Hybrid Placement Student – R&T Project Management

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About the role

  • Support R&T project managers in the planning and delivery of collaborative R&D projects.
  • Maintain and update key project management tools such as action trackers, risk registers, Gantt charts, and exploitation plans.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of PM processes, document templates, and data tracking systems.
  • Participate in cross-functional meetings across R&T, engineering, business development, and program teams.
  • Assist in the coordination of external collaborations with universities, research organizations, SMEs, and industrial partners.
  • Support internal technology scouting to identify Cummins innovations and competencies aligned with UK and EU funding priorities.
  • Support external funding intelligence, monitoring sources such as Innovate UK, Horizon Europe, Clean Hydrogen Partnership, and the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) for new opportunities.

Requirements

  • Working towards a degree in Business/Engineering/Project Management, or a related discipline.
  • Excellent communication skills to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders on a global basis, using project management skills to aid with this.
  • Strong data analysis skills including the use of Microsoft packages.
  • Experience using SharePoint and Teams for document management and collaboration.
  • Ability to analyze and synthesize information from diverse sources (funding databases, web searches, partner profiles).
  • Proactive and self-driven approach with good attention to detail.

Job title

Placement Student – R&T Project Management

Job type

Experience level

Entry level

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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