Mechanical Engineering Lecturer (Engineering Project)

Boston Rose
Birmingham
1 week ago
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Mechanical Engineering Lecturer (Engineering Project)
Birmingham
Up to £40,000 p/a
Full-time, permanent

We are working with an education provider in the Birmingham area who are looking for a Mechanical Engineering Lecturer (Engineering Project) to join their engineering training team on a full-time, permanent basis.

The job role would consist of you delivering classroom-based training to Mechanical Engineering learners on the BTEC programme (up to level 3) at the provider's dedicated engineering training centre in Birmingham. The training that you would deliver would mainly revolve around the Engineering Project module.

The training provider are offering a starting salary of up to £40,000 per annum for this position, which would also include a contributory pension, a health plan (including dental and optical contributions), and 34 days holiday per year (including Bank Holidays). You would also get to finish early (1pm) on Fridays.

To be eligible for the position, you MUST have:
-A level 3 Mechanical Engineering qualification
-Some experience of delivering BTEC or Engineering Project

Please note that the education provider would put you through (and pay for) your teaching qualification if you do not have one already.

I am looking to set up interviews as soon as possible, so if you are interested and available for interview, please reply with your CV and daytime contact number and I'll get back to you.

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