Job Title: Head of Engineering Location: Birmingham Salary:£65,000 per annum Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time University College Birmingham works in partnership with the University of Warwick - Ranked eighth in the 2023 Guardian League Tables and 10th in the UK in the QS World University rankings 2023. The Role: University College Birmingham are lookingfor an exceptional candidate to support in leading the School of Engineering, Digital and Sustainable Construction and assist the curriculum delivery team to develop and deliver curriculum to meet industry partner's needs. This is an exciting time to join the team at University College Birminghamas we develop our partnership with University of Warwick. You will be the face of UCB Engineering, leading on the student recruitment and enrolment process, collaborating with heads of department in our construction and digital curriculum areas and ensuring our students have the most fantastic student experience that will afford them the greatest life chances and offer a clear line of sight to degree level outcomes. Our Engineering department opened in September 2022 and we have over 200 Further Education Students studying with us this year. We are developing our Higher Education curriculumwhich has recently been launched with an MSc and will be followed with a new BEng and HNCs for September 2024. We will also be looking at developing apprenticeships to support employers and a strong skill led adult offer. You will lead a team of lecturers and senior lecturers and work with our capital projects lead to ensure our newly created facilities are at the centre of the student experience in what can only be described as world class investment, ensuring that our students are completely work ready and can springboard into high value careers when they leave us. We have recently invested over £2 million pound in labs and industry standard equipment such as hydraulic, pneumatics, PLC trainers, an Industry 4.0 production line, robots and cyber factory alongside state-of-the-art materials labs and testing equipment. Our PC suites have been developed with the latest industry software. Benefits: Generous allocation of annual leave 38 days' paid leave per year 12 Bank Holidays&Concessionary Days Excellent Teachers' Pension Scheme Employer Contributions Teachers' Pension Scheme - 23.6% Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including car, technology and cycle. Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham Hybrid working opportunities Free on-site gym membershipExtra Information: All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education. Closing Date - Friday 1st March 2024 Interview Dates - TBC UCB is an equal opportunities employer. Please click APPLY to be redirected to our website to complete an application form. Candidates with experience of: Head Engineer, Engineering Lecturer, Senior Engineer, Engineering Lead, Academic Engineering Lead, Senior Engineering Lecturer, may be considered for this role.