Senior Project Manager (EDRC) – Chemical Engineering -106932 – Grade 8

About the Opportunity

Position Details
School of Chemical Engineering
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £47,389 to £56,535, with potential progression once in post to £63,606
Grade: 8
Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to June 2028.
Closing date: 1st April 2026
This role is also open as an internal secondment opportunity which would need to be agreed by your current line manager.

About 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.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing large or multiple projects that may have contributors from multiple areas.
• Leading on the management of the project, including influencing and developing complex project plans.
• Creating and maintaining an overall project management plan for the whole project or projects using project management principles and using appropriate software.
• Identifying objectives and indicators of success.
• Planning, organising and maintaining a regular schedule of project meetings and ensuring sufficient engagement by all relevant parties to the project.
• Establish effective networking relationships with all stakeholders.
• Managing the budget for the project as required.
• Delivering project outputs agreed with senior management, on time, to budget and to the agreed quality standard.

Eligibility

Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience
- Relevant degree or relevant equivalent professional qualification, plus significant project management experience (in increasingly large and/or complex projects) or substantial relevant experience evidencing the experience required in this role
- Formal Project Management qualifications such as APMP, Prince2 or MSP and evidence of knowledge and application of Gantt charts and critical path analysis.
- Authoritative knowledge of the work practices, processes and procedures relevant to the role, including broader sector/commercial awareness.
- Evidence of literacy and numeracy, with the ability to write clearly for a variety of audiences, and to produce and analyse source material, information and data.
- Proven ability to meet targets, with minimal supervision to deadlines
- Substantial experience of engaging, and collaborating, with internal and external stakeholders.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving skills that will help to identify and implement improvements and efficiencies across the project or projects you work on Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including orally and in writing, with the ability to influence and negotiate effectively with a range of stakeholders
- Experience of managing large financial budgets along with experience of budget planning and forecasting
- Highly proficient IT skills, including the MS Office suite. You should be confident and able to quickly learn new IT skills and software packages as required Excellent people management skills, with proven experience of leading, motivating and managing teams High level of self-motivation and personal accountability with ability to plan and deliver goals to deadlines under pressureAbility to monitor and evaluate the extent to which equality and diversity legislation, policies, procedures are applied. Ability to identify issues with the potential to impact on protected groups and take appropriate action.
- Experience of championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in own work area. Ability to monitor and evaluate the extent to which equality and diversity legislation, policies, procedures are applied. Ability to identify issues with the potential to impact on protected groups and take appropriate action.

Benefits

• Full time starting salary is normally in the range £47,389 to £56,535, with potential progression once in post to £63,606
• Grade: 8
• Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to June 2028.
• Closing date: 1st April 2026

About Company

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.