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Subject Lead for Built Environment

University of Derby -
Derby

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£59,688 - £85,802 a year

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Annual leave
Company pension
UK visa sponsorship
Employee assistance programme
Private medical insurance
Employee discount
Sick pay

Qualifications

Doctoral degree
English
Digitisation
Quality assurance
Classroom experience
Business requirements
Leadership
Teaching
Time management

Full job description

Job details

Responsible to

Head of School of Engineering and Built Environment

Location

Markeaton Street, Derby Campus

Closing date

Monday 27 July 2026

Salary

£59,688 to £74,610 per annum (For exceptional performers, there is scope for further progression up to £85,802 per annum)

Job grade

Academic Leadership – D

Reference

0079-25-R

Contract type

Permanent

Post type

Full-time

Adaptive working type

Onsite
This role will be based on site, primarily in the named location.

About the University

We have one simple promise – to make a positive impact. Through our ground-breaking research, teaching excellence and commitment to sustainable living, we are changing lives for the better.

The University of Derby is a modern university with a modern outlook. Everything we do is driven by delivering excellence and opportunities for our students, our staff and our region.

We have some of the best university facilities in the UK and achieve outstanding results for our teaching and research and have been awarded Gold in the prestigious Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023 – making it one of the top universities in the country recognised for its outstanding student experience and student outcomes.

Financially strong and seriously ambitious we offer our employees an inclusive culture that centres itself around staff wellbeing, where you can be confident you will receive all the help and encouragement you need to build a rewarding career with lots of opportunities to enhance your skills.

About the College/Department

Here at the University of Derby, the College of Science and Engineering is the home of STEM: the skills that are essential to the UK’s Industrial Strategy. From digitisation to decarbonisation, we have an important role to play in shaping the future. And by researching or collaborating with us, you can too.

The College brings together a powerful combination of scientific expertise, technological innovation, and creative practice. With disciplines spanning computing, AI, data science, engineering, environmental sciences, built environments and psychology - we are uniquely positioned to solve real-world challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration.

Our courses are designed with employability and future industry needs in mind, supported by cutting-edge facilities, strong employer partnerships, and a commitment to sustainability. Through applied research and hands-on learning, we equip students and staff to drive progress in areas that matter most; from smart technology to clean energy, advanced manufacturing to immersive design.

School of Engineering and Built Environment

The School of Engineering and Built Environment at the University of Derby is a dynamic and future-focused academic community that blends technical excellence with creative innovation. It offers a wide range of programmes across engineering, architecture, construction, and design, preparing students to tackle global challenges in sustainability, infrastructure, and the built environment.

The School is home to research-active academics with backgrounds in engineering, architecture, interior design, and construction. Our staff bring real-world experience and academic rigour to the classroom, supporting students in developing both creative portfolios and technical competencies.

The discipline area is located in the University’s STEM annex in Markeaton Street, where staff offices and lab facilities are co-located. Key investments in the last few years include dedicated intelligent instrumentation and smart sensor technologies, robotics, renewable energy, power engineering and advanced materials and manufacturing. The discipline area is actively engaged in knowledge exchange projects and has an active applied research agenda.

About the role

The University is seeking an outstanding and visionary academic leader to serve as Subject Lead for Built Environment within our dynamic new School Senior Management Team. This is a pivotal and highly influential leadership position - one that shapes the academic direction, culture, and performance of the Subject while contributing to the strategic leadership of the wider College and University.

As Subject Lead, you will play a critical role in delivering our corporate ambitions through strong academic stewardship, people-centred leadership, and a clear focus on excellence across teaching, research, and industry engagement. You will work collaboratively and strategically with the Head of School, fellow Subject Leads, and central University functions to inspire staff, support students, and cultivate impactful external partnerships - all underpinned by the University’s values and behaviours.

Derby’s proud heritage in construction, infrastructure, and rail provides an exceptional foundation for innovation in the Built Environment. The city’s forward-looking investment in zero-carbon research and partnerships with globally recognised industry leaders reflect the University’s position at the forefront of regional and national transformation.

In this role, you will exercise delegated leadership responsibility from the Head of School, including line management of academic staff and leadership of the Subject’s performance and culture. You will provide clear, supportive, and constructive leadership that enables individuals and teams to thrive. Through active engagement in teaching, research, and scholarly activity, you will model excellence and maintain the highest standards of academic practice, ensuring outstanding student experience and graduate outcomes.

Beyond the core academic remit, you will drive strategic growth by identifying opportunities for industry collaboration, external income generation, curriculum innovation, and research development. You will lead horizon scanning, performance benchmarking, and external engagement initiatives that reinforce the Subject’s relevance, agility, and long-term impact.

