Lecturer - Engineering

Full Time | Permanent | £37,500 Per Annum (Plus a £5000 Market Forces Uplift)

Winner of the Best Place to Work at the Tech South West Awards 2025, City College Plymouth offers a culture the College is proud of. Our core values of Respect, Ownership and Integrity help create an environment that supports a passion for teaching and learning. These values guide our work as we enrich our community through knowledge, experience and skills so every student can achieve their best.

As one of the country’s largest providers of quality education and training, City College Plymouth is entering a period of transition to enable us to propel education into the future. We take pride in offering a learning environment and organisational culture that contribute positively to the health, wellbeing and sustainability of our community and enable all our students and staff to achieve their full potential.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Engineering Lecturer to join our growing Foundation Engineering Department. The successful candidate will deliver high‑quality teaching, learning and assessment to Level 2 Engineering students, helping them develop the technical knowledge, practical skills and professional behaviours required for progression into employment or further study.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with industry experience and a passion for education to inspire the next generation of engineers.

• Learning Agility – Engineering is constantly evolving, so lecturers must embrace new technologies, industry developments and teaching approaches.
• Collaboration – The role requires close working with apprentices, employers, colleagues and industry partners.
• Critical Thinking – Lecturers need to develop learners’ analytical thinking while solving technical and curriculum challenges.
• Cognitive Agility – Balancing teaching, assessment, employer engagement and changing priorities requires adaptability and flexibility.

• Holiday: 50 days inclusive of bank holidays and College Closure over Christmas.
• Career development opportunities.
• Generous contributions towards your pension.
• Free tea, coffee and lunch in our dedicated staff lounge.

We aim to recruit based on potential, not experience. We are interested in seeing your behaviours in action and how they will help you become successful at City College Plymouth, giving everyone the opportunity to show their potential, regardless of background or experience.

After completing our online application form, you will be asked to complete an online assessment within a few days of this vacancy closing. This assessment observes your behaviour and natural strengths in action, with a series of engaging intuitive tasks. You will receive a report outlining your behaviours once you have completed the assessment, regardless of whether you progress to the next stage or not.

The College welcomes applications from service leavers and the Armed Forces community, and supports those service leavers who are reservists in any of the Armed Forces.

The College reserves the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient applications have been received.