Location - Milton Keynes or London (minimum of two days a week in the office. You can do more than two days if preferable)

Reporting to - Mobility Integration Team Lead

Band - 2.3

Salary - £49,000 to £55,000 dependent on office location and proven ability

Working hours - Full time (working a 9 day fortnight)

Contract type/duration - Permanent

Closing date - 29th April 2024

Who Are We?

Connected Places Catapult is the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport, and places, removing the barriers to new technology and helping to connect people and places. We provide impartial “innovation as a service” for public bodies, businesses and infrastructure providers to catalyse step-change improvements in the way people live, travel and work.

We connect businesses and public sector leaders to cutting-edge research to spark innovation and grow new markets. We run technology demonstrators and SME accelerators to scale new solutions that drive growth, spread prosperity and eliminate carbon.

Purpose of the role

We are living in a rapidly changing world where technology will drive radical changes in mobility over the next 10 years. We need your creativity, enthusiasm, and passion for making a difference to help us accelerate the development of future transport. 

We need your skills and experience to join our innovative team helping to deliver the connected mobility solutions that will enable the low carbon economy we envision. 

You will be part of the New Mobility Technologies directorate enabling a greener, more sustainable, and effective transport system fit for the future movement of goods and people. Our aims are to:   

• Stimulate innovation in the transport sector   
• Develop new transport markets 
• Support the transition to new transport systems  
• Maintain the UK’s position as world leading innovator, decarbonizing transport for the benefit of the society   

To achieve these aims, we apply a holistic systems approach to innovation, bringing together inter-related components of a successful innovation Programme to maximize impact and leverage initiatives.  

• Enabling deployment of automation, through removal of barriers and transfer of knowledge to industry through collaboration and trial design. 
• Supporting the maritime industry through free port innovation, becoming smart and transitioning to clean energy.
• Decarbonisation of transport across modes in energy evaluation/selection and through large scale implementation and deployment planning working with Government and industry sector in Road, Maritime, Aviation and Rail infrastructure.   
• Design and develop future traffic management and integration guidance through working with Government, local authority, and technology companies. Enabling open market, transforming future intelligent transport.   
• Applying innovation to support logistics across the supply chain, supporting delivery of the end-to-end logistic roadmap, understanding the value of freight, and unlocking investment to support the UK economy.  

Key Responsibilities

We are looking for creative and energetic individuals, with a passion for making a difference and the ability to contribute to and accelerate the development of future transport. You will work collaboratively across CPC and with industry to shape and deliver collaborative projects enabling development of future transport that will lead to national and regional economic growth.

This means you will play a key role in delivering work packages or entire projects, working with colleagues and external partners. Project demands will vary, and we want you to utilise your strengths to maximise your impact.

As a Systems Engineer in the Mobility Technology Innovation directorate, your main responsibilities will include: 

• Provide technical leadership in projects relating to one or more initiatives on behalf of a range of commercial and government clients 
• Work with industry partners to build capabilities for growth and innovation in order to address market barriers
• Play a key role in developing project ideas on one or more initiatives 
• Own and manage relationships with customers, project partners and other industry/government/academic stakeholders 
• Leading technical work packages within projects and may have overall project leadership responsibility.
• Deliver impactful analysis and reports to customers in a range of new mobility areas 
• Provide technical support to junior colleagues 
• Contribute to business development by identifying opportunities and contributing to proposals and bidding activity as required 
• Represent CPC at relevant industry events, conferences, and meetings as appropriate 
• Ensuring an ethos of equity, inclusivity and diversity underpin your work activity, contributing to inclusive innovation across all Catapult activities  
• You may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties to support the Catapult in achieving its strategic outcomes and ensure effective business operations including providing cover for members of the team as required, working from other CPC offices, and travelling to partner and customer sites

Requirements

Required skills and experience

We are searching for:

•  Systems-thinkers;  
• Engineers;  
• Strategists and 
• Consultants 

You will describe your communication style/skills with at least 2 from the following:

• Storyteller (able to grab the attention of the audience) 
• Influencer 
• Presenter 
• Facilitator 

To be successful in this role you will have experience or a demonstrable interest in one or more of the following: 

• Air Mobility 
• Maritime 
• Logistics 
• Rail 
• Decarbonisation
• Integrated Infrastructure 
• Places (integration of mobility; e.g., airports, ports, train stations) 
• Roads 

You may also have experience in one or more of these areas:

•  Connected Intelligence (including automation) 
• Convening and Designing 
• Testing and Demonstrating 
• Scaling and Impact 
• Regulation, Standards and Policy

Benefits

• 9 day fortnight for everyone, we have a full company shutdown every other Friday.
• 23.5 holiday entitlement for everyone, with pro-rata calculations for part-time employees, along with a Christmas shutdown period for additional days off.
• Competitive pension, up to 10% company contribution to help you save for your future.
• Two paid days of volunteering leave per year (pro-rata for part-time employees) to support charitable activities.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing 24/7 confidential work/life support services to you and your immediate family members.
• Cycle to Work Scheme with bike racks and showers available, encouraging a healthy and sustainable commute.
• Cash Health Plan, offering reimbursement for a wide range of essential and everyday healthcare expenses, promoting your well-being.
• Payroll Giving scheme, allowing regular charitable contributions from pre-tax income, maximizing the impact of your donations.
• Discounts and offers from a wide variety of retailers, enhancing your purchasing power and providing savings opportunities.

Employment here is based solely upon individual merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. We strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, religion, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy status, sex, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by law. We also make all reasonable accommodations to meet our obligations under laws protecting the rights of the disabled.

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