Senior Civil Engineering Technician (CEDA)

Job title:

Senior Civil Engineering Technician (CEDA)

Company

University of Warwick

Job description

This is a re-advertisement. Previous candidates for this role need not apply.LocationUniversity of Warwick Campus, CoventryDepartmentSchool of EngineeringPosition TypeFull Time, PermanentSalary£29,605 to £32,982 per annumAbout the RoleFor informal enquiries, please contact Stephen Hicks (Professor) at Stephen.j.hicks@warwick.ac.uk.The School of Engineering is seeking to appoint a Senior Civil Engineering Technician to provide technical support and expertise to the Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship (CEDA). This role facilitates the smooth running of teaching and research requirements within the Civil and Environmental Engineering stream and associated laboratories.The role requires providing technical support for the CEDA teaching program and assisting with the set up and delivery of teaching sessions within the School.This role will join an established technical team within a busy department, and you will need to be flexible and organised to manage a varied workload.We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.About YouWe are looking for someone with (or working towards completion within the next 6 month) of a HNC in Civil Engineering or equivalent who can provide expert advice and guidance to senior colleagues.You will be able to design and construct test rigs as required, using the overhead crane following relevant safe systems of work and perform materials testing and demonstrate materials testing equipment to students and others. You will also embark on training of team members in new technologies as they arise, and enlarge personal skill sets to reflect the civil and mechanical technical needs of the School.This is a very busy environment and you will need to have strong time management and organisational skills, with the ability to forward plan, prioritise and make appropriate decisions. Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate that they can deliver work to strict deadlines whilst working under pressure.You will need to evidence excellent interpersonal skills with relevant experience of working independently and as part of a team. This role provides day-to-day supervision of apprentices and technicians, and our ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate strong people skills, preferably with previous supervisory experience. Strong communication skills are required to communicate effectively with internal and external colleagues at a senior level and represent the department at meetings.A valid full UK manual driving is essential for this role.For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.About the DepartmentThe School of Engineering is one of the leading unified engineering schools in the UK and is a great place to work: we offer competitive salaries on a grading structure that provides annual incremental progression, plus a generous annual leave entitlement (26 days per annum for this role, plus four customary shut down days over Christmas, and eight statutory bank holidays). As well as competitive salaries we offer attractive pension schemes with excellent employer contributions, and various staff recognition awards. We are also committed to helping you to fulfil your potential through a range of career development opportunities.The School of Engineering is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises work undertaken to address gender equality, representation and progression for all staff working in an academic environment. The School currently holds the Athena SWAN Silver award and the University holds an Institutional Silver award. Further information about the work of the School in relation to Athena SWAN can be found at the following link; Athena SWAN – School of Engineering – University of Warwick.For more information, please seeAbout the UniversityBorn in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.You’ll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.*QS World University Rankings 2024** Research Excellence Framework 2021To find out more about us visit ourHow to ApplyCLOSING DATE: Sunday 25 August 2024 at 11.55pmTo apply, please click ‘Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm).Please attach a CV and cover letter.

• Your CV should include your most recent employment experience, any other relevant experience, and education history.
• Your cover letter must detail how you meet each of the essential criteria found in the Job Description document below (desirable criteria too, where possible).

Please see for guidance on writing a cover letter. We highly recommend using individual criteria as headers and giving examples below, though you are free to format the letter as you wish.To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications via our official website, .Interview Date: TBCStart Date: TBCWhat we OfferWe will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 26 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click .We are proud to say that we are a .Our Commitment to InclusionWarwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages .The University currently holds a , and a . The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the .Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)The University of Warwick complies with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against anyone who makes a Disclosure relating to a conviction or other information revealed. More information is available on the University’s Vacancy pages and applicants may request a copy of the DBS Code of Practice.Job Description

Expected salary

£29605 – 32982 per year

Location

Coventry

Job date

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 07:15:25 GMT

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