Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. — Wigan, Wigan

Permanent, 37 hours a week. £57,141 to £64,285 (points 43 to 47), negotiable at the top for an exceptional candidate Engineering moves fast, so teaching it well means keeping up. We’ve invested millions into spaces where our students learn, so they get to work on technologies they'll meet in industry.

Additive manufacturing, robotics, a future energy zone, facilities built to mirror what happens in the real world. As Head of Higher Education Engineering, you'll lead a portfolio that works, our achievement rate sits ten points above the national average, and our apprenticeships have just been named the best in the region. We’re looking for the person who’s ready to take it further.

Lead our Higher Education Engineering provision, setting our direction and turning strategy into clear delivery plans. Lead a portfolio including higher apprenticeships, Pearson Higher Nationals, and university-partner provision. Develop new provision led by student demand, employer need, and our regional skills priorities.

Monitor recruitment, retention, achievement, progression and student satisfaction, leading quality improvement. Lead and develop our great staff, work with leading employers, universities, and awarding organisations. Manage budgets, resources and our specialist learning environments.

A degree or relevant higher-level qualification in Engineering or a related subject A recognised teaching qualification Significant experience teaching and leading Higher Education Engineering Experience managing higher-level programmes and a track record of improving student or apprentice outcomes Strong knowledge of higher apprenticeships, gateway and end-point assessment Confidence working with employers, universities, awarding organisations, and external partners What you're like Ambitious. You want Higher Education Engineering to stand out, recognised as a brilliant career path creating considerable change. Credible.

You can hold your own with employers, academics, and senior leaders. Strategic. You see where provision needs to go and can build the plan to get us there.

Driven by quality. You use evidence to improve outcomes and act early if something slips Industry-aware. You keep our provision connected to current technology and the needs of industry.

Essentials You'll need an enhanced DBS check, if you get the job, we'll do this for you. You're committed to safeguarding, inclusion and standing by our values. You can work across our campuses and external partner locations.

You're flexible and happy to work beyond standard hours when it’s needed. Engineering is central to the future of our region, and we're closer to that centre than any other college in the North-West. We're the lead FE partner in the Greater Manchester Institute of Technology and The North-West Construction Technical Excellence College.

That’s something only we can claim. You'll lead our provision, teaching on industry-standard kit, backed by a college still investing heavily.

Qualifications

Head of Engineering (Higher Education)