Project Manager
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Job Description
Role:Project Manager TRANSECTS Project
Grade and Salary: Grade 6per annum (pro-rata)
FTE and working pattern: 0.4FTE 14hrs per week
Holiday Entitlement: 33 days annual leaveplus 9 buildings closed days (and Christmas Eve when it falls on a weekday) (pro-rata)
Purpose of Role
To provide high-level administrative and project management support to the Principal Investigator (PI) of theTRANSECTSresearch project (). The role will ensure the smooth operation of project activities including coordinating meetings tracking financial progress reporting and engaging stakeholders.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Project Coordination
- Support scheduling and logistics for project meetings workshops and fieldwork.
- Maintain project timelines and assist in tracking deliverables and milestones.
- Liaise with project partners and collaborators to ensure effective communication.
Administrative Support
- Manage correspondence documentation and filing systems.
- Assist with procurement travel arrangements and expense claims.
- Prepare agendas minutes and follow-up actions for meetings.
Financial and Reporting
- Monitor project budgets and assist with financial and emissions reporting.
- Support the preparation of funder reports and documentation.
- Coordinate with finance and research offices as needed.
Communications and Outreach
- Maintain the project website and social media presence.
- Assist in the preparation of newsletters reports and promotional materials.
- Support organization of public engagement events and dissemination activities.
Essential & Desirable Criteria
Essential
- Educated to at least SCQF level 9-10 or similar or equivalent practical experience in the workplace
- Experience in project management
- Competent in the use of relevant IT packages
- Analytical problem-solving skills
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
- Demonstrable excellent customer service
- Demonstrable ability to work quickly flexibly and accurately in a dynamic changing and pressured environment
- Demonstrable professional and proactive approach
Desirable
- Familiarity with research project management and funding processes
- Experience with website content management systems (e.g. WordPress)
- Interest in environmental or marine research
How to Apply
Applications can be submitted up to midnight(UK time)onWednesday 08 October 2025.
Pleasesubmit your CV & covering letter via the Heriot-Watt on-line recruitment.
We welcome and will consider flexible working patterns e.g. part-time working and job share options.
Heriot-WattUniversity is committed to securing equality of opportunity in employment and to the creation of an environment in which individuals are selected trained promoted appraised and otherwise treated on the sole basis of their relevant merits and abilities. Equality and diversity are all about maximising potential and creating a culture of inclusion for all.
Heriot-WattUniversity values diversity across our university community and welcomes applications from all sectors of society particularly from underrepresented groups. For more information please see our website also our award-winning work in Disability Inclusive Science Careers our total rewards calculator: see the value of benefits provided by Heriot-Watt University.
About the Team
The School of Energy Geoscience Infrastructure and Society (EGIS) is one of the UKs leading for multidisciplinary research and teaching in areas critical to economic development and societal equity; with a focus on the core disciplines that contribute to a sustainable resource and energy efficient society.
About Heriot-Watt University
At Heriot-Watt we are passionate about our values and look to them to connect our people globally and to help us collaborate and celebrate our success through working together. Our research programmes can deliver real world impact which is achieved through the diversity of our international community and the recognition of creative talent that connects our global team.
Our flourishing community will give you the freedom to challenge and to bring your enterprising mind and to help our partners with solutions that can be applied now and in the future. Join us and Heriot Watt will provide you with a platform to thrive and work in a way that also helps you live your life in balance with well-being and inclusiveness at the heart of our global community.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Part-Time