This is a rare opportunity for an ambitious and strategically minded leader to make a significant contribution to a College that delivers STEM solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges through education, research, and knowledge exchange.

Interviews will take place on: Tuesday 18th and/or Wednesday 19th August 2026

Conferment of an Associate Professor/Professorial title can be considered along with this role.

About You

We are seeking a strategically astute, forward‑thinking, and inspiring academic leader with a proven record of shaping high-performing teams and driving excellence across teaching, research, and applied industry engagement. You will bring a deep understanding of the Built Environment and its evolving alignment with societal needs, sustainability priorities, and industry demand.

You will demonstrate the ability to translate institutional ambitions into meaningful academic direction - creating clarity, championing innovation, and ensuring delivery through effective leadership and collaboration. Skilled at building trusted relationships internally and externally, you will recognise opportunities for industry partnership, applied research, and knowledge exchange that deliver impactful solutions and enhance the University’s regional and national contribution.

With significant experience in higher education teaching and academic leadership, you will also bring strong commercial acumen, including sound judgment in budget management, resource planning, and performance oversight.

Committed to advancing personal research and scholarship, ideally with contributions aligned to REF, you will embody our values of inclusivity, ambition, and social mobility, championing a supportive environment where every learner can succeed.

Your leadership style will be collaborative, motivating, and people-focused - capable of cultivating high engagement, a strong sense of identity, and a positive, high‑performing team culture.

Principal accountabilities

Academic Development and Leadership

Provide strong, inspiring and collaborative leadership, create a positive team spirit, maximise people potential and engagement across the Subject area and wider University, so as to foster a vibrant and innovative academic community.

Enhance the full range of academic activities in the Subject area, including teaching and learning, impactful research, professional development, industry engagement academic enterprise and scholarly activity.

Undertake sector horizon scanning and benchmarking performance against competitors to enhance the strength and performance of the Subject area.

Lead the Subject area(s) in achieving the highest standards within TEF, NSS, PTES and PRES by addressing all aspects of academic quality and the development of learning and teaching practices that address relevant issues.

Cultivate the academic development, review and teaching of programme provision within the Subject area(s).

Actively foster collaborative relationships with the Registry and other Professional Support Service Departments to ensure the needs of the Subject areas within the College/School are being supported.

To lead teams and activities to ensure a challenging and supported student experience which inspires them to achieve academically to their highest potential.

Take the lead in ensuring the professional accreditation of programmes is achieved in the Subject area(s) where appropriate.

Ensure the commitment to, and development of, academic enterprise, collaborative partnerships, and consultancy and commercial activities and manage these within staff workloads.

Promote and embed the University’s core values with specific emphasis on quality, employability, and social mobility.

Represent the Subject area or College/School externally as necessary.

Actively contribute to the School Leadership Team to provide effective academic leadership.

Management

Lead by example in ensuring staff work collegially in the College/School and engage with University-wide Departments and activities to achieve College/School and University objectives.

Manage and support staff within the Subject with respect to academic workload planning, undertaking development and performance reviews, coaching and mentoring as required.

Utilise management information to monitor achievement of objectives, setting clear performance targets and addressing issues of underperformance in an objective and supportive manner when necessary.

Work proactively with the Head of School to ensure the effective planning and management of resources within an agreed budget and engage with College planning and budgeting.

Engage in UK and International student recruitment activities by working effectively with recruitment and marketing colleagues to develop the profile of the Subject including its promotion through marketing and the media.

Ensure all new staff in the Subject area receive comprehensive and effective induction and support during their probationary period.

Manage staff in ways consistent with the University’s core values and behaviours.

Ensure that staff in the Subject engage with staff development opportunities to gain and continuously enhance their skills and contribution, leading by example.

Quality Assurance and Governance

Take lead responsibility for the health, performance and quality of the Subject’s courses by monitoring and responding to key information and metrics, including student feedback.

Be accountable for ensuring effective continual monitoring at programme level, adhering to University policy and strategy working closely with professional services and students.

Ensure compliance with institutional performance expectations within the HE sector, including the regulatory requirements of, for example the Office for Students, the Designated Quality Body, the Competition & Market Authority, and other relevant regulatory agencies.

Take the lead to maintain and enhance quality assurance standards and the reputation for excellence in teaching and learning of the Subject area.

Take responsibility for portfolio and curricula development/review for the Subject area(s), ensuring curricula content and delivery is both academically excellent and current, research-informed and industry engaged with appropriate pedagogy and assessment, ensuring it is inspiring, as well as sustainable in resource terms.

