DMEx Project Coordinator (3 posts available)

About the Opportunity

DMEx PMO Project Coordinator

The Defence Materials Centre of Excellence (DMEx) is expanding as our programme continues to accelerate. We are excited to be recruiting three PMO Project Coordinators to join our existing team, supporting the next phase of growth for this major Dstl-funded national research centre.

These posts form part of a wider expansion of the PMO as the team rapidly grows to meet increasing program ambition.

DMEx brings together world-leading researchers, specialist engineers, and professional services experts to advance innovation in defense materials. As the Centre’s activity increases, these new roles will strengthen our established Project Management Office (PMO) and offer an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic, high-impact environment.

As a PMO Project Coordinator, you will support project reporting, and day-to-day operations across a diverse portfolio of research activity. You will coordinate work across research groups, professional services teams, and external partners, ensuring smooth information flow and effective project delivery. Typical responsibilities include supporting meetings and review cycles, coordinating resource, maintaining documentation and systems, and helping to run events, workshops, and communications.

Based at the Royce Institute with hybrid working (typically two days onsite), you will join a supportive, fast-paced, and collaborative team that is genuinely enthusiastic about what we do.

Successful candidates may be required to undertake BPSS and potentially Security Clearance. Due to the nature of this clearance, candidates must have sole UK nationality. DMEx has an ethnically diverse team of UK nationals.

Responsibilities

• Support project reporting and day-to-day operations
• Coordinate work across research groups, professional services teams, and external partners
• Ensure smooth information flow and effective project delivery
• Support meetings, review cycles, and events
• Coordinate resources and maintain documentation and systems

Eligibility

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here.

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Benefits

• Fantastic market-leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and well-being services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

About Company

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to people.talent@manchester.ac.uk.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Contact Information

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting, and interviews:

Name: Len Williamson

Email: Len.williamson@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: recruitmentservices.people@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support: jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.