Placement Student – Research & Technology Project Management

Description

• Support R&T project managers in the planning and delivery of collaborative R&D projects.
• Participate in cross-functional meetings across R&T, engineering, business development, and program teams.
• Support external funding intelligence, monitoring sources such as Innovate UK, Horizon Europe, Clean Hydrogen Partnership, and the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) for new opportunities.
• Support internal technology scouting to identify Cummins innovations and competencies aligned with UK and EU funding priorities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of PM processes, document templates, and data tracking systems.
• Assist in the coordination of external collaborations with universities, research organizations, SMEs, and industrial partners.
• Maintain and update key project management tools such as action trackers, risk registers, Gantt charts, and exploitation plans.

Requirements

• Proactive and self-driven approach with good attention to detail.
• Ability to analyze and synthesize information from diverse sources (funding databases, web searches, partner profiles).
• Strong data analysis skills including the use of Microsoft packages.
• Experience using SharePoint and Teams for document management and collaboration.
• Working towards a degree in Business/Engineering/Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders on a global basis, using project management skills to aid with this.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance