Technical Manager

The Technical Manager appointed to the School of Natural and Built Environment will be accountable for key tasks including, but not limited to; Health and Safety management, leadership of the technical team, provision of specialist technical services in the general field of Electronics, and the delivery of a broad range of technical activities to enable and enhance the Teaching and Research agenda, across the School.

About the person:

Essential Criteria:

• Academic or vocational qualifications (HNC/HND or higher eg NVQ, degree or equivalent standard) inElectronics Engineering or similar discipline.
• 5 years recent relevant work experience to include:
  • Supervision of relevant Engineering Workshops and equipment or equivalent related experience.
  • Demonstrable staff management experience.
  • Experience in planning and delivering the provision of training to students or similar.
• Comprehensive technical knowledge and experience in electronics systems. Evidence of a comprehensiveunderstanding and application of relevant regulations and procedures including Health and Safety requirements.
• Demonstrable skills in managing information/budgets/resources.
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Exemplary oral/written communication skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with staff across the Institution .
• Demonstrate clear team leadership skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to train and supervise staff, students and laboratory users in use of equipment andtechniques in area a relevant area of expertise.
• Demonstrate logical reasoning and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to learn, teach and maintain new methodologies.
• Self-motivated and industrious.
• Must be willing to take both a hands-on and a supervisory role.
• Occasional work outside normal hours as required.

Desirable Criteria:

• A degree or postgraduate certificate in a relevant discipline.
• A relevant Health and Safety qualification e.g. NEBOSH.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
• Recent experience of working within a Higher Education setting.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on our website.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more on our website.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit our website.

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application.