As appropriate in the Subject, act as a point of liaison with Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies, and working with the quality team as appropriate to ensure any course is compliant with relevant PSRB requirements.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

Qualifications

Academic/professional qualifications (at a minimum of a postgraduate level) and substantial experience in discipline area
Hold or commit to working towards a PhD/Professional Doctorate or alternatively demonstrate equivalent standing in professional practice or expertise
Evidence of continuing professional development
Fellow of Advance HE
Senior Fellow of the Advance HE (or to be achieved within 3 years of commencement date in post)

Experience

Leadership experience within an academic context
Significant teaching experience in HE
A comprehensive understanding of external HE sector and current issues
A strong commitment to the institutional mission and strategic objectives
Current personal scholarship and research in a relevant field of endeavour
Extensive curriculum development experience in a relevant area
Substantial experience of quality systems and quality assurance

Skills, knowledge & abilities

Understand the importance of setting and meeting stretching targets and objectives relating to organisational aims and goals
Demonstrable skills in academic leadership and management with proven ability to deliver through people
Strong business / commercial acumen and the ability to manage budgets and interpret financial information
Ability to develop impactful research profile and external academic enterprise activities for self and others
Proven ability to foster effective communication and collaborative working within a College/School
A commitment to demonstrate and promote the University core values
Flexible and adaptable, demonstrating good time management/planning skills and commitment to meeting deadlines

Business requirements

Contribute to the wider leadership of the College/School
Ability to travel abroad for business
Availability to work when necessary at weekends and during the evenings to attend Open Days and other University activities or other external activities

Desirable Criteria

Qualifications

Professional practice or industrial experience in a relevant area
Professional qualification relevant to the Discipline Area

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement of 42 days inclusive of bank holidays and concessionary days (pro rata)
Teacher’s Pension Scheme
Suite of holistic wellbeing benefits and support including family-friendly policies, generous sick pay provision and comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
Access to a variety of staff discounts at high street retailers
Discounted onsite gym
Access to employer-funded Private Health Insurance
Holiday purchase
Cycle to Work scheme
A flexible working environment
A commitment to personal and professional development

Key contact

For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Professor Nasser Sherkat, Head of School of Engineering and Built Environment via [email protected]

For enquiries regarding your application and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment team via [email protected].

Important information

Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

This role is eligible for sponsorship by the University, however, your individual circumstances must meet the criteria set out by UKVI; this includes meeting the English Language requirement and earning a salary that meets the highest of either the going rate for the SOC code or the minimum salary threshold for the Skilled Worker route (£41,700 per annum, as of 22nd July 2025).

If the role is eligible, but the offered salary is less that the going rate for the role, you may still be able to apply for a Skilled Worker visa if:

Your job is on the Immigration Salary List
You’re under 26, studying or a recent graduate, or in professional training
You have a PhD level qualification that’s relevant to your job
You have a postdoctoral position in science or higher education

Please note that the University cannot confirm your eligibility for sponsorship until an offer is made and your individual circumstances have been considered.

For more information, please visit Applying from Overseas.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

The University of Derby is committed to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion, regardless of age, disability, trans status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief (or none), sex and sexual orientation.

We are Disability Confident Employers, demonstrating our commitment to disability inclusion, and invite applicants to highlight adjustments they may require to ensure equitable participation in our recruitment processes.

Further, we are committed to ensuring an environment which is trans and non-binary-inclusive for all our staff, students, partners, and visitors, and continuously review our policies, guidance and training.

When applying to join the University, you can choose your preferred title, including the gender-neutral title 'Mx'. We also ask our candidates if they would like to share their preferred pronouns. This is voluntary but demonstrates our commitment to inclusivity for trans and non-binary candidates. Once employed, you can add pronouns and preferred names onto our system.

The University of Derby undertakes anonymised shortlisting during the staff recruitment process. This means that, when shortlisting, panel members will not be able to see an applicant’s name and will see an applicant number instead. This demonstrates the practical steps we are taking to remove barriers to recruitment by minimising the possible impact of our unconscious bias.

However you identify, we actively celebrate the knowledge, experience and talents each person brings. Our students come from a wide range of backgrounds; therefore we are particularly interested to hear from applicants who will help our leaders and teams be more reflective of our student population.

Read more about equity, diversity and inclusion at the University of Derby.

Environmental Sustainability

At the University of Derby, we are passionate about embedding sustainability into everything that we do. We aim to bring environmental sustainability into all aspects of the University, including teaching, research and operational activities. In line with the University's strategic framework, we expect all our staff to embed sustainability into their working practices and support the University's objective to reach net zero carbon by 2050.

Lead with purpose, apply now to make an impact.

How to apply

You can apply by submitting an online application. Once you have signed in or registered with us you will be able to begin your application. If you are creating an account for the first time, please ensure you provide an email address that you access regularly as this will be our main means of contacting you regarding your application.

The University reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you require any assistance, including the provision of any documentation in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment team at [email protected].

Please note all applications must be submitted online by Midnight GMT on the closing date of the vacancy.

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