Technology Scale-up Manager
| Posting date: | 07 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £48,039 to £57,797 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 July 2025 |
| Location: | Cranfield, Bedford |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Cranfield University |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 5103 |
Summary
Research and Innovation Office
Technology Scale-up Manager
Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2028
Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £48,039 to £57,797 per annum
Location: Cranfield, Bedfordshire
We welcome applications from passionate, skilled and committed individuals to join this exciting, collaborative project and help propel climate-positive technology-based companies to demonstration, commercialisation and growth.
About the Role
The primary goal of this role is to accelerate the commercialisation of climate-tech innovations by diagnosing technical barriers in the scale-up process and enabling access to UK-wide expertise and facilities. The role supports the EarthScale programme—a multi-university initiative led by Imperial College London—by working with advanced start-ups to identify scale-up challenges, recommend next steps, and connect them with relevant support.
Leveraging the broader innovation ecosystem, the postholder will apply their expertise in areas such as formulation, materials, system integration, and manufacturing to provide tailored technical diagnoses and support plans. This includes facilitating access to prototyping labs, hackspaces, and specialist trial facilities.
The postholder will also ensure project funding mechanisms, like innovation vouchers, are used effectively to unlock academic and industry resources. Where possible, pro bono support from ecosystem partners will be encouraged. Additionally, they will contribute to dissemination through case studies, social media, and engagement with advocacy partners, while supporting innovators with certification and procurement processes.
With KPIs tied to accelerator performance, responsibilities include recruiting innovators, managing project portfolios, and contributing to reporting and funding decisions as part of a reviewer panel. This role is central to advancing technology and manufacturing readiness levels in the UK climate-tech sector.
About You
You will be educated to degree level in a subject related to Cranfield’s core themes, or have equivalent experience, and have demonstrable experience with support for technical innovation and scale-up, as well as proven ability in successful project management and in effective communication with diverse teams.
About Us
As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.
The Research and Innovation Office (RIO) supports researchers in working together to achieve excellence and impact in delivering the University’s vision for research and innovation, and reports to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation.
Our Values and Commitments
Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.
We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.
Working Arrangements
Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.
How to apply
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Juliet Kauffmann, Innovation and Enterprise Manager, on (E): j.kauffmann@cranfield.ac.uk
Apply online now. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on (E): peoplerecruitment@cranfield.ac.uk. Please quote reference number 5103.
Closing date for receipt of applications: 27 July 2025
Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert prior to the stated closing date should we receive sufficient numbers of applications. Therefore, we would encourage you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Technology Scale-up Manager
Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2028
Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £48,039 to £57,797 per annum
Location: Cranfield, Bedfordshire
We welcome applications from passionate, skilled and committed individuals to join this exciting, collaborative project and help propel climate-positive technology-based companies to demonstration, commercialisation and growth.
About the Role
The primary goal of this role is to accelerate the commercialisation of climate-tech innovations by diagnosing technical barriers in the scale-up process and enabling access to UK-wide expertise and facilities. The role supports the EarthScale programme—a multi-university initiative led by Imperial College London—by working with advanced start-ups to identify scale-up challenges, recommend next steps, and connect them with relevant support.
Leveraging the broader innovation ecosystem, the postholder will apply their expertise in areas such as formulation, materials, system integration, and manufacturing to provide tailored technical diagnoses and support plans. This includes facilitating access to prototyping labs, hackspaces, and specialist trial facilities.
The postholder will also ensure project funding mechanisms, like innovation vouchers, are used effectively to unlock academic and industry resources. Where possible, pro bono support from ecosystem partners will be encouraged. Additionally, they will contribute to dissemination through case studies, social media, and engagement with advocacy partners, while supporting innovators with certification and procurement processes.
With KPIs tied to accelerator performance, responsibilities include recruiting innovators, managing project portfolios, and contributing to reporting and funding decisions as part of a reviewer panel. This role is central to advancing technology and manufacturing readiness levels in the UK climate-tech sector.
About You
You will be educated to degree level in a subject related to Cranfield’s core themes, or have equivalent experience, and have demonstrable experience with support for technical innovation and scale-up, as well as proven ability in successful project management and in effective communication with diverse teams.
About Us
As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.
The Research and Innovation Office (RIO) supports researchers in working together to achieve excellence and impact in delivering the University’s vision for research and innovation, and reports to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation.
Our Values and Commitments
Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.
We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.
Working Arrangements
Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.
How to apply
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Juliet Kauffmann, Innovation and Enterprise Manager, on (E): j.kauffmann@cranfield.ac.uk
Apply online now. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on (E): peoplerecruitment@cranfield.ac.uk. Please quote reference number 5103.
Closing date for receipt of applications: 27 July 2025
Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert prior to the stated closing date should we receive sufficient numbers of applications. Therefore, we would encourage you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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