The salary for this role is £57,117 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension . Onsite working is expected for 5 days each week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working.
This role can be based at any of the following sites: Culham, Oxfordshire.
This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) , including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.
The Role
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As DICE Lab Manager, you will play a pivotal role in providing comprehensive leadership, coordination, and operational oversight across all DICE laboratory, workshop, and stores environments. The role ensures that day-to-day lab activities run safely, efficiently, and to a high standard, while also driving continuous improvement in processes, compliance, and resource management. This includes owning the full DICE lab portfolio; facilitating refurbishment projects in line with CDM requirements; maintaining stringent cleanroom and safety standards; and managing scheduling, documentation, and authorisation of all work conducted within the facilities. In addition, the role is responsible for leading the D1 workshop and stores teams, ensuring effective operations, regulatory compliance, and optimised inventory and equipment management. Through proactive problem-solving, strong governance, and team leadership, the role supports a reliable, safe, and high-performing technical environment for all users.
Key Responsibilities:
- Overseeing DICE lab portfolio, taking full ownership of these areas, managing the day-to-day activities of the labs, ensuring that experiments and processes are running smoothly and efficiently.
- Reviewing and authorising work required to take place in DICE lab areas, providing formal sign-off of lab activities, and holding reviews upon completion of work. This may include work that takes place in controlled areas.
- Implementing innovative approaches for the management of lab schedules of works taking place across all DICE lab areas, maintaining accurate records of laboratory activities and experiments.
- Identifying opportunities to drive innovation and developing new solutions to enhance laboratory processes and procedures, including safe working policies.
- Enforcing safety protocols, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with relevant safety standards (COSHH, PUWER, PPE). Ensuring proper disposal of laboratory waste according to regulations.
