Executive Manager - UKCRIC

About us

The UCL Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering is one of the top research and teaching departments in the UK and has world-class standing. We offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that are designed to educate Engineers in a dynamic and exciting learning environment. The Department has an extensive research portfolio across a wealth of areas and has consistently been among the best funded such departments in the UK.

At UCL you will be part of the Infrastructure Systems Institute which is a research-centric team passionate about uninterrupted and effective critical services from linear (economic) infrastructures (transport, energy, water, waste, and telecommunications)

About the role

The salary for this role is £52,558  per annum pro rata incl. London allowance. This is a part time role working 29.2 Hours per week.This position is currently funded until the 31st of December 2024.

The Executive Manager is the senior role of the core coordination function which implements the programme of activities agreed by the UKCRIC (UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities) Governing Board.

UKCRIC is a multi-university initiative drawing on both government and university financial contributions to establish a portfolio of research and innovation facilities and programmes with a mission to underpin the renewal, sustainment and improvement of infrastructure and cities in the UK and elsewhere.

About you

The Executive Manager must have skills in programme, portfolio and project management, business development, and facilities’ co-ordination to enable them to deliver a key role in the successful coordination of activities between UKCRIC institutions, members, partners, funders and professional institutions. The successful candidate will have experience of managing large programmes, across multiple stakeholders, disciplines and geographies, in industry and/or government with a focus on science, engineering, infrastructure or the built environment, and experience of engaging in business management, identifying and tendering for bids, including justification/argumentation, costing and scheduling. Experience of working across large organisations, ideally in a higher education institution, and complying with complex governance and reporting arrangements, and having an understanding of research and innovation environments, particularly with regard to infrastructure and cities rese arch and test facilities and/or technology innovation hubs are also essential. A postgraduate qualification relevant to the infrastructure or cities environment, or management thereof, would be an advantage.

What we offer

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As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

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