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Job Title: Senior Technician : Infrastructure
Posting Start Date: 08/06/2026
Job Id: 2690
School/Department: Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Work Arrangement: Full Time (Hybrid)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary per annum (£): £32,080 - £39,906
Closing Date: 20/07/2026
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The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.
Overview
As a Senior Technician: Infrastructure, you will work with the Nanoscience Building. Reporting to the Technical Specialist, you will ensure adherence to organisational policies, procedures, and health and safety regulations while fostering a culture of efficiency and effectiveness. You will collaborate with external stakeholders to drive innovation, support business development, and engage in advanced technical problem-solving.
You will have practical experience in the maintenance and repair of specialist technical equipment across the Nanoscience Building and extensive experience of the building infrastructure. You will provide advice and support to staff and students.
You will uphold high working standards, ensuring we continue to be recognised for our service excellence and exemplary Health and Safety record. This will include maintaining a detailed awareness and full commitment to the relevant regulations and providing timely safety information and updates, including the carrying out and documenting of risk and COSHH assessments.
Main duties and responsibilities
Provide a comprehensive and proactive technical service to all Nanoscience users. This will involve the design, development, installation, commissioning, maintenance, service and repair of experimental components, assemblies and rigs.
Use, monitor, repair, maintain, and demonstrate to a high standard a range of general and highly specialised technical equipment across the School’s laboratories.
Plan, design, develop, construct and experimental systems, apparatus, or equipment to meet the needs of teaching, research and related purposes.
Provide detailed comprehensive drawings, simulations and documentation of equipment to aid teaching and research.
Ensure all building infrastructure is maintained and operational, such as chillers, gas scrubbers, Uninterrupted Power Supplies, hydrogen purifiers and external gas supplies by carrying out any repairs and preventative maintenance or by liaising with external companies.
Ensure excellent service delivery for research projects, commercial partners and other stakeholders, ensuring equipment downtime is kept to a minimum and timescales for repair are communicated.
Monitor stocks of acids, solvents and laboratory consumables, ordering and receiving these as and when required using the University’s SAP System.
Liaise with equipment suppliers, engineers, contractors and internal service providers to arrange complex repairs and infrastructure maintenance as required for approximately one day per week. Communicate with relevant stakeholders to ensure equipment failures are known and that timescales for repair are made clear.
Contribute as a member of the School’s Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus team and First Aider, including mental health first aid.
Provide high-quality administrative support; for example, ordering consumables and maintaining up to date records of laboratory user access logs.
Provide training to technical colleagues, other staff, and students in operation and maintenance (where applicable) of all equipment. Including the safe usage of acids and solvents; cryogenic safety and the safe dispensing of liquid nitrogen.
Ensure compliance with all legislation and University/School policies and procedures.
Act as the School’s LEV competent person, provide expert advice to the School Health and Safety committee and be the initial point of contact for School staff and students.
Undertake continued professional development.
Carry out other duties commensurate with the grade and remit of the post.
Person Specification
Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and are respected. Even if your past experience doesn't match perfectly with this role's criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.
Criteria
Essential or desirable
Stage(s) assessed at
Experience equivalent to Level 6 (Degree) qualification in relevant a field, with proven vocational skills in line with the job description.
Essential
Application/interview
Experience working in a semiconductor cleanroom environment
Essential
Application/interview
Ability to plan and work safely at all times, complying with health and safety legislation, regulations, environmental compliance procedures and systems. In particular, the hazards presented working with robotic systems. (IOSH Managing Safety).
Essential
Application/interview
Ability to deliver technical training to others in the use of materials/equipment/tools and processes to support the group's current and future teaching and research portfolio.
Essential
Application/interview
Demonstrable aptitude and experience of maintenance and troubleshooting within a scientific, manufacturing and/or engineering based facility (mechanical, electrical, gas, chemicals).
Essential
Application/interview
Practical experience of a wide range of electronics and general lab equipment, its maintenance and repair. Knowledge of building systems (ventilation, gases, pressure systems) and their complexity.
Essential
Application/interview
Ability to organise and plan projects and tasks within agreed constraints and quality standards to ensure service uptime.
Essential
Application/interview
Work efficiently and effectively at all times, maintaining workplace organisation and minimising waste.
Essential
Application/interview
The ability to lead by example with a strong focus on developing and managing junior members of staff.
Essential
Application/interview
Write clear and succinct technical reports, and be able to communicate these to a wide variety of stakeholders, in a variety of methods, for example verbally, in presentation format, or written.
Desirable
Application/interview
Technical Professional registration to IEng Level
Desirable
Application/interview
Further Information
Grade
6
Salary
£32,080-£36,636 with the potential to progress to £39,906 through sustained exceptional contribution
Work arrangement
Full-time
Line manager
Technical Manager: Nanoscience
Direct reports
n/a
Our website
https://sheffield.ac.uk/eee
For informal enquiries about this job contact Rebecca Fieldsend, EA to the Head of School: on
[email protected]
Next steps in the recruitment process
It is anticipated that the selection process will take place at the beginning of July. This will consist of an interview and written test. We plan to let candidates know if they have progressed to the selection stage on the week commencing 22nd June. If you need any support, equipment or adjustments to enable you to participate in any element of the recruitment process you can contact Rebecca Fieldsend (
[email protected]).
Our vision and strategic plan
We are the University of Sheffield. This is our vision: sheffield.ac.uk/vision ().
What we offer
A minimum of 38 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more.
Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working for some roles.
Generous pension scheme.
A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel.
A variety of staff networks, providing opportunities for social interaction, peer support and personal development (for example, Race Equality