We are seeking a Manager with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Supergen Hub, you will be working within the COAST Research Group in the School of Engineering and also working closely with the Hub Co-Directors. The role of the Supergen ORE hub is to provide research leadership for the ORE community to enable transformation to future scale ORE. The hub will articulate the vision for the future scale ORE energy landscape, will identify the innovations required and the fundamental research needed to underpin the innovation. It will also generate the pathway for translation of research and innovation into industry practice, for policy adaptation and public awareness in order to support the increased deployment of ORE technologies, reducing energy costs while increasing energy security, reducing CO2 emissions and supporting UK jobs. Under the instruction of the Director, you will manage the overarching activities of the hub including the communication, training and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) portfolios, and monitor progress against all committed activities. This will include establishing working practices for reporting and monitoring progress and performance against KPIs across the research, training and outreach activities.
The role requires specialist knowledge of offshore renewable energy with experience in project management preferably in projects involving multi-disciplinary work, and a track record in successful delivery of research or development projects.
Further details of the desired characteristics for this post can be seen in the job description.
This is a full-time post working 37 hours per week on a fixed-term basis until 30 June 2022 due to funding.
For more information, please contact Professor Deborah Greaves, Head of School of Engineering by telephone 01752 586102 or by emailing Deborah.greaves@plymouth.ac.uk
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