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Join us at Built Environment – Smarter Transportation (BE-ST) as an Impact Manager to play a crucial part in our mission to accelerate the built environment’s transition to zero carbon emissions.
As BE‑ST moves into its infrastructure investment and growth phase, we’re looking for someone with strong business & commercial development, collaboration and project management experience to help shape and deliver high‑impact programmes across the built environment ecosystem.
The Role
At BE‑ST, collaboration is everything. You’ll play a key role in creating new communities and partnerships that unite the right people, skills and ideas to achieve meaningful change across the sector.
You’ll:
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Proactively identify, shape and develop new opportunities across existing and emerging sectors within the built environment
Support the delivery of complex, multi‑partner innovation projects, ensuring strong collaboration, compliance and high‑quality outcomes
Contribute to BE‑ST’s business and bid development strategy, including preparing funding and commercial bids
Act as a trusted point of contact for businesses, helping them collaborate, innovate and access funding to improve competitiveness and drive impact
Build and grow networks that bring together industry, academia, government and skills providers
Keep a close eye on future trends, technologies and funding opportunities to position BE‑ST ahead of the curve
You’ll be a crucial part of our next phase at BE-ST, proactively identifying, shaping and developing new opportunities. You’ll identify new sectors for opportunities for growth, exploring how we tap into these to stand out from the crowd.
At BE-ST, we collaborate across the entire built environment ecosystem, bringing together world-class academia, government bodies and industry at all levels to accelerate the transition to zero carbon. You’ll play a key role in seizing new opportunities, creating new networks and groups to unite the best knowledge, skills, tools, and people who want to achieve a more sustainable sector.
You’ll join a culture of transformation, growing our connected ecosystem to work on collaboration innovation projects which make an impact.
To help us continue to help the sector unlock its potential to find a way forward, you’ll always be keeping an eye on what’s coming through future scanning.
Who we’re looking for
We’re looking for a confident, proactive professional with:
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A business development or innovation support background, and a strong track record of building collaborations
Knowledge and experience of energy, clean heat and retrofit initiatives
Experience working closely with businesses in or around the built environment
Strong project management skills, ideally delivering complex, multi‑stakeholder programmes
Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders
A good understanding of the construction and built environment sector, both strategically and operationally
Experience of bid writing or funding applications (desirable)
What’s in it for you?
Salary: £46,049 - £58,225 per annum (depending on experience)
We are committed to providing a wide range of benefits including:
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minimum of 41 days annual leave and the option to purchase additional annual leave
employer pension contributions of 17.6%
a wide range of learning and development opportunities
opportunity to join our staff inclusion and support networks
access to our benefits platform Vivup which includes huge range of discounts across the UK’s major retailers, health care discounts and Cycle to Work
access to our Employee Assistance Programme
We’re currently operating a hybrid working model. Due to the nature of the role, some travel may be required within Scotland and occasionally within the UK and internationally, but the role is primarily based at our BE-ST campus in Hamilton
Applications encouraged by 17th of June
Interview date: Week of 22nd of June
On this occasion, the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship or visa support for this role. International applicants will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Equity, inclusion, and diversity are at the heart of what we do. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels proud, confident, challenged, and supported and are holders of Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Diversity Champion status.
