Wigan & Leigh College and University Centre
Motor Vehicle Engineering Lecturer
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Application Deadline: 7 August 2026
Department: Construction
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Wigan & Leigh College
Compensation: £31,699 - £42,540 / year
Description
Full-time - Permanent 37 Hours a Week
Teach the trade. Build confidence. Help students shape their future in motor vehicle engineering.
Motor vehicle engineering is changing fast.
Students still need the core skills: safe workshop practice, fault-finding, diagnostics, maintenance and repair. But they also need to understand where the industry is heading, including electric vehicles, hybrid technologies and new expectations from employers.
As our Motor Vehicle Engineering Lecturer, you’ll help them build that foundation.
You’ll teach across Motor Vehicle Engineering provision, particularly at Level 1 and Level 2, helping learners develop the technical knowledge, practical skills and professional behaviours they need for further study, apprenticeships and employment.
You may already be an experienced lecturer. You may be an industry professional with strong automotive experience who has trained, coached or supported others and is now ready to move into education.
Either route is welcome.
What matters is that you can bring real motor vehicle engineering experience into the classroom and workshop, explain practical and technical skills clearly, and support learners to grow in confidence.
What you'll do
- Teach Motor Vehicle Engineering across practical and theory-based programmes.
- Deliver learning particularly at Level 1 and Level 2.
- Help students develop technical knowledge, workshop skills and professional behaviours.
- Use your industry experience to make learning current, practical and relevant.
- Demonstrate safe and effective use of tools, equipment and workshop processes.
- Promote high standards of health, safety and professional conduct.
- Assess learner progress and give clear feedback that helps students improve.
- Maintain accurate records of attendance, assessment, progress and achievement.
- Support learners to progress into further study, apprenticeships or employment.
- Contribute to curriculum development, including electric and hybrid vehicle technologies.
- Support Open Evenings, recruitment activity and college events where required.
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What you'll bring
- A relevant qualification in Motor Vehicle Engineering or a related automotive discipline.
- Current or recent industry experience in motor vehicle engineering, automotive maintenance, diagnostics or repair.
- Strong practical and technical knowledge of motor vehicle engineering.
- Experience teaching, training, coaching, mentoring or supporting others.
- A recognised teaching qualification, or willingness to work towards one.
- Level 2 English and maths, or willingness to achieve these within an agreed timeframe.
- Confidence explaining technical concepts clearly to learners.
- Good understanding of workshop practice, safe working and industry standards.
- Experience delivering Level 1 and Level 2 City & Guilds Motor Vehicle programmes would be helpful.
- Knowledge or experience of electric vehicle and hybrid technologies would be an advantage.
What You’re Like
- Industry credible. You bring real automotive experience into learning.
- Practical. You connect theory with workshop skills and industry expectations.
- Clear. You can explain technical knowledge in a way learners understand.
- Supportive. You help students build confidence while keeping standards high.
- Safety-focused. You model safe working habits and professional workshop behaviour.
- Curious. You’re interested in how the automotive industry is changing.
- Organised. You keep planning, assessment and learner progress on track.
- Ambitious for learners. You want students to progress and see a future in the automotive 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 and inclusion.
- You can work across college sites and workshop areas where required.
- You’re flexible and happy to support college activity, open events and enrolment when needed.
- You’re willing to maintain current industry knowledge and complete role-related professional development.
Why work with us?
At Wigan & Leigh College, our lecturers help students reach their full potential.
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In Motor Vehicle Engineering, that means helping learners develop the technical skill, safe working habits and professional behaviours they need for the automotive industry.
Some students will be taking their first steps into the trade. Others will be preparing for apprenticeships, employment or further study. Your experience can help them understand what good work looks like, why standards matter and where the industry could take them next.
This is also a strong route for automotive professionals who are ready to move into teaching. If you have the industry knowledge and practical experience, we can support you to develop your teaching skills and work towards a recognised qualification.
You’ll join a college that values practical learning, high expectations and strong support for students. Your work will help learners build confidence, develop skill and take their next step.
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Time to recharge
- Generous annual leave entitlement, including bank holidays, depending on your role
- Family-friendly leave policies
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Medicash healthcare plan
- Occupational health support
- Confidential counselling
- Specsavers eye test vouchers
- A culture where people look out for each other
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme, depending on role eligibility
- Salary sacrifice schemes, including Cycle to Work and buy tech
- Railcard and Tusker Green Car Scheme
- Local and national discount schemes
- Support to gain teaching qualifications
- Ongoing professional and industry development
- Opportunities to step up, specialise or move across departments
- Leadership pathways
You may also be eligible for a government levelling-up payment of £2,000 to £6,000 if you are in your first five years of further education teaching and spend at least 50% of your time teaching eligible Level 3 or below courses, including construction.
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