Senior Technician (Education)

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About us

The Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences (NMES) is a vibrant faculty based in the heart of London with a long tradition of world-leading research and teaching in physics, mathematics, chemistry, informatics, engineering and natural sciences.

This role presents an exciting opportunity to be part of a technical team supporting and delivering undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes in the Department of Engineering. Reporting to the Technical Manager (Education) at the Strand Campus, this is one of several roles working as part of a wider Education technical sub-function - supporting the Department of Engineering's educational activities.

The Senior Technician (Education) will play a key role maintaining teaching laboratory facilities and providing technical support and supervision to practical laboratory classes.

About the role

The role-holder will have responsibility for the day-to-day running and maintenance of the Engineering teaching laboratories and auxiliary facilities at the Strand campus. They will be part of a team of senior technicians (Education), working collaboratively with academic and professional services stakeholders to deliver an exceptional learning experience for students.

The ideal candidate will have a background in Engineering with experience in a higher education (HE) teaching environment or equivalent. They will have knowledge and experience of laboratory health and safety regulations, general technical support, demonstration/delivery, training and supervision across a range of laboratory or workshop-based teaching activities.

The successful candidate will be an active member of King's Technical Network, engaging in Faculty and College initiatives to strengthen and share best practice, with an ongoing commitment to professional development. They will facilitate an inclusive culture and ethos in line with King's Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) strategy, proactively liaising with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Minimum level 4 qualification, e.g. higher apprenticeship, HNC or other Level 4 award, plus work experience in a relevant field, or considerable knowledge and skills gained through work experience in appropriate technical or scientific post.

2. Comprehensive technical knowledge and skills in a teaching laboratory environment in a relevant field, e.g., mechanical, design or electrical engineering.

3. Comprehensive knowledge of regulations and best practice governing Engineering teaching laboratories, including Health & Safety and environmental sustainability.

4. Strong written, oral, and IT communication skills, in particular when conveying complex information to a lay/ non-expert audience.

5. Excellent planning and organisational skills, including the ability to organise and manage own workload as evidenced by experience in teaching laboratories or equivalent.

6. Ability to make effective decisions and be an effective problem solver, utilising strong decision-making and problem solving skills.

7. Knowledge/experience in CAD, Arduino, Ubuntu, Python and any other educational/engineering software specific package.

8. Working with and part of dynamic teams with demonstrated abilities in collaboration.

Desirable criteria

1. BEng or higher in a relevant field.

2. Experience of supervising/advising students or staff supporting laboratories.

3. Experience in delivery and supporting marking of lab-based taught activities.

4. Formal Health & Safety qualification e.g., NEBOSH/IOSH.

5. Able and willing to provide support beyond core hours, as required e.g. during a weekend open day event.

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

At King's, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.

The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.

We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.

When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King's guidance.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive. While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day.

We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your application.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ' How we Recruit ' pages. Interviews are due to be held during the week commencing 6 April 2026.