Project Manager - CIRCARB

University of Leicester; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Leicester's School of Engineering is seeking a Project Manager to coordinate the CIRCARB programme, working with a multidisciplinary consortium and PI to monitor plans, milestones, budgets and risks.

You will organise consortium meetings, prepare papers, reports, and minutes, support dissemination and stakeholder engagement, and ensure timely governance and progress across the project.

Qualifications

• Masters degree or equivalent in an appropriate discipline or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience coordinating or managing complex research, innovation or externally funded projects.
• Experience planning and monitoring milestones, deliverables, risks and deadlines; preparing reports and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate reporting and governance requirements for the CIRCARB programme.
• Monitor project plans, milestones, deliverables, budgets, resources and risks.
• Organise consortium meetings, workshops and project events; prepare papers, presentations, minutes and action logs.

Skills

Project coordination

Budget monitoring

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Collaborative tools

Job description

About the role

We are looking for a Project Manager to coordinate the successful delivery of the UKRI-funded CIRCARB programme within the University of Leicester’s School of Engineering. Working closely with the Principal Investigator and a multidisciplinary consortium of academic, industrial and external partners, you will monitor project plans, milestones, deliverables, budgets, resources and risks, while coordinating reporting and governance requirements. You will also organise consortium meetings, workshops and project events, preparing papers, presentations, minutes and action logs to maintain clear communication and timely progress.

You will act as a central point of contact for project coordination and support the programme’s dissemination, stakeholder engagement, impact and knowledge-exchange activities. This is an opportunity to contribute to an internationally recognised School with research spanning aerospace engineering, mechanics of materials, green energy and transportation, biomedical engineering, and digital manufacturing and management. The School’s research environment includes strong industrial links and a broad portfolio of multidisciplinary activity.

About you

You will have a Master’s degree or equivalent in an appropriate discipline, or an equivalent relevant professional qualification and experience. You will bring demonstrable experience of coordinating or managing complex research, innovation or externally funded projects, alongside a sound understanding of project-management principles. Your experience will include planning and monitoring milestones, deliverables, risks and deadlines; preparing reports and presentations; and coordinating meetings, workshops or other collaborative activities involving multiple stakeholders.

You will be an excellent communicator and organiser who can build productive relationships with academic colleagues, professional-services teams, industry partners and other external stakeholders. Able to work independently and collaboratively, you will manage competing priorities, maintain accurate records and respond constructively to changing project requirements. Experience of UKRI-funded programmes, multidisciplinary consortia, budget monitoring, research impact or knowledge exchange would be advantageous, as would a recognised project-management qualification and proficiency with collaborative working tools.

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and can be made to Muhammad Imran, Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, [e-mail]

As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to professional development, this role will also be considered on a seconded basis for existing staff members. Please ensure this is discussed with your line manager prior to applying. More information regarding secondments can be found here.

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Vacancy terms

Full-time or job share, fixed term contract from 01 January 2027 to 30 September 2030