Chief Executive Officer

Catapult

Location: Milton Keynes
Salary:
Closing Date: 20 February 2017
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Job Description

Transport Systems Catapult Competitive salary and benefits package Permanent role based at our innovation centre in Milton Keynes Imagine a world where journeys are seamless, transport is smart and connected, and delays and congestion are a thing of the past. The Transport Systems Catapult, established three years ago by the UK?s innovation agency Innovate UK, is working to make this vision a reality. As part of an elite network of world leading technology and innovation centres in the UK, our role is to support the acceleration of ideas from concept to commercialisation, thereby creating sustainable growth and jobs in a rapidly changing transport sector. We work with industry, government and research bodies to champion innovation in all forms of transport and our current projects include automated transport systems, information exploitation and smart infrastructure; our work has attracted over 350 million of investments in intelligent mobility in the UK alone. We are looking for a Chief Executive to lead this successful Catapult through an exciting new phase of its development by driving business and financial goals and engaging and inspiring our team of 150 people to ensure our ambitious business objectives are met. These include building lasting relationships with a wide range of external stakeholders. The successful candidate will need to ensure we stay at the leading edge of emerging technologies and innovation so as to maximise the UK?s competitive position. Impact and credibility will also be critical success factors as will leading, developing and motivating a talented team to seize new emerging opportunities. This is a complex and challenging role which requires an inspirational leader with excellent communication and change management skills. You should bring the ability to harness technology and innovation through your people in a way that delivers outstanding results and pushes existing boundaries, putting the UK at the forefront of transport technology. For more information about the role please visit www.leadingtsc.com or for an informal, confidential discussion please contact our advising consultants at GatenbySanderson, Michael Dobson on 020 7426 3968 or Mark Turner on 020 7426 3983.

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