Innovation Manager

Reporting to the Performance Manager, your role will involve managing the Contract's Innovation Strategy, driving innovation to take advantage of Oxfordshire County Council's ambition to be a test bed of innovation. Developing organisational culture to promote innovation and communicating innovation benefits to embed improved ways of working within the local and wider Milestone business.,

• Develop and implement a process to identify opportunities, asses and prioritise based upon potential benefit, deliver and monitor innovation across the Oxfordshire Term Service Contract
• Work with the Client and the wider MGroup to secure funding and grants from external organisations (e.g. ADEPT, Innovate UK, Sustainable Innovation Fund)
• Work collaboratively with Oxfordshire County Council as the Milestone lead within the monthly partnership Innovations Delivery Group (IDG) to promote, trial, review and approve innovation
• Proactively monitor the market for emerging technologies, materials and techniques and present to the IDG
• Lead communication across all stakeholders and wider industry to identify and invite specialist suppliers to present proposals at the monthly contract Innovations Delivery Group
• Collaborate across Milestone and MGroup to maximise knowledge sharing to identify and promote innovation across the business.
• Work across the partnership teams to quantify benefits pre and post-delivery of all innovations through associated Business Cases and Case Studies.
• Maintain and update the Innovations Hub for Oxfordshire proposals
• Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure aligned scope for innovation delivery
• Organise and lead contract 'Dragons Den' events which allow all stakeholders to pitch ideas to the IDG and representatives from local businesses to encourage investment.
• Lead the Operations Innovations group working with our Area Managers to encourage innovation and improved ways of working from Supervisors and Operatives
• Work across the partnership to maximise commercial opportunities identified on Contract
• Work with the contract Engagement & Communications Manager to develop and deliver against an Innovation Delivery Plan.
  
  University degree or relevant experience
• Proven experience leading innovation initiatives in a corporate environment
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and trends, and their potential applications in an organisation
• Ability to think creatively and critically, and identify opportunities for new ideas
• Strong Project Management skills, with a track record of leading cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with teams at all levels across Milestone, our Clients, Supply Chain and the wider industry.
• Aptitude and experience of developing business cases that clearly set out associated benefits including cost saving, carbon reduction, social value and quality.
• Experience managing budgets, timelines, and resources
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think analytically
  
  At Milestone we embrace diversity, opening a rich potential for new ways of thinking and helping us to build successful and winning teams. We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process; and as a Disability Confident employer, if you require any adjustments that would assist you throughout your application, please contact us at [email protected] or inform the recruitment manager in the first instance and we will be pleased to offer support.
This is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Milestone. The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the Business.

28 days Annual Leave Plus Bank Holidays Generous Pension Scheme / Life Assurance Company Car or Car Allowance plus Fuel Card / Green Travel Allowance Holiday purchase scheme / Referral scheme / Cycle to work scheme Employee discount & rewards platform Milestone Infrastructure is currently looking for an Innovation Manager to work on our Oxfordshire Highways Term Service Contract. This role is currently available as a 2-year fixed-term appointment but will be reviewed at the end of this period, with a potential extension based on savings resulting from the innovations which have been implemented.