Hybrid Senior Science Portfolio Manager – Infrastructure

at UK Research and Innovation

• Job title: Senior Science Portfolio Manager – Infrastructure
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: £46,743 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: TFS
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Swindon, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Science Portfolio Manager overseeing infrastructure projects at MRC. Managing project delivery and collaborating with various stakeholders in research and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the project management of at least one large infrastructure project within MRC’s portfolio, organising regular project board meetings and ensuring effective project delivery.
• Reporting to UKRI and other stakeholders on projects, including management of risks on clew (formally CGR) and working with FBPs on financial management of projects.
• Maintaining strong working relationships with external project teams and colleagues across MRC/UKRI, proactively managing communications, project updates and announcements.
• Management of the business case process for infrastructure projects where appropriate and contribution to scoping of new projects for funding.
• Assisting senior colleagues in the review of research fields and the development and implementation of scientific initiatives and policy.
• Assisting senior colleagues with the preparation of briefing documents and other materials for committees, responses to parliamentary questions and/or other external queries.
• Development and management of funding schemes, including management of MRC’s Equip panel and delivery of funding via UKRI’s The Funding Service (TFS) platform.
• Contribute to ongoing MRC Infrastructure Team shared activities, such as responding to remit queries, management of shared mailboxes and leading team initiatives when required.

Requirements

• Relevant degree or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Experience of planning, managing, and delivering projects or programmes.
• Understand the importance of managing and mitigating risks and issues and escalating where required.
• Ability to effectively negotiate with and influence partners at all levels.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to independently plan, prioritise and progress multiple workstreams.
• Excellent numeracy skills, with experience of handling budgets.
• Effective collaborator and team member.
• Experience of preparing business cases in line with HMG green book requirements.
• Experience managing funding panels and delivery of funding opportunities via TFS.

Benefits

• An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme.
• 30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent).
• Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities.
• Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice.
• Flexible working options.
• Plus many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance!