Alary range: £36,924 - £45,163 per annum
FTE: 1
Term: Open-ended
Closing Date: 27 February 2025
Location: NMIS, Renfrew
The University of Strathclyde is a leading international technological institution and has a long history of working with industry to deliver strong business growth from access to research and innovation expertise. The latest major initiative continuing to deliver on this track record is through the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS).
As a magnet for innovation in advanced manufacturing, the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) group of specialist R&D centres (including the Digital Factory), supports manufacturing, engineering, and associated tech businesses of all sizes, to thrive domestically and internationally through accelerating productivity, embracing new digital technologies and achieving net-zero targets.
We turn smart ideas into reality and deliver ground-breaking research.
Coming from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, our passionate team works alongside industry, academia, and the public sector to solve problems, train the workforce of the future, and generate the creative ideas that will transform manufacturing.
Ultimately, we are growing the economy, developing a vibrant and skilled talent pool, and helping create prosperous, sustainable communities.
The Programme Management Office (PMO) is part of the NMIS Operations Group that provides a framework of management and support for project and programme delivery.
We are seeking to appoint a Programme Manager to work with Technical team project leads to ensure that projects are undertaken within the financial and resource constraints available and monitor and manage project progress, ensuring that the contracted outputs are delivered to the customers’ satisfaction. The successful candidate will contribute to the coordination of the overall programme financial management of the core research programmes. These activities will ensure that NMIS delivers against customer requirements and expectations thereby promoting on-going research funding opportunities growth in the NMIS research project portfolio.
To be considered for the role you will be educated to a minimum of degree level (or equivalent experience), with substantial project management experience within a relevant research or manufacturing environment e.g. industry, commerce, the public sector or the higher education sector. You will have experience in project management processes and system development, implementation and operation and you will have proven analytical and interpretational skills with experience of collating, writing and presenting complex reports. You will be an excellent communicator with confidence in presenting to diverse audiences with an ability to effectively transfer skills and knowledge to others. You will have the ability to co-ordinate team activities, work as part of a team, and influence a variety of stakeholders.
*Whilst we seek to appoint at Grade 7, Programme Manager level, candidates with less experience may also be considered for appointment. Dependent of the skills and experience of the candidate, appointment to Grade 6, Programme Coordinator, may be considered.
This post is located at the NMIS building in Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS), Paisley (near Glasgow Airport). The Innovation District has limited public transport services.