THE ROLE
SPECIFIC DUTIES 1. Management of s chool t echnical s taff
KEY SKILLS 3. Financial and resource management • Lead and manage premises and space and building projects. • Authorising significant purchases from the School budget • Costing, pricing, recharging and budget management of laboratory activities. • Liaison with Lab Heads and University Finance Office staff. 4. Procurement and m aintenance of e quipment • Purchasing new equipment for teaching labs • Ensure that the School achieves best value for money in its procurement. • Ensure that assets are properly registered and maintained. 5. Buildings and space planning • Play a key part in preparing for and managing all aspects of the relocation of Life Sciences to the new building. • Ensure that the buildings and fabric occupied by the School are kept in a good state of repair and that any repairs and modifications are carried out in a timely and satisfactory manner. • Make a significant contribution to the forward planning needs of the School including support for new degrees (such as the MPharm) and technical support for developing areas of research . • Ensure that University regulations are being met when contractors are engaged to work in the School on maintenance or other activities. This job description sets out the duties of the post at the time it was drawn up. Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or level of responsibility entailed.
• Lead, manage, support and develop a flexible team of technical staff within the School who support all aspects of teaching and research. • Responsible for recruitment, probation, mentoring, training, appraisal, performance review and staff development. • Demonstrate strong and positive leadership to all staff within the School, setting and ensuring delivery of high standards of work . • Ensure that all technical staff are properly trained and have personal development plans and that training and appraisal records are up-to-date. • Manage the day-to-day operations of the technical services, ensuring that its service delivery meets the needs of the School . • Develop close working relationships with academic, and professional services staff to obtain feedback and facilitate effective service delivery. 2. Health and S afety • Working with senior staff in the School and University to review the approach to health and safety in order to achieve the highest standards of performance and compliance, and to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and licencing requirements, for example Radiation Protection and the Human Tissue Authority, that apply to the School. • Ensure that the highest standard of health and safety performance and compliance is maintained. • Ensure environmental impact of new equipment and core business activities is effectively considered and factored into the strategic plans for the area of management responsibility and wider School plans .
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