Robert joined the University of Warwick in June 1997 and has held a variety of roles in different departments before taking up his current role of School of Law Head of Administration in August 2021. He is also an Advance HE Athena Swan Reviewer and a Warwick International Higher Education Academy (WIHEA) Fellow.

Previous roles at Warwick University include Finance Office Systems Accountant, History Department Administrator, Physics Department Senior Administrative Officer, and Head of Administration (Business & Research) for the Economics Department. Associated duties have included Science Faculty Secretariat, Arts Faculty Secretariat, ITLR Secretariat, Job Evaluation Panel Member, University Grievance Investigating Officer, Student Fencing Club Coach, and Staff/PG Squash League Coordinator. Previous roles outside of Warwick University include Management Accountant, FE College AAT and HNC Lecturer, and York University Biology Department Manager.