Business Co-Ordinator
Organisation: Cranfield University
Faculty or Department: Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Based at: Off Campus
Hours of work: 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £29,950 to £35,019 per annum
Posted Date: 11/11/2026
Apply by: 30/11/2026
Role Description
Location: This role is based at COTEC, West Lavington, Devizes, Wiltshire. Full onsite presence is required due to the nature of this role
COTEC is an outstation of Cranfield Defence and Security within the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences and is located on Salisbury Plain south of Devizes. The site is leased from the MOD and all range operations are carried out under the authority of Defence Training Estates Salisbury Plain DTE(SP). The site carries out a large range of tasks primarily based around the testing and evaluation of explosives, ordnance and munitions for defence and commercial customers. The site also carries out research and supports the research projects of Cranfield University students.
About the Role
We are looking for a proactive and self-motivated individual to help ensure the smooth running of all aspects of the COTEC site and to deliver customer requirements efficiently and on time.
This role involves taking ownership of key activities vital to COTEC’s operations, including:
- Administering trials from end to end
- Procuring materials and managing logistics
- Overseeing the quality management system
- Collecting, analysing, and publishing trial data and reports
The successful candidate will be highly organised, capable of working with minimal supervision, and confident in making decisions independently.
About You
You’ll have strong organisational skills and experience working in a busy, high-demand environment. With a solid background in business administration and the defence sector, you’ll act as a central contact point and provide excellent customer service.
You will also have:
- Experience managing budgets and presenting financial information
- The ability to work effectively with a wide range of people
- Knowledge of trial conduct, including legislation for classifying and testing ordnance and explosives, and related data acquisition
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
About Us
As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here.
Our Values and Commitments
Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here.
We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here.
As part of our commitment to support and develop Technical staff across the University, we are a founding signatory of the Science Council's Technician Commitment. Find out more here.
Working Arrangements
Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.
How to apply
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Trevor Lawrence, Director of Operations COTEC, at t.lawrence@cranfield.ac.uk or Geoff Bunn, Operations Manager at Geoff.bunn@cranfield.ac.uk.
