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| Posted: | 29/10/26 | |
| Recruiter: | UK Research and Innovation | |
| Reference: | 3205432270 | |
| Type: | Permanent | |
| Salary: | Competitive | |
| Location: | Swindon, Wiltshire | |
| Description: | UKRI Infrastructure Salary: £46,743 per annum. Band: UKRI Band E. Contract Type: Fixed Term (23 Months). Hours: Full-time or Part Time (minimum 0.8 FTE)(Flexible Working Available). Location: Polaris House, Swindon - Hybrid working available (Min 2 days per week in the office). Closing Date: Wednesday 4th November 2026. About the role We are recruiting two Senior Programme Managers to join the UKRI Infrastructure Team and play key roles in supporting the delivery of the Next National Supercomputing Service (NNSS) and managing the National Compute Resource (NCR) portfolio. The NNSS and NCRs are cornerstone investments at the heart of the DSIT-UKRI compute roadmap published in July 2025. The NNSS is a £750 million strategic investment for the UK government, to ensure the UK research and innovation community continues to have access to the most advanced modelling and simulation capabilities. It will provide innovative compute hardware at the University of Edinburgh, alongside the services, software and support needed to enable researchers and innovators to make effective use of this national resource. The NCR portfolio comprises a range of smaller scale compute resources funded by UKRI that are designed to be diverse, user-centred, coherent and serving the needs of the UK. These roles are within the Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) pillar, which alongside the Infrastructure Fund and Portfolio pillars form the cross-cutting UKRI Infrastructure Team that coordinates and manages UKRI's Infrastructure portfolio. You will collaborate across the organisation and externally, engaging with relevant collaborators in government departments, Public Sector Research Establishments (PSREs), academia and industry to gather insight and ensure that UKRI's plans for compute infrastructure enable our varied communities to use the most powerful digital tools and techniques. As a Senior Programme Manager, you will lead and take part in a wide range of strategic and operational activities that support the successful and effective delivery of the NNSS and NCR investments. These responsibilities will range from developing policy and managing stakeholders, to facilitating governance boards and working with service providers resolving operational system issues. As part of this role, you will work closely with colleagues across UKRI and engage regularly with peers and senior leaders, playing a key part in shaping the future of UK's compute infrastructure landscape and ensuring that UKRI's investments deliver maximum value for the research and innovation community. You will be working particularly closely with the Head of Service Delivery and the Head of Policy and Engagement of NNSS. We encourage candidates with an interest and knowledge in large-scale compute and related aspects of DRI to apply for this position: relevant experience might have been gained from several different types of career path or educational background. It is likely that the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work for periods with other policy or technical teams within UKRI to enhance the knowledge needed for their work. Your responsibilities:
The below criteria will be scored during Shortlisting (S), Interview (I) or both (S&I). Your CV should be no more than two pages. As part of the application, you will be required to submit a cover letter in which you should give evidenced examples that clearly explain how your abilities, experiences and skills demonstrate each of the shortlisting criteria listed below. You may find the STAR (situation, task, action, result) methodology a useful framework for providing these examples. Essential
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For further information on our benefits please see: Benefits of working at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) . Other key information UKRI is an Equal Opportunity & Disability Confident Employer. Please apply online, if you experience any issue applying, please contact . You should be willing to travel and work away from the office and/or normal working hours on an occasional basis. Please note, if you will require sponsorship to work in the UK, as part of your sponsorship application, you and any dependants travelling with you, will be required to pay costs directly to The Home Office for the application before you start your role with us. UKRI is normally able to reimburse some, or all of these fees after you have become an employee and this can be discussed with the Hiring Manager. For more information, please visit or contact . We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. UKRI - UK Research and Innovation UKRI is an organisation that brings together the seven disciplinary research councils, Research England and Innovate UK. Together, we build an independent organisation with a strong voice and vision ensuring the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. Supporting some of the world's most exciting and challenging research projects, we develop and operate some of the most remarkable scientific facilities in the world. We are pushing the frontiers of human knowledge through fundamental research and delivering benefits for UK society and the economy through world-class research, skills and business-led innovation. More information can be found at . Choosing to come to work at UKRI means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme, excellent holiday entitlement, access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. For more details, visit benefits of working for UKRI . How we support EDI in the workforce At UKRI, we believe that everyone has a right to be treated with dignity and respect, and to be provided with equal opportunities to thrive and succeed in an environment that enables them to do so. We also value diversity of thought and experience within inclusive groups, organisations and the wider community. For further information, please visit 'How we support EDI in the workforce'. Disability Confident Employer As users of the disability confident scheme, any candidate who opts into the scheme and best meets the essential criteria, will be shortlisted for interview . click apply for full job details | |