Senior Power Platform Business Process Specialist – Team Leader

Fixed Term Contract to July 2027

Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £48,039 to £57,797 per annum, with potential progression up to £70,000 per annum

We welcome applications from forward-thinking digital specialists to lead our newly established Process Automation and Improvement Team - driving smarter, more efficient ways of working across the University.

About the Role

This role leads the Process Automation and Improvement Team, delivering digital solutions that streamline operations, improve collaboration, and support smarter working across the University. Working within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, the postholder will develop Power Platform-based solutions and lead projects that drive efficiency, enhance user experience, and contribute to the University’s wider transformation programme.

About You

You will hold a degree in IT or equivalent experience and a strong track record of delivering digital solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform. You’ll have extensive hands-on experience with Power Apps and Power Automate and be confident designing and implementing integrated, user-friendly systems that improve business processes. You will bring experience in business process analysis, stakeholder engagement, and project delivery. As a collaborative leader, you will have experience managing and developing staff, supporting non-technical users, and mentoring others in low-code development. Your excellent communication, problem-solving and organisational skills will enable you to drive innovation and continuous improvement across the University.

About Us

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.

IT Services is a University-wide professional service delivering robust, secure, and user-friendly digital systems that support research, education, and administration. The Information Systems team works across all faculties and professional services to implement and support business-critical systems, ensuring high-quality service, training, and continuous improvement.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.

How to apply                                                   

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Gregor Waddell (IT Director) or Alex Cossey (Programme Manager), on PAITRecruitment@cranfield.ac.uk.

*Please note that the University will be closed between 19^th December 2025 and 5^th January 2026 and should you contact us during that period you may not receive a response until the University reopens in January.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert prior to the stated closing date should we receive sufficient numbers of applications and we would therefore encourage you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

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