Overview

In this role you own and deliver a portfolio of five to ten grant-funded R&D projects, coordinating planning, budgeting, and reporting to funders. You work closely with science and engineering teams to translate technical work into funder-ready updates and manage partner relationships and risk. You’ll travel to partner sites and national labs, communicating across engineers, researchers and leadership. This is a pivotal, hands-on role shaping the UK’s quantum computing programme.

Pay / Benefits

annual bonus plan
private medical insurance
life insurance
contributory pension
equity
28 days annual leave + bank holidays

Responsibilities

Manage a portfolio of five to ten concurrent grant-funded projects including Innovate UK collaborative R&D
Write technical progress reports and presentations for funders
Forecast and balance resources across projects with technical leads
Run quarterly claims and financial reporting with Finance
Coordinate consortium activities and partner meetings
Lead initial engagement with prospective partners to form new consortia and host workshops
Track dependencies between grant projects and company roadmap
Support new grant applications with project plans and risk sections

Key requirements

Three years’ experience managing a portfolio of three or more publicly funded R&D projects (value ≥ 3M)
Excellent technical writing with demonstrable samples
STEM degree or comparable technical background
Proficiency with Jira and experience delivering through hybrid delivery
Flexibility to work with distributed teams across time zones

Low ego
sound judgement
trust-building with technical teams
Technical writing for funders
Grant reporting
Project budgeting and scheduling

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