Atom Valley Innovation Building Programme Manager

THE ROLE

We’re looking for a dynamic and results-driven Programme Manager who is read to lead the charge in delivering the Atom Valley Innovation Building at Kingsway Business Park.

We’re seeking a dedicated professional who is looking for the next stage in their career to take the helm of this transformative project for Rochdale, Atom Valley & Greater Manchester.

As a Programme Manager for RDA, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the development and execution of this state-of-the-art innovation hub for advanced manufacturing and materials.

Working alongside Kingsway Business Park developers Wilson Bowden, land owners Homes England and funders from Government and Greater Manchester Combined Authority, your responsibilities will encompass strategic planning, team leadership, budget management, and stakeholder engagement.

If you have a proven track record of successfully managing complex projects, a passion for innovation, and the ability to drive results, we invite you to join our growing team and be part of shaping the future of innovation in Atom Valley.

ROCHDALE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

The Rochdale Development Agency (RDA) works to promote the economic well-being of Rochdale by helping to deliver new economic investment, development and jobs. For over 30 years, RDA has offered confidential, comprehensive business support services for Rochdale. As a local authority controlled company of Rochdale Borough Council, we also work to deliver a range of regeneration projects and support the development of heritage and cultural organisations. We work closely with numerous stakeholders from academia and research, public and private sectors as well as charitable and community groups to act as the single point of contact for Rochdale Borough.

Find out more about the work of Rochdale Development Agency over the past 30 years as told by the businesses in the area:

https://investinrochdale.co.uk/careershttps://vimeo.com/827544601

Find out more about working with us here:

https://www.investinrochdale.co.uk/about/work-for-us

ATOM VALLEY MAYORAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE

Atom Valley is one of six growth locations in Greater Manchester (GM) and includes significant parts of Bury, Oldham and Rochdale local authority areas. It offers the greatest opportunity to deliver transformational economic growth in the north and east of the GM conurbation and improve people’s lives.

The Atom Valley Mayoral Development Zone (MDZ) was established in August 2022 to enable public and private sector stakeholders to work together and accelerate the process of levelling up, ensuring joined-up thinking and integrated decision making that is aligned with GM’s wider vision.

Atom Valley’s vision is to create a dynamic, interconnected manufacturing mega-cluster, blending innovative world-class industry with ground-breaking research and development.

Unmatched in its size and scale in Greater Manchester, it will create 1.6 million square metres of employment land for industrial uses and 7,000 zero carbon homes across three development sites in Bury, Oldham, and Rochdale, creating 20,000 new good quality jobs.

Led by a partnership of developers, industrialists, universities, and local government, Atom Valley will develop market-facing strategies to secure the public and private sector investment needed to realise the transformational opportunity.

Taking inspiration from successful examples such as the London Docklands and Salford Quays, Atom Valley will take a long-term approach to deliver large-scale regeneration and build a nationally significant industry cluster in one of the most deprived parts of the UK, enhancing national prosperity and delivering levelling up.

Atom Valley will attract UK and international firms who want to build new manufacturing plants, SMEs who want to scale-up into modern premises, spinouts and start-ups who are ready to move from the lab to the factory, as well as businesses and individuals who simply want to benefit from international standard R&D and skills facilities.

Atom Valley will capitalise on existing frontier sector strengths in advanced manufacturing, materials, and machinery in the local area. It will be integrated with Greater Manchester’s internationally significant concentration of R&D and innovation assets in sustainable advanced materials and industrial digitalisation.

Find out more about Atom Valley:

www.atom-valley.co.uk

ATOM VALLEY INNOVATION BUILDING

Rochdale Development Agency (RDA), working with The Graphene, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Alliance (GAMMA) – an alliance of manufacturers, universities and public agencies – has developed a new proposal for Atom Valley to utilise the building at Kingsway Business Park previously earmarked for the exclusive use of the Advanced Machinery & Productivity Institute (AMPI).

The proposed Atom Valley Innovation Building will be home to range different organisations and initiatives focused on advanced manufacturing together in one place. It will provide a route for key advanced manufacturing initiatives like AMPI, Made Smarter and the Centre of Expertise in Advanced Materials and Sustainability (CEAMS and formerly known as SMTRC) to be grown in Atom Valley and be sustainable into the long term.

Proposed to be located next to Kingsway Business Park Metrolink Stop, the building will be easily accessible to Rochdale and Manchester. It will be 15 minutes from Oldham Town Centre, allowing businesses to access the co-located institutions before scaling their operations at the expanded Stakehill Industrial Estate which forms another key site within Atom Valley. And through realising the proposed tram-train between Rochdale and Bury and unlocking Places for Everyone, the building will be a catalyst to realising a dedicated Materials Catapult at Northern Gateway, the largest development site in Atom Valley.

How to apply: Send a copy of the completed application form attached in this link Atom Valley: Innovation Building Programme Manager | Job Details | greater jobs, your CV (no more than two pages) and a covering letter (no more than three pages) to Suman Kamran at s.kamran@investinrochdale.co.uk

For an informal discussion on this role and others available at RDA, please contact Neil Eccles, Head of Innovation on 01706 927044 or email n.eccles@investinrochdale.co.uk

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS MONDAY 13^TH NOVEMBER AT 12 NOON.