Technician (072017-248)

Category: Technical | Faculty/Division: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment | School: Engineering and the Built Environment | Department: Engineering and the Built Environment | Location: City Centre Campus (Millennium Point) | Post Type: Full Time | Closing Date: 16 Aug 2017 | Located in a modern £300m campus in the heart of Birmingham, at the City Centre Campus, the School of Engineering and the Built Environment is a thriving, vibrant, and inspiring learning community committed to excellence in research, high quality teaching and impactful industrial engagement.  Building on continuous success in the growth in our academic portfolio alongside our sustained advancement in research activity, the School continues to be ambitious in its strategic vision and seeks talented individuals to join our team.  We are looking for technicians to provide specialist expertise and professional understanding to support the delivery of our educational and research programmes in the following areas: engineering & automotive workshops; environmental research; and civil engineering.  The role will be responsible for managing laboratories and workshops in our facilities within Millennium Point and ensuring we are compliant with all the operational requirements for Health & Safety within any of these spaces.  We invite applications for the post of Technician to join our team in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment which has recently benefitted from a multi-million investment in facilities and equipment. You will join a strong school-wide team delivering successful, professionally accredited, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Engineering through Construction to Surveying, Planning and Real Estate in a well-equipped, purpose-built, facility. We are a practice-based school, making our teaching and research relevant to the evolving world around us.  We seek an individual capable of supporting teaching and undertaking research aligned to the research activities of the school that cut across engineering and the built environment.  You will be responsible for:  Helping to maintain our laboratories to the highest standards Demonstrating the use of equipment and resources Supporting and supervising staff & students to undertake practice-based work in a safe manner In liaison with H&S advisors, ensure compliance with safety related procedures / processes With guidance, collect and interpret data in support ongoing research projects.  You should have: Demonstrable experience in at least one of these area: workshop or laboratory environment with relevant knowledge such as CNC machining, fabrication processes, analytical measurements & techniques, forexample gas chromatography, ICP, spectrophotometry, calorimetry etc., engine performance or emerging technologies such as biofuels.  Relevant professional and technical qualifications, e.g. at least BTEC HND with experience. Knowledge of safe working practices, materials and equipment used in a range of workshops, e.g. COSHH.  This includeshandling solid and liquid wastes from both industrial and / or environmental sources. This involves excellent people skills and be prepared to encourage and guide users with a wide range of competencies. Willingness to ensure all equipment / resources are ready, available to use and safe at all times (including the purchase of consumables, arranging maintenance) Ability to instruct and demonstrate analytical techniques to staff and students Knowledge of and basic skills (at least to fault finding level) in IT relevant to the laboratory and a strong desire to increase knowledge of equipment including attending training courses where relevant Good ‘customer’ handling skills with the ability to build collaborative relationships based upon excellent communication skills and experience of successfully working as part of a teamfacilitating them to succeed in a workshop / laboratory environment.  Applicants should apply by completing their online application, uploading a full CV and a covering letter highlighting their motivation for working with BCU, their areas of expertise and their ambitions.please ensure emphasising any relevant experience and / or outputs, e.g. successful projects.  Shortlisted candidates will be expected to undertake a short practical exercise during the interview process.  Please contact the Head of School, Professor Gareth Neighbour (gareth.neighbour@bcu.ac.uk) for further information.