Senior Technician (Civil and Mechanical Engineering)

Overall, Purpose of the Job We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Senior Technician to join our dynamic Faculty Technical Operations team, which strives to provide sector leading technical support for our students and staff. The purpose of this role is to support the Design, Fabrication and Testing Platform (DFT) and interact with research, teaching and industrial stakeholders throughout the process.

• The Design, Fabrication and Testing Platform (DFT) builds upon the innovative, creative, practical and research capabilities of our enterprising technical staff. The platform aims to accelerate interdisciplinary research by recognising the intrinsic synergies in the experimental workflows of Natural Science and Engineering.
• The Senior Technician is required to support the work of the DFT within the Faculty of Science and Engineering, with a primary focus on Civil and Mechanical Engineering. These facilities are used for supporting world-class research, teaching and industry engagement.
• The Senior Technician is expected to play a key role in ensuring our experimental facilities run efficiently and develop in response to the needs of the research and taught programs. They will maintain a close and supportive working relationship with academic staff and researchers delivering research projects and taught modules.
• The facilities the Senior Technician will support include hydraulics, construction, dynamics, high energy/speed impact and heavy structure mechanical testing, including managing equipment and associated sample preparation and auxiliary instrumentation.
• The Senior Technician will collaborate with other platforms utilising facilities and platforms such as Mechanical Testing, Optical and Electronic, Advanced Manufacturing, Workshops and Surface via the PPMS booking system.

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here. Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application. Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies. Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to . Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date. Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.