Location: SAMS, Oban
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time (37 hours per week)
Salary Range: £29,619 – £39,745 per annum
Closing date: 18th September 2023

 

Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) is looking for a Project Manager to join its innovative Enterprise team. The post will encompass an interesting and varied workload including the management and delivery of seaweed projects and services, CPD training courses in the SAMS Seaweed Academy, oversee its commercial seaweed nursery activity and provide consultancy to commercial clients, national and local government and NGOs. Applicants will ideally have a scientific background in macroalgae.

You will report into and work alongside an experienced and dedicated project management and business development team. Training and guidance will be provided, where required.
In return, SAMS offer an attractive salary package as well as the opportunity for further professional development through mentoring, training and peer support.

The Ideal Candidate
SAMS are looking for a motivated and confident individual with excellent communication and organisational skills who enjoys a varied workload, a challenge and who will also be an excellent additional to its training academy.

You will be educated to postgraduate (MSc and above) level in seaweed/marine/environmental sciences with some relevant work experience as a project manager/consultant where you will have utilised your experience to carry out marine environmental consultancy duties, some training delivery and project management. A good knowledge of seaweed algal cultivation is vital.

Employee Benefits
SAMS employees are the heart of the business. Recruiting and retaining the right people is the key to SAMS’ success. Rewarding employees is therefore an important component of the employment package and with a wide range of benefits on offer to staff. These can enhance your personal and professional development, your health and well-being and your finances.

Additionally, SAMS encourages and recognises excellence among staff through various recognition and reward arrangements. It constantly develops and expands the benefits and offers for SAMS colleagues.

SAMS offers a generous salary and pension as well as employee benefits package. It also has supportive policies to assist absence, family and other leave types.

Interested?
SAMS would love to hear from you. If you have queries on the job and would like to talk these through before applying, please email these through, in the first instance, to Mike Spain [email protected]

For further information, please go to www.sams.ac.uk/vacancies

Applications must include CV and Cover Letter and should be sent electronically to [email protected] quoting ‘Job Ref. D27/23.MH’ in the subject heading.

Closing date for application is 18th September 2023. Interviews will be held by early October 2023.