Senior Projects & Grants Lead

Seloxium Limited; Ravenscar; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension

Private healthcare

Share options

Flexible working around core hours

Job summary

Seloxium Limited is seeking an experienced Projects and Grants Lead to coordinate a diverse portfolio spanning technical development, pilot deployment and grant-funded work. You will drive project planning, governance and delivery across engineering, operations, commercial and finance teams.

You will help shape grant applications, manage budgets and staffing, and report to senior leadership on progress and risks, contributing to growth and commercialisation plans in a fast‑paced SME environment.

Qualifications

• Significant senior experience delivering complex projects or programmes in engineering, industrial, scientific or technology-led environments.
• Strong track record coordinating multidisciplinary teams and delivering against challenging schedules.
• Experience managing several projects concurrently with competing priorities and shared resources.
• Practical experience of project planning, budgeting, risk management, governance and reporting.
• Experience supporting or managing publicly funded projects, ideally Innovate UK and European grant programmes.
• Experience working with external partners, customers, suppliers or consortium members.
• Experience in an SME, start-up or high-growth business.
• Experience of pilot plants, process development, industrial scale-up, capital projects or customer technology deployments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Seloxium’s portfolio of technical development, pilot deployment, customer, commercial and grant-funded projects.
• Translate strategic priorities and contractual commitments into clear delivery plans.
• Monitor dependencies, budgets, risks and deadlines; ensure understanding and active management across teams.
• Establish efficient project management systems and perform hands-on planning, cross-functional coordination and reporting to senior leadership.
• Support new grant applications and manage awarded projects, coordinating partner contributions and developing work plans and budgets.

Skills

Project portfolio management

Project controls

Grant applications

Cross‑functional leadership

Budget & resource coordination

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or related discipline

Tools

Gantt charts

Job description

Seloxium Limited is seeking an experienced Projects and Grants Lead to coordinate a diverse portfolio spanning technical development, pilot deployment and grant-funded work. You will drive project planning, governance and delivery across engineering, operations, commercial and finance teams.

You will help shape grant applications, manage budgets and staffing, and report to senior leadership on progress and risks, contributing to growth and commercialisation plans in a fast‑paced SME environment.