Programme Coordinator

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Programme Coordinator, based at the Department's Civil Engineering Building in West Cambridge, who will provide vital support to the academic, research and management staff, and will develop and maintain administrative policy and processes for the Construction Information Technology (CIT) Group. The CIT Group is leading or involved with, on average, £65M or more of grant activity funded by EPSRC, the European Commission, and the private sector. This funding supports at any given time 40-60 research and admin staff and students.

You will be responsible for coordinating and monitoring the operations of the CIT Group and will be part of the management team which administers the projects and finances, as well as liaising with key stakeholders across the University and more widely. You will also act as Executive Assistant to the PI and liaise with and support the CIT grants investigators and the administrative team in developing, delivering and managing the CIT grants. 

You will be educated to degree level or have an equivalent level of practical experience and possess excellent oral and written communication skills, interpersonal and networking skills, including relationship management. Administrative, financial, project and programme management skills are also required to successfully carry out the role. Experience in managing administrative processes for large-scale EPSRC or EU-funded research projects would be desirable, as well as previous experience working at the industry/academic interface.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 30 September 2026 in the first instance.

Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click 'Apply' above.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 7 September 2025. If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact the HR Office at the Department of Engineering (hr-office@eng.cam.ac.uk, +44 (0)1223 332615). 

Please quote reference NM47004 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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