Lancaster University is seeking an exceptional and motivated individual to join the Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) as a Senior Departmental Technical Manager and Health & Safety Officer.

This is a unique opportunity to lead the technical and safety strategy of a large, complex academic department. You will provide strategic leadership to LEC’s technical team, ensuring the availability of high-quality technical expertise for world-class teaching and research.

Working closely with the LEC Director and senior colleagues, you will:

• Lead and manage technical staff, supporting development and performance 
• Oversee technical resources and facilities to meet teaching and research needs 
• Provide expert health and safety advice and promote a positive safety culture 
• Lead the development of robust safety systems, including emergency planning, audits, inspections, and incident investigation 
• Develop and monitor safe systems of work, including for off-site activities 
• Contribute to strategic planning as a member of the LEC Leadership Group

 You will play a central role in enabling cutting-edge teaching and research while embedding safety, wellbeing, and operational excellence across all activities.

This is a full-time, indefinite post, with an expectation of at least four days per week on campus. The role is offered at Grade 7 or Grade 8, depending on experience. Candidates appointed at Grade 7 will be supported to progress to Grade 8 through a structured development plan.

About you

We are looking for a proactive, organised, and collaborative leader with strong communication and influencing skills and a robust technical and safety background.

You will demonstrate:

• Degree-level (or equivalent) knowledge in a relevant scientific or technical discipline 
• Significant experience managing health and safety in a complex environment 
• Expertise in risk assessment, COSHH, and safe systems of work 
• Experience leading and developing technical teams (essential at Grade 8) 
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills 
• Commitment to wellbeing and continuous professional development 

A recognised health and safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent) is essential for Grade 8 and desirable for Grade 7.

 A recognised health and safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent) is essential for appointment at Grade 8 and desirable at Grade 7.

Why work with us

Our Bailrigg campus provides a vibrant working environment set within beautiful green parkland, with excellent on-site facilities including a sports centre, shops, cafés, a library, and childcare.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits and opportunities to connect through staff networks, clubs, and groups. As an institution, we are committed to making a positive economic, cultural, societal, and environmental impact.

Closing Date: 14 Jul 2026

Department: Professional/Management

Salary: £48,822 to £56,535 full time, indefinite

Educational Research, within the School of Social Sciences, seeks to appoint a full-time Online Learning Support Manager to support students and staff with our thriving suite of online PhD programmes. Candidates should have good knowledge and relevant experience of supporting online learners, the development and maintenance of online learning programmes, preferably at Postgraduate level, as well as experience of platforms such as Moodle. They should have awareness of issues related to developing accessible and inclusive learning resources and successful experience of working as part of a team in an academic setting. We encourage applicants from a range of backgrounds.

Educational Research at Lancaster University is an inclusive, dynamic and diverse community. We specialise in offering online postgraduate programmes in education, and in conducting theoretically-informed, methodologically rigorous and socially-relevant research in education.  

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Carolyn Jackson, Discipline Lead for Educational Research, c.jackson2@lancaster.ac.uk

Closing Date: 29 Jun 2026

Department: Professional/Management

Salary: £39,906 to £46,049 (Full-time indefinite)

The post will provide support to the School of Engineering Laboratory Superintendent and Area Safety Officer, deputising in their absence and taking day to day line management responsibility for technical staff within the school. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to a specialist area within the School relevant to their knowledge and experience.

Your work will include frequent liaison with teaching and research staff, undergraduate and post graduate students. You will also be expected to undertake work of a confidential nature on a regular basis. Applicants should be good communicators and be able to work both independently and as part of a team.

The School draws upon over five decades of excellence and innovation in engineering, and today is a thriving centre for research and teaching. Our mission is to perform world-leading research, and to use that research to help understand and solve engineering challenges of global significance. We currently comprise over 120 members of staff and we work across mechanical, nuclear, chemical, robotics & control, electronics, materials and manufacturing engineering subject areas. In January 2024 we opened our second purpose-built engineering building, further increasing our experimental and laboratory facilities. 

You should have a strong commitment to supporting the teaching and research activities of the School and the on-campus staff and student experience at Lancaster, and also a willingness to engage in continuing professional development and outreach activity. 

The School of Engineering offers a highly collegial and stimulating environment for career development based on our departmental values of equity, diversity, and inclusivity. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis as well as the Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, which recognise and celebrate good employment practice undertaken to address gender and race equality in higher education and research. Furthermore, we are active and progressive around sustainability, wellbeing and widening participation agendas. We particularly welcome applicants that are enthusiastic advocates of STEM.

Lancaster University is a signatory to the Technician Commitment and is a partner Affiliate of the NTDC (National Technician Development centre)

Guidance on the material to provide.

Cover letter: Please discuss why you are interested in one or more of these positions, your career goals, and how you anticipate this position will help you achieve those goals. Please also describe the skills you have developed that are relevant to this post and tell us about any skills you want to develop further.

CV: Please include the following sections: Education history; Professional experience/Employment history; Areas of expertise/Skills; Career development (e.g. training courses or workshops).

Supporting Statements: Please provide a supporting statement for each criterium in the Personal Specification document that is listed as being scored via “Supporting Statements”. This should include examples that provide evidence of your experience and expertise. Aim for one paragraph per criterium (~50-200 words). 

Informal enquiries about the role should be directed to Andrew Baker, Building and Laboratory Superintendent and Area Safety Officer.

(a.baker@lancaster.ac.uk)

Closing Date: 28 Jun 2026

Department: Professional/Management

Salary: £39,906 to £46,049 (Full-Time/Indefinite)