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Day in the life of a Project Manager

We asked our Project Manager, Naomi Smitten, a few questions about what it’s like to be a Project Manager with Agri-EPI Centre:

What are your main responsibilities?

“I am a qualified Project Manager and I coordinate several projects for Agri-EPI Centre, which are made up of experts from all industries focused on, but not limited to, Agriculture.”

Who is involved?

“Most of the companies that are involved in our projects are already operating organisations and/or universities, who don’t necessarily have the time or skill set to align a project. This is where I come in.”

What’s your typical day like?

“My typical day usually involves communicating with partners on a project and ensuring that as a consortium we are tracking. Other things that I could be doing are:

Consolidating finance and progress reports for a PMO (Project Monitoring Officer)
Maintaining risk registers for partners
Checking progress against deliverables & milestones.

I am based at the Centre’s Hub in Newport, Shropshire. Here we hire out venue space, workshop bays, office space and provide incubation services, which takes up some of my time as projects often hire a workshop to carry out project tasks.”

What do you love about your job?

“Every day is different. No two projects are the same. You have to start all over again at the start of a new project; meet a new team; learn about another area of the industry; assess a different method of working and apply best practice throughout.”

Projects at Agri-EPI

Agritech boost for Kenyan finger millet and smallholder sustainability

Through a purpose-built, precision farming platform, up to 2000 farmers in the Busia and Siaya regions of Western Kenya will participate in a game-changing collaborative agri-tech project led by experts at UK Agri-EPI Centre, Harper Adams University, Nairobi-based Strathmore University, agronomic services provider Newscape Agro Systems and technical services provision company USOMI.

SEAcap 6000 scottish salmon farming open water engineering

Revolutionising Scottish salmon farming with open water engineering

Currently in detailed design stage, the SeaCAP 6000 is a new open water engineering solution set to revolutionise the protection, health and environmental impact of farmed salmon, whilst boosting the industries long-term productivity and profits.

SmARtview cow recognition and data retrieval

SmARtview aims to enhance a farmer’s knowledge of their cows and a vet’s expertise to deliver instant, individual data retrieval for faster and more accurate cow-side decision-making.

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Day in the life of a Project Manager

Projects at Agri-EPI

Agritech boost for Kenyan finger millet and smallholder sustainability

Revolutionising Scottish salmon farming with open water engineering

SmARtview cow recognition and data retrieval

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