Knowledge Transfer Manager - Transport Infrastructure (18-month FTC)

Innovate UK Business Connect Transport Programmes

The Transport Team at Innovate UK Business Connect deliver on the following programmes:

1) Integrated Transport Improving transport integration creates £17bn additional economic output per year through increased productivity. As a new programme for 2026, we will create UK’s Integrated Transport Innovation Network, generate data and insights and work with businesses to facilitate the scale and adoption of new solutions.

2) Accessible and Inclusive Transport Everyone has the right to access transport. Disabilities impact 13.9 million people in the UK with a lack of accessible transport constituting a significant barrier to life. We work with transport operators, innovators, and disability communities to implement novel technologies, business models and services to ensure transport is accessible by all.

3) Innovation Service Innovate UK Business Connect is delivery partner for Innovate UK through the Innovation Service; a delivery arm for the public sector to deliver innovation programmes.

Purpose of the role

This role will require the applicant to work across a variety of transport programmes to embed the digital and physical infrastructure to improve efficiencies and accessibility across all modes. Demonstrable leadership in transport infrastructure innovation, particularly in maritime and/or HGVs, is required with strong inter-personal skills to operate across programmes and teams.

The ability to define, deliver and/or support programmes of work to enable deployment of innovative infrastructure solutions is key and to work with businesses and government to drive knowledge transfer between the science base and industry, creating connections, and enabling innovation.

A visionary leader and self-starter with a deep understanding of the infrastructure requirements to create efficiencies and transition transport to zero emission. You will have strong inter-personal and communication skills with the ability to identify solutions to deliver impact in the sector. The successful candidate must be confident working with senior industry and government representatives to enable new transformational solutions and shape developing policy.