Applied science manager Work, Jobs in Edinburgh, Edh (with Salaries)

Project Manager
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
- £31,236 - £36,636 a year
- Part-time
- Analysis skills
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- Organisational skills
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
Laboratory Manager
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
- £37,694 - £47,389 a year
- Part-time
- Doctoral degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Business
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
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Research Fellow (Data Analysis)
University of Edinburgh —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Research
- University
- AI
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Business & Science: Graduate Scheme
Rentokil Initial Group —Tranent
- £27,669 - £340,000 a year
- Overtime
- No experience needed
- Bachelor's degree
- Business
- Relocation assistance
- Annual leave
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Senior Policy Analyst (Maternity Cover)
Environmental Standards Scotland —Edinburgh
- £49,401 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Presentation skills
- Travel
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Senior Laboratoryâ€¯Technician (Paleoceanography)
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
- £31,236 - £36,636 a year
- Full-time
- Computer literacy
- Laboratory experience
- Research
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
7d
Applied Scientist, Intelligent Talent Acquisition - Lead Generation & Detection Services
Amazon Development Centre (Scotland) Limited —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Doctoral degree
- Computer Science
- English
Senior Creative and Content Manager
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
- £47,389 - £58,225 a year
- Full-time
- Social media management
- Analysis skills
- Team management
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
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Digital Solutions Analyst â€“ Trusted Research and Secure Innovation
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
- £37,694 - £47,389 a year
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Presentation skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
6d
Performance Sports Manager
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
- £37,694 - £47,389 a year
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Computer literacy
- Master's degree
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
AI Solution Architect
Sky —Livingston
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Master's degree
- Presentation skills
- Agile
- Employee discount
Research Engineer â€“ Geothermal Reservoir & Well Engineering
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
- £37,694 - £47,389 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Doctoral degree
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
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Principal Geotechnical Engineer
Evan Craig —Edinburgh
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Business development
Senior Treasury Administrator
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
- £26,707 - £31,236 a year
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
Sr. Software Engineer - Reference Data
Addepar —Edinburgh
- Computer Science
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
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Senior Business Support Assistant - Rosehill High School
East Lothian Council —Musselburgh
- £13.95 - £14.83 an hour
- Call to connect
- English
- Communication skills
- School
6d
Lead Safety Engineer
Leonardo UK Ltd —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Bachelor's degree
- Travel
- Flexible schedule
- Referral programme
Staff Software Engineer - Reference Data - AI/ML (UK)
Addepar —Edinburgh
- Computer Science
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
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Mechanical Workshop Technician/Senior Technician
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
- £26,707 - £36,636 a year
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Organisational skills
- Business
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule

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Project Manager

Heriot Watt University -
Edinburgh

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Job details

Part-time
£31,236 - £36,636 a year

Benefits

Annual leave
Flexible schedule

Qualifications

Meeting coordination
Stakeholder collaboration
Stakeholder liaison
Financial report writing
Analysis skills
Partnership building
Post-secondary education experience
Risk management
Organisational skills
Project schedule tracking
Networking
Business
Project management experience
Team motivation leadership
Project progress tracking

Full job description

Role : Project Manager (GEOGUARD)

Salary: Grade 6 - £31,236 - £36,636 per annum (pro rata)

Contract Type: Part-Time (17.5 hours per week/ 0.5 FTE), Fixed Term for 27 months (with a possible 6 month extension)

Rewards and Benefits: 33 days annual leave, plus 9 buildings closed days (pro rata)

About our Team

The Lyell Centre for Earth and Marine Sciences at Heriot-Watt university (HWU), Edinburgh, Scotland has an opening for a part time project manager supporting the European Union/Scottish Enterprise funded project GEOGUARD (De-risking Geothermal Heat Extraction from Tight Hot Sedimentary Aquifer). Further details about GEOGUARD are available at the project webpage: https://geoguard.hw.ac.uk/

Detailed Description

The successful candidate is expected to work with the project leader to develop, promote, and coordinate the research and knowledge exchange activities across the GEOGUARD project. This involves organizing project meetings, industrial meetings, workshops, webinars, and CDT courses throughout the project duration. Further, this will also include preparation of promotional materials, lay summary documents for wider audience and media releases.

The post holder will pro-actively liaise with external partners and stakeholders to ensure the development of innovative approaches to knowledge exchange. This includes making connections to other national and international projects on geothermal energy and various active stakeholders within the wider geothermal energy research theme.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to undertake the following:

Responsible for the overall day-to-day management of the GEOGUARD project on behalf of the project leader, including the assessment of project needs, preparing timelines, identifying key milestones and project work plans, and ensuring that deadlines and deliverables are achieved.
Ensure timely preparation for all internal and external reporting within the set deadlines.
Proactively manage close working links with key internal and external stakeholders.
Organize project workshops, webinars, summer schools and hackathons.
Monitor and produce collated reports for all work packages while anticipating and documenting project risks and delays to minimise adverse impacts.
Ensure effective communications are in place with all stakeholders including consultation and management of expectations.
Develop and regularly review performance against the project's milestones and to be responsible for management of risk and issue management.
Support Heriot-Watt Professional Services in preparation and delivery of written and oral reports on finances and project outcomes for the sponsor, and other stakeholders as required.
Monitor and support the implementation of the project data-management plan across different project work packages.
Liaise with Professional Services in Heriot-Watt

Education, Qualifications and Experience

Essential Criteria

Degree (or equivalent qualification or relevant professional experience) in a business, financial or scientific discipline.

Experience in successfully managing projects that involve digital outcomes and development of open-source codes.

Experience in organizing hackathon, summer schools, hybrid (in-person/virtual) workshops and webinars.

Demonstrable track record of successful staff leadership and/or senior management with ability to motivate project team members and to develop strong working relationships at all levels.

Experience of working in an academic/HEI environment.

Project and financial management skills, applicable to both small and large projects.

Organisational skills, relating to own work and that of others with analytical and problem solving skills, as applied to technical and non-technical hurdles.

Desirable Criteria

Postgraduate Degree or equivalent in project management or subject matter area.

Experience with implementation of systems in an educational setting.

Proven ability to apply project management methodologies across projects of varying complexity.

Flexible approach to work and responsibilities.

Energy and enthusiasm for the project.

Experience of working within the energy transition sector.

Person Specification

Have highly developed project management skills, able to manage projects from start to finish with minimal supervision and guidance.

Excellent networking skills able to build strong relationships both internally and with clients, liaising with industry to increase the portfolio of the projects.

Data analysis, producing reports and presentations to a high standard.

Self-motivated and highly organised, able to carry out multiple tasks and prioritise demanding workloads with attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsible for close supervision, mentoring, and guiding team members to ensure meeting the project objectives as scheduled.

How to Apply

Please must submit via the Heriot-Watt on-line recruitment system (1) Cover letter describing their interest and suitability for the post; (2) Full CV

Applications can be submitted until midnight on Sunday 23 rd August 2026.

We anticipate shortlisting to be complete by 30 th Aug and interviews to commence from 07 Sept.

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.

Heriot-Watt â€¯ University 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. â€¯ Equality and diversity are all about maximising potential and creating a culture of inclusion for all.

Heriot-Watt â€¯ University 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 â€¯ https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/services/equality-diversity.htm â€¯ and also our award-winning work in Disability Inclusive Science Careers â€¯ https://disc.hw.ac.uk/ â€¯ .

We welcome and will consider flexible working patterns e.g. part-time working and job share options.

Use our total rewards calculator: â€¯ https://www.hw.ac.uk/about/work/total-rewards-calculator.htm â€¯ to see the value of benefits provided by Heriot-Watt University.

About Heriot Watt University

Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and leading-edge, relevant research, which has made it one of the top UK universities for innovation, business and industry.

Heriot-Watt University has five campuses: three in the UK (Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Orkney), one in Dubai and one in Malaysia. The University offers a highly distinctive range of degree programmes in the specialist areas of science, engineering, design, business and languages. Heriot-Watt is also Scotland's most international university, boasting the largest international student cohort.

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applied science manager jobs in edinburgh, edh

Project Manager

Laboratory Manager

Research Fellow (Data Analysis)

Business & Science: Graduate Scheme

Senior Policy Analyst (Maternity Cover)

Senior Laboratoryâ€¯Technician (Paleoceanography)

Applied Scientist, Intelligent Talent Acquisition - Lead Generation & Detection Services

Senior Creative and Content Manager

Digital Solutions Analyst â€“ Trusted Research and Secure Innovation

Performance Sports Manager

AI Solution Architect

Research Engineer â€“ Geothermal Reservoir & Well Engineering

Principal Geotechnical Engineer

Senior Treasury Administrator

Sr. Software Engineer - Reference Data

Senior Business Support Assistant - Rosehill High School

Lead Safety Engineer

Staff Software Engineer - Reference Data - AI/ML (UK)

Mechanical Workshop Technician/Senior Technician

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