Infrastructure & Mobility R&D Project Manager

Mission

You will join the Research & Innovation Unit within the Infrastructures & Mobility Business Unit and work closely with similar functions across the various Business Lines at RINA. You’ll be part of a young and dynamic environment where research and innovation are key pillars of the overall development strategy. You’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the definition and implementation of R&I strategies and initiatives, supporting the creation of new solutions and business opportunities for the Business Unit. This role will allow you to grow both professionally and personally, gain hands-on experience in multidisciplinary projects, and become a technical point of reference in your areas of expertise.

Key Accountabilities

A) To contribute to the performance of the Research & Innovation Unit in terms of new opportunities creation, in the Buildings and Infrastructure sector with a focus on the topic of risks analysis and resilience, specifically by:

• Maintaining the current network and partners
• Networking to identify prospective partners to be engaged in R&I activities
• Identifying the most likely R&I opportunities
• Scouting of partners and calls
• Creating proposal ideas and concepts
• Supporting in the definition of consortia, demos, and proposal writing

B) To contribute to the performance of the Research & Innovation Unit in terms of Project Management in R&I projects in the Buildings and Infrastructure sector with a focus on the topic of risks analysis and resilience, specifically by:

• Coordinating the RINA team involved in the R&I project
• Ensuring the timely submission of deliverables, according to RINA quality standards
• Autonomy in work planning and decision making
• Cooperating with the colleagues of the Practices and Disciplines involved in technical activities
• Coordinating the transfer of the R&I results, so that to improve and boost the service offering of the BU

C) To contribute to the performance of the Research & Innovation Unit, by developing innovation activities in the in the Buildings and Infrastructure sector with a focus on the topic of risks analysis and resilience, by:

• Mapping of internal competences
• Identifying innovation and business-related opportunities and follow-up them
• Defining new/improved services and supporting the BU to transfer to the market these innovative or improved services
• Participating in proposals/offering both at national and international level dealing with innovation or where innovative approaches, solutions, concepts might lead to a competitive advantage for the Business

   

Education

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in civil engineering or architecture

• PhD will be considered a plus

• Expertise in at least one of the following topics: risks analysis (for natural hazards), resilience assessment of buildings and infrastructure, risk-based mapping, probabilistic analysis and design of buildings and infrastructure

• Experience of 1–3 years will be considered a plus

• Previous experience in co-funded research projects and programs (e.g. Horizon Europe, National Funds, PNRR research funds, overseas programs, etc.), from idea conceptualization to proposal writing, submission, up to project management, execution and reporting

• Previous experience and collaborations with Italian and European research and academic institutions, funding authorities and the private sector

• Previous experience in innovation management and team engagement in guiding innovation processes/developments

• Strong analytical thinker with problem solving attitudes

• Good interpersonal skills and organizational capabilities

• Ability to manage multiple projects on short assignments, proactive to meet deadlines

• Passionate for research and innovation

• Willingness to learn and improve in a structured manner, within a systematic monitoring and review process

• Fluency in Italian and proficiency in English written and spoken

• Proficiency in second language will be considered a plus

• Available to travel abroad

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