Head Technician

This post is full time and permanent, working 35 hours per week.

The School of Life Sciences is looking to appoint an experienced and highly motivated individual to the role of Head Technician. You will use your extensive technical skills and management experience to provide strong leadership and strategic direction to the Life Sciences Technical Team. Located within Fitzrovia in Central London, the School of Life Sciences has a wide reputation for teaching, Research and Knowledge Exchange hosting circa 2300 diverse, multicultural students on a well-established portfolio of foundation, undergraduate (BSc) and postgraduate (MSc) courses. In addition to our taught programmes, the school hosts a vibrant research community comprised of academic staff, post-doctoral and doctoral researchers which includes three research centres, an overarching, cross-university, research institute and has plans for further growth and reputation building working with a variety of established industry sector links.

You will manage an established group of dedicated and skilled technical staff ensuring the delivery of high quality, consistent and flexible support to teaching, research and outreach activities across the school. This challenging and varied role will require you to have a solid technical background, knowledge and experience of technical management in life and health sciences, be able to think strategically without losing sight of the details and be highly organised with a positive strategic focus. As a key member of the School Management Team, you will work closely with colleagues across the School and wider University, to maintain the highest quality of teaching, research and knowledge exchange facilities and provide the best possible experience to School users (primarily students and academic and research staff) in the delivery of the School’s core activities.

The role will call for change and project management experience, strong interpersonal skills, a focus on compliance and health & safety and a dedication to providing excellent customer service. You will be expected to be involved with key school and institutional initiatives and infrastructure/building projects such as the Life Sciences Estates Project.

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Closing date: midnight on 08 July 2024

Interviews are likely to be held on: w/c 22 July 2024

Administrative contact (for queries only): Recruitment@westminster.ac.uk

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