Quality assurance & enhancement

• Ensure compliance with University quality assurance policies, procedures and academic standards.
• Contribute to programme monitoring, evaluation and continuous improvement activities.
• Participate in internal and external review processes.
• Support responses to external examiner feedback and quality enhancement initiatives.
• Engage with student feedback mechanisms and contribute to action planning and enhancement activities.

Research, scholarship & professional practice

• Maintain professional and subject expertise through continuing professional development (CPD).
• Engage in scholarly activity and pedagogic innovation.
• Contribute to research activity, publications, conference presentations and knowledge exchange where appropriate.
• Support the University's research ambitions, including contributions towards REF-related activities.
• Develop links between academic delivery, research, and current industry practice.

Additional Duties

• Attend and contribute to departmental, programme and University meetings.
• Participate in assessment boards, examination committees and other academic governance activities.
• Support institutional initiatives and projects as required.

Other important features of the job role

• Line management responsibilities: None.
• Budget responsibility: None.
• In this role you will liaise with the following: Teams across the University, Academic teams, colleagues across the Schools, Students, Academic Operations team.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

E = Essential person requirement; D = Desirable person requirement

How the person requirement will be assessed:
A = Application; I = Interview; T = Test or other assessment

Please be aware that as part of safer recruitment and onboarding processes, we will seek original documentary evidence of the relevant academic and/or professional qualifications which you include within your job application. This is all part of our comprehensive pre-employment screening which also includes checking your identity, right to work, criminal record history (basic disclosure unless specified otherwise), and three years employment history. This is all part of our commitment to safeguarding our students. Keeping our students safe is a responsibility shared by everyone within the University.

Qualifications and training

• Professional teaching qualification such as Post-Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) or willingness to study for this qualification (E, A).
• Degree level qualification in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management Surveying (E, A).
• Full membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Chartered Association of Building Engineers (MCABE) or Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB) (E, A).
• Teaching qualification and/or HEA fellowship (newly appointed lecturers who do not hold this will be required to achieve this within 3 years of appointment) (E, A).

Previous experience

• Relevant industry experience in the role of a built environment practitioner or established research/CPD or tutoring record to be able to deliver education in Quantity Surveying and related subjects, within the context of current and emerging digital and data environments (E, A, I).
• Experience in the management of modules or equivalent continuing professional development, including familiarity with the administration of relevant quality assurance procedures and practice (D, I).
• Teaching experience and/or ability to effectively communicate and deliver teaching in a variety of modes through the ongoing development of innovative teaching methods (D, I).
• Technology Enhanced Learning/online learning and development in Higher Education (D, I).
• Knowledge and experience of international construction practices and standards, including experience in the United States (D, A, I).

Behaviours and attitudes

• Alignment to the University’s core values and growth mindset approach, which reflect our culture. Refer to the specific behaviours within the Competency Framework (E, I) – summarised within the careers site.

Skills, knowledge, other requirements

• Understanding of current developments in Quantity Surveying and Built Environment practice or Education (E, A, I).
• Familiarity with the requirements of professional bodies, practice and potential employers (E, A, I).
• Ability to produce innovative module material to enthuse students and to integrate your specialist subject area holistically within the teaching of the wider discipline (E, A, I).
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team, both communicating and collaborating with colleagues (E, A, I).
• Strong and effective all-round communication skills, including presentation skills, with an ability to communicate with people of all ages and levels (E, A, I).
• Strong commitment to student success, equality, diversity, inclusion, and widening participation, fostering a supportive and inclusive learning environment for all learners (E, A, I).
• Demonstratable resilience, flexibility, and strong organisational skills, embracing continuous professional development and striving for excellence in teaching, learning, and assessment (E, A, I).
• Digital skills confidence: We use MS Office which includes Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and several other systems/technology (E, I, T).
• Commitment to delivering positive outcomes for our students regardless of your area of work within the University; we want our students to be successful (E, I).
• You must be prepared to undertake mandatory online training should you be appointed. The University is regulated by the Office for Students and Ofsted, and we have specific requirements and expectations around safeguarding, Prevent, and anti-harassment and bullying. This is all part of our Competency Framework requirements (E, I).

PAY AND BENEFITS

Salary

Salary range from £39,000 to £47,000 per annum.

Holiday

26 days paid holiday (rising to 28 with service) plus paid bank/public holidays plus up to five paid closure days (typically between Christmas and New Year); all per holiday year Full Time Equivalent. Our holiday year runs from 1 August to 31 July. We also have a holiday buy and sell scheme in place. Sometimes the University does not need to close for five days per year and any balance (for example one day), can be used as a paid Wellbeing Day to take time out for your own physical or mental health.

Pension and life assurance

Pensions auto-enrolment to the Universities Superannuation Scheme which is a default salary sacrifice scheme. You may opt out of salary sacrifice but remain in the scheme, or you may choose to opt out altogether.

Family-friendly policies

Policies in place for all types of family-friendly statutory leave with enhanced pay available from day one of employment for some leave types. Access to Tax-Free Childcare (Government scheme).

Wellbeing

Full access to the Employee Assistance Programme as well as the Thrive Mental Wellbeing app. Several employees are trained Mental Health First Aiders and can support staff. We have a wellbeing policy and we focus on five pillars of wellbeing.

Sustainable travel

Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice schemes.

Parking

We have locked sheds for bicycles. For cars, for Horizons based roles, we