Lead Programme Manager (719460)

Job Description

Salary:  £46,735 - £57,422

FTE:  1 (35 hours/week)

Term: Open ended 

Closing date: 06/06/2025

The University of Strathclyde is a leading international technological institution and has a long history of working with industry to deliver strong business growth from access to research and innovation expertise. The latest major initiative continuing to deliver on this track record is through the Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS).

As a magnet for innovation in advanced manufacturing, the Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) group of specialist R&D centres, supports manufacturing, engineering and associated tech businesses of all sizes, to thrive domestically and internationally through accelerating productivity, embracing new digital technologies and achieving net-zero targets.

We turn smart ideas into reality and deliver ground-breaking research.

Coming from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, our passionate team works alongside industry, academia, and the public sector to solve problems, train the workforce of the future and generate the creative ideas that will transform manufacturing.

Ultimately, we are growing the economy, developing a vibrant and skilled talent pool and helping create prosperous, sustainable communities.

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Lead Programme Manager to join our exciting and already diverse team in NMIS. The Lead Programme Manager role will be responsible for the successful delivery of a programme. The role requires effective leadership of the component projects addressing or issues that may arise. The role is responsible for the overall integrity and coherence of the programme under the direction and instruction of the senior responsible owner and develops and maintains the programme environment to support the individual projects within it. 

The ideal candidate will have strong leadership abilities, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record of successfully delivering large complex programmes.

Initial interviews have been scheduled for 1st July 2025.

For informal enquiries about the post please contact Colin High, Head of Programme Management at colin.high@ strath.ac.uk.

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