Research Project Manager

Full time: 35 hours per week 

Open-ended (permanent)

We are looking for a Research Project Manager to join our Research Project Management Team. This role is crucial to providing dedicated and embedded project management support to externally funded research projects across the university. The Research Project Manager will play a critical role in managing complex, multi-partner research projects, as well as in contributing to the development of the Research Project Management Team. This dynamic position is ideal for someone who is passionate about the advancement of knowledge through meticulous project oversight and collaborative team management.

The Opportunity:

As a Research Project Manager within the Research Project Management team, you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of externally funded research projects across the university. You will independently manage or collaborate on a variety of complex, interdisciplinary, and cross-university projects, whilst contributing to the advancement and growth of the Research Project Management service, including supporting with the development of standards and protocols. The post holder, in the first instance, will be supporting a European Commission Doctoral Network on Energy Geo-structures Integration. This position is ideal for someone with a strong background in project management, and notably, someone with experience of managing projects funded by the European Commission.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Project Management expertise with a proficiency in managing complex, high-value projects involving multiple stakeholders. 
• Exceptional organisational and planning skills, with an ability to provide direction and foresee potential challenges and critical issues, and effectively solve problems in a timely manner.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a track record for establishing productive working relationships, managing stakeholder, and fostering collaboration. 
• An understanding of the research support environment and research funding landscape, with experience of managing projects funded by the European commission.
• The ability to work flexibly in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, and to adapt to changing conditions and proactively shift and tailor procedures and processes as required. 

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