Project Manager

Public Funding Management

Location: Cambridge/Middlesbrough/Port Talbot/Sheffield

Contract: Fixed Term – 1 Year

Hours: Full time

Job Profile: Senior Professional / Specialist Professional – Business Services

Salary: Min £31,888 - Max £54,786 / Min £37,374 - Max £66,100

Reference number: 22/23

Closing Date: 17 April 2023

Note: Candidates may be offered and interviewed prior to the closing date but the role will be open for a minimum of seven days, we advise you to apply for this position as early as possible in the recruitment process before the closing date

Description of role:

We are seeking to appoint a Project Manager based at our headquarters in Cambridge, or one of our regional sites in the UK. The PFM Group is responsible for contributing to effective and efficient management of projects funded by a range of UK and European agencies.

The mains duties will include:

• Management of successful proposals through grant preparation and project initiation
• Delivery of projects on time and to budget
• Managing dissemination and exploitation planning activities within projects
• Reporting and liaison with funding agencies
• Where required for project delivery, identifying new opportunities for public funded projects and contributing to the assembling of consortia to bid for these
• Supporting the preparation and submission of proposals for projects providing this support

Travel:

This position may require occasional travel both in the UK and abroad.

About us:

TWI Ltd is a world expert in engineering, materials and joining technologies with significant property assets. We provide industry with advice and know-how in design, fabrication, failure analysis and prevention.

We offer opportunities to collaborate with inspiring and expert teams and a supportive environment in which you are actively encouraged to share your ideas and continually develop your own skills and knowledge.

If you are looking to join an organisation that is fuelled by innovation, teamwork, and openness, this role could be for you.

Diversity statement:

TWI Ltd is committed to treating all employees fairly and to being an inclusive employer. Our aim is to create a work environment where our employees can reach their full potential. We put Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the heart of our people practices to attract, develop and retain the best talent.

Inclusion:

We recognise that it’s the differences of our people that gives us our competitive edge and enables us to maintain our world leading reputation. This is why we are committed to ensuring there is diversity across every level of our organisation; representative of the Members and societies we serve. We have made Inclusion our number one corporate value to demonstrate our commitment to ensure it is at the core of everything we do at TWI.

Why work for TWI?

We offer a competitive salary, share-in-success bonus scheme, generous pension scheme (both employee contribution (flexible amount) and TWI contribution (up to 10% of salary), holiday (25 days + 8 bank holiday’s), private health and dental cover, career development and training, onsite employee restaurant, onsite gym, day nursery available for companies on Granta Park (Cambridge) site (subject to availability), onsite parking and more.

We know that balancing work and personal life can at times be challenging. This is why we continue to review and implement family friendly policies including hybrid working, flexible working, enhanced maternity pay and paid parental leave.

External Funding:

If this position is to be based in our Port Talbot office it will be part of an initiative known as AEMRI (Advanced Engineering Materials Research Institute), which is funded by the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) using European Regional Development Funds (ERDF). If this position is to be based in our Middlesbrough office it will part of an initiative known as Centre for Materials Integrity which is part funded by the Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Closing Date: 17 April 2023

Candidates may be offered and interviewed prior to the closing date but the role will be open for a minimum of seven days, we advise you to apply for this position as early as possible in the recruitment process before the closing date

For further details, please click on the Job Description link below:

https://www.twi-global.com/pdfs/careers/22-23-JD-Project-Manager-PFM.pdf