Senior Technical Specialist (Chemical Engineering) at the University of Manchester

Job reference: SAE-026842

Salary: £46,485 to £56,921 per annum, depending on relevant experience

Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering

Location: Oxford Road

Employment type: Permanent

Division/Team: FSE Technical Services

Hours Per Week: 35

Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 14/11/2024

Contract Duration: Permanent

School/Directorate: Faculty Office - Science and Engineering

We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Senior Technical Specialist to join our dynamic technical operations team, which strives to provide a sector leading technical support for FSE and the wider University.

The Pilot Hall Platform 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 Technical Specialist will be primarily responsible for directing and leading the platform, coordinating and interacting with research, teaching and industrial stakeholders throughout this process.

What can you expect in return

The University will actively foster a culture of inclusion and diversity and will seek to achieve true equality of opportunity for all members of its community.

What you will get in return:

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 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 People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Denise Grehan, Technical Operations Manager (Teaching & Research)

Manager Email: denise.grehan@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

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.