Assistant Project Manager

School/Department:
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre

Work Arrangement:
Full Time (Hybrid)

Contract Type:
Permanent

Salary per annum (£): 32080

Closing Date: 23/10/2026

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

• a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more)
• a generous pensions scheme
• flexible working opportunities
• a commitment to your development and wellbeing
• a wide range of retail discounts

You will hold a key support role to a significant portfolio of programmes and projects within the AMRC and work across the whole portfolio of projects of varying lengths in duration in one of its research groups. There are opportunities to work across different research groups, but you will specialise in one of the core research groups initially. You will support and work closely with a team with understanding in the relevant fields of Research, Project Management and Development.

You will also aid in the development of portfolio and finance processes to improve performance. Policy support is a key aspect of the role within the portfolio and experience of this type of work is crucial. For this role, you will need to have a high standard of project delivery support experience especially within larger projects, programmes and portfolios of work, spanning multiple groups.

Also, you should be able to manage your time effectively.

For this role, you will need to have a high standard of project delivery support experience especially within larger projects, programmes and portfolios of work, spanning multiple groups. Also, you should be able to manage your time effectively.

The AMRC are Corporate Partners of the Association of Project Management (APM). Meaning we continuously train, support and encourage the Project Management team at the AMRC.

• Working with the Project Management Community to support them to plan, administer and deliver team projects.
• Research, collate, organise, and edit material for inclusion in reports and other documents.
• Interpret and communicate results to Project Manager, Senior Project Manager and some essential operational areas. At times communication to the customer programme manager is required to support the work of the AMRC.
• Present own work and team data results to internal and external stakeholders at all levels in a professional and concise manner.
• Expected involvement with securing key partnership projects and maintaining close partnerships with AMRC partner companies.
• Plan and carry out tasks / responsibilities over the short-medium term, with an awareness of longer-term issues. Use discretion to determine priorities and resolve conflicts to allow the team to meet targets and deadlines.
• Continuously monitor and check teams against milestones, priorities, finance, on time delivery, resourcing and forward levels of work and quality process adherence within a large portfolio of work.
• Assist teams in planning several months in advance to meet deadlines for AMRC project reports, industrial partner deadlines and to support preparation for presentations to internal and external stakeholders, especially in communication of finance status.
• Carry out other duties, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post.

Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and are respected. Even if your past experience doesn't match perfectly with this role's criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply.