Head of Maritime Innovation & Development

Malin Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days annual leave

Pension contributions

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee discounts

Death In Service

Cycle Scheme and Green Car Benefit

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working – early finish on a,?

Job summary

Malin Group Ltd leads the MSCDC initiative, delivering a marine centre of excellence in Glasgow. The Head of Development will engage SMEs, industry customers, and technology partners to identify real challenges and translate them into practical projects with measurable outcomes.

You will collaborate with universities, NMIS, Catapults and public bodies to secure funding, monitor KPIs, and drive value across Scotland’s maritime supply chain.

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering, manufacturing, technology adoption, innovation or supply-chain development.
• Strong commercial understanding: ROI and payback for SME investments.
• Ability to engage credibly with SMEs and translate challenges into deliverables.
• Good understanding of engineering, manufacturing processes and industrial tech.
• Strong stakeholder-management across industry, academia and public bodies.
• Experience managing projects, budgets, KPIs and reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organisation to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Maritime/defense/advanced-manufacturing experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a pipeline of MSCDC projects with SMEs and industry customers.
• Translate challenges into practical, deliverable projects with high-level viability assessments.
• Enhance evidence base for MSCDC and regional maritime ecosystem.
• Connect SMEs with technical, academic, and funding partners.
• Support project delivery from scoping to successful outcomes.
• Engage with primes and shipyards to identify future supply-chain needs.
• Identify opportunities for sector-wide interventions and collaboration.
• Foster relationships with industry, academia, public bodies and funders.
• Support governance, reporting, and external funding administration.
• Capture lessons to refine the MSCDC operating model.

Skills

SME engagement

Project management

Stakeholder management

Public-sector funding

Engineering knowledge

Communication

Budgeting

Education

Engineering degree

HNC/HND or equivalent

Job description

Malin Group Ltd leads the MSCDC initiative, delivering a marine centre of excellence in Glasgow. The Head of Development will engage SMEs, industry customers, and technology partners to identify real challenges and translate them into practical projects with measurable outcomes.

You will collaborate with universities, NMIS, Catapults and public bodies to secure funding, monitor KPIs, and drive value across Scotland’s maritime supply chain.