Job Description

Position Details

School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822

Grade: 7

Part Time (0.40 FTE - 15 hours a week)

Fixed Term contract up to September 2028

Closing date: 22nd April 2026

UK and International travel may be required for this role

Our offer to you

People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme. We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

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Background

The University of Birmingham is a global institution working within a diverse and vibrant City, offering an inspiring education to our students, and undertaking critically important research. We are a place of open, critical thinking, and the creation, sharing and dissemination of knowledge. Professional Services put students at the heart of all they do and enable an exceptional educational experience.

They provide outstanding support to our researchers and help the University to grow its influence regionally, nationally, and globally. They ensure the University's resources are used wisely, manage and improve the infrastructure which sits at the heart of the institution, and support decisions to be made quickly and based on sound evidence.

Our Birmingham Professional programme operates across the University, supporting colleagues to network and collaborate, offering opportunities to learn and develop, contributing to the delivery of the University's objectives, and helping everyone to understand the broader context within which we work.

Department Overview

The Global Centre in Clean Energy and Equitable Transportation Solutions (CLEETS) has been established at the University of Birmingham, with UK and international partners. CLEETS involves researchers from across disciplines and engages with external partners from public and private sectors.

The Project Manager plays a critical role for the delivery of the Global Centre in the UK supporting the PI, Professor Jonathan Radcliffe. The UK part of the CLEETS project is funded by UKRI and consists of partners at the University of Birmingham and Cardiff University. The Project Manager is a key point of contact across the universities, and for external partners. This post will be situated within the Birmingham Energy Institute and is fully funded by CLEETS.

Job summary

To manage the CLEETS project and support the PI, Prof Jonathan Radcliffe, in its delivery.

The post is for 0.4 FTE, working alongside a current Project Manager.

Main duties

Duties will be shared with the existing Project Manager, and may include:

1. Responsible for the delivery of the CLEETS project, through the provision of significant and high level project management support.:

• developing project plans, identifying (as appropriate) key performance indicators and milestones
• reviewing and auditing progress on projects to identify and act on improvements to effectiveness, efficiency and delivery
• reporting on progress including the development of reporting mechanisms, writing reports (e.g. on project budgetary management), and presenting to appropriate meetings such as Project Board or to other key stakeholders
• providing executive support to Project Boards, work streams and working groups as required; setting agendas, collating and distributing papers and minutes and ensuring follow up action is taken
• assessing and escalating as you deem appropriate issues and risks, including monitoring risk registers
• stakeholder management, ensuring effective liaison with project partners, funders, Project Boards as appropriate.
• managing project resources efficiently and effectively, including budgets, and ensure project documentation is maintained.

1. Organise and support delivery of conferences/ meetings/ workshops/ dissemination events.
2. Develop and deliver communication strategy for the project(s), which may include developing, for example, newsletters, briefings for stakeholders and/or websites or other social media.
3. Ensure that priorities are balanced, taking action to deliver agreed deliverables against timelines.
4. Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of project management methodologies.
5. Source, analyse and develop insights from the data to inform evaluation and review of the project.
6. Promotes equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.
7. Supports the University's sustainability agenda through resource efficient working.
8. Any other duties commensurate with the grade.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience

• Qualified to Degree level or equivalent plus practical managerial experience, or significant relevant experience demonstrated through increasingly more demanding roles evidencing the experience necessary for this role
• Proven track record of successful project management
• Evidence of literacy and numeracy, with the ability to write clearly, and to produce and analyse information and data.
• Excellent budgetary management skills
• Highly proficient IT skills, including the MS Office and website editing software. You should be confident and able to quickly learn new IT skills and software packages as required.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, relationship building and influencing skills with the ability to deal confidently with a range of internal and external stakeholders/contacts
• Excellent organisational and multi-tasking skills with a methodical approach to work and the ability to prioritise workloads in order to meet deadlines
• Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day-to-day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly.

Informal enquiries to Rebeckah Trinder, email: r.r.trinder@bham.ac.uk

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Use of AI in applications: We want to understand your genuine interest in the role and for the written elements of your application to accurately reflect your own communication style. Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

We believe there is no such thing as a 'typical' member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We are also committed to sustainability, which is a key part of our strategy. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyone on our website.