Project Delivery Manager

Are you interested in working for a world top 100 University? The University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) have an exciting opportunity for a Project Delivery Manager to join the team at AMRC Cymru and help us place Wales amongst the most innovative regions in the UK.

You will be part of a well-established project management community that provides essential support to ensure the reputation of the AMRC. We are looking for a Project Delivery Manager to lead the delivery of the AMRC Cymru portfolio with direct line management for all AMRC project management staff located across both AMRC Cymru and HVMC Baglan. In this varied role you will be responsible for portfolio delivery to time, cost, and quality, as well as portfolio risk management; importantly identifying potentials risks and managing these as well as communicating and escalating to the Head of Operations as required. You will be accountable for the allocation of work to your direct reports, and coaching and developing staff with support from both the AMRC Cymru Head of Operations as well as the AMRC Head of Project Management. You should have experience of both leading teams as well as building and maintaining professional relationships with stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally as you will represent the AMRC Cymru PM community on cross-AMRC working groups as well as being a point of escalation for all projects and programmes within the Cymru portfolio at all stages of the project lifecycle from initial concept and scoping through to delivery and closure.

The AMRC focuses on the research, development and application of state-of-the-art technologies. We have an excellent track record of developing technology and integrating it into a shop floor environment to demonstrate financial benefit to partners. This ability to translate technological advances into bottom line savings has led to a large growth in demand from especially its aerospace partners and a growing need for skilled engineers with an interest in manufacturing.

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. Find out more at sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits and join us to become part of something special.

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