of Work Package outputs. The role holder will also advise the project’s Academic Lead and PI on, and coordinate the implementation of, the future strategic development of this flagship project in the Advanced Telecoms sector which is designated a critical technology by the government. This includes supporting the case for refunding of UKTIN, the grant for which expires on 31.3.25.