Engagement Manager

Engagement Manager - Industrial Innovation Team

NCC

Bristol based Hybrid working – 2 days on site, 3 days from home

Salary: £58,341 to £73,057 per annum experience dependent, plus 12.5% employer pension contribution and private medical insurance.

Advert closes 7th September: We reserve the right to take down early if required.

NCC has successfully expanded our business over the last couple of years. Our SME Industrial Innovation team have supported a wide range of SME’s with a variety of interesting projects across Civil, Energy, Space, Marine and Technology sectors to name a few. We believe this is a great time to capitalise on the good work we’ve delivered and generate further positive industry engagement.

With a focus on translating industry engagement to impactful customer activity, you’ll develop campaigns to engage SME’s, start-ups, scale ups and also those involved in tier 1 & 2 supply chain customers. Working within the wider NCC ‘Business Growth’ strategy, you’ll take full ownership and accountability for all campaigns and business development activity.

This role would suit someone with a combination of experience relating to campaign management, business development within the manufacturing industry, some business analysis background and an appreciation of Engineering or Technology development.

This role is coming about due to a retirement in the team.

Specifically, you’ll –

• Lead the development and delivery of customer campaigns aligned to our strategic priorities, identifying and building relationships with high-growth potential businesses.
• Identify and build relationships with high growth potential business
• Support the interface between technology/engineering excellence and business growth, including investment.
• We would like to develop & evolve how we’re currently involved in events. You’ll lead the Business Growth annual events campaign ensuring appropriate preparation and representation at target events, ensuring productive engagements and timely follow ups.
• Establish a clear event engagement success metric to inform future planning
• Relationships management
• Systems and process development

Full job description available to download on NCC website careers page.

What we’ll look for in your application:

We will prioritise applications with background in fields such as engineering, R&D or manufacturing industries.

• Career Experience: Business Development experience using structured campaign approach. Track record of successful campaign development and delivery.
• Manufacturing or Engineering background and an understanding of the difficulties SME’s face in this space.
• Awareness of UK funding and business support landscape including investments, dept finance and government funding
• Data driven approach – experience of business assessment tools for example: SWOT, PESTEL, PORTER
• Experience working with manufacturing organisations and awareness of challenges specific to their growth phase (Startup, Scaleup, Supply chain)

Not sure if you are the right fit and want to check with someone? Please feel free to reach out to our recruitment team either via the contact page on our career site or directly to Jon Barratt via linked in.

Who are the NCC?

What we do

We help manufacturers take on bigger challenges - whether that is building cleaner aircraft, scaling up offshore wind, or strengthening the UK’s supply chains. We are here to deliver practical outcomes, not prototypes that sit on shelves.

Who we work with

We work across 16 sectors, from defence and energy to infrastructure and space. Some projects are with global tier 1s, others with small UK firms solving one specific problem. The works always varied, and always real.

What it’s like here

We are not a startup or a corporate entity. We are a national centre with the kit, time and people to do the job properly. The teams are focused, the thinking is sharp, and you will be trusted to get on with it.

Why this job matters

This role is not just internal support. It is delivering nationally important work. If we do our job right, the UK’s manufacturers can do theirs better.

What do we offer in return?

Hybrid and flexible working patterns as standard, annual salary reviews, company paid private medical insurance, up to 12.5% employer pension contribution, great people, honorary staff status at the University of Bristol. With a genuine focus on wellbeing, EDI and learning and development this is a chance to build your career in a thriving R&D facility with a bright future.