At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead exciting tech projects, collaborating with scientists and engineers worldwide.
- Company: Join Outsmart Insight, a cutting-edge technology intelligence company.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a supportive team culture.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities to shape the future of technology.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in emerging technologies while managing diverse projects.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in project management with a scientific or technical background preferred.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 85000 £ per year.
The Pitch
It’s a fun job with a genuinely exceptional team.
You'll engage with deep-tech pioneers in leading laboratories and startups around the world, managing multiple client-facing facing projects on our expert platform focused on science, technology and innovation challenges.
We are looking for someone smart and detail-orientated to ensure we continue to keep all our moving parts moving.
Outsmart Insight is seeking a Senior Project Manager with a passion for delivering exceptional client experiences.
You'll coordinate complex technology intelligence projects from inception to completion, working closely with our analysts, project teams and global community of scientists and engineers to ensure every project is delivered on time, within budget and to the highest quality.
This is a role for someone who thrives on organisation, problem solving and bringing people together.
You'll enjoy managing multiple moving parts, building trusted relationships and continuously improving the way projects are delivered.
Alongside leading client projects, you'll contribute to process improvements and help shape the future evolution of Outsmart Insight's technology intelligence platform.
- What you will be doing
- Lead the planning and delivery of multiple client projects from scoping through to completion
- Act as the day-to-day contact for clients, providing regular updates and ensuring an exceptional client experience
- Coordinate multidisciplinary internal teams and our global network of 8,500+ scientists, engineers and deep-tech experts
- Manage project schedules, budgets, resources and milestones to ensure successful delivery
- Develop project plans, costings and delivery workflows
- Monitor project progress, resolve issues proactively and keep stakeholders informed
- Continually improve project management processes, workflows and operational best practice
- Work closely with our engineering team to support the evolution of our crowdsourcing platform
- Coach and mentor Project Managers, supporting their professional development
- Contribute to initiatives that strengthen Outsmart Insight's operations and delivery capability
- You are expected to gain exposure to a wide range of emerging technology topics, such as:
- Artificial intelligence and AI agents
- Autonomous and robotic systems
- Advanced manufacturing and industrial automation
- Advanced materials and nanotechnology
- Biomanufacturing and the bioeconomy
- Climate technologies and carbon removal
- Defence and dual-use technologies
- Digital engineering and digital twins
- Energy storage, fusion and next-generation energy
- Human performance and neurotechnology
- Photonics and advanced sensing
- Quantum computing, sensing and communications
- Satellite systems and space technologies
- Semiconductor and advanced compute technologies
- Synthetic biology and engineering biology
Requirements
- Holds a degree (BSc, MSc or equivalent); a scientific, engineering or technical background would be advantageous
- Has 5+ years' experience managing complex client-facing projects in consulting, research, professional services or another knowledge-intensive environment
- Has a track record of delivering multiple concurrent projects on time and within budget
- Builds trusted relationships with clients, external partners and internal stakeholders
- Communicates clearly and confidently with both technical and non-technical audiences
- Is highly organised, detail-oriented and calm under pressure
- Enjoys improving processes and driving operational excellence in project delivery
- Thrives in a fast-moving, intellectually stimulating environment
Why Outsmart Insight?
Advances in all the sciences – from robotics and genomics to climate tech and space exploration – are leaving no aspect of our lives untouched.
Global challenges in the 21st Century need science, technology and the collective ingenuity of all the big brains on our planet to solve them, which is why we need you.
Outsmart Insight is a technology intelligence company at the intersection of where deep tech meets the future.
Our focus is on emerging, breakthrough and next-generation technologies.
We specialise in horizon scanning, technology monitoring, trend forecasting and innovation scouting, enabling FTSE 100 companies, venture capital firms, multinational R&D and government agencies to be at the forefront of next-generation technology.
- Core Company Values
- Smart minds, working together
- Hard work, rewarded
- Quality delivered every time
- Strong client relationships built on trust
- Happy healthy team
How to apply
Please send
- A two-page CV
- A one-page cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to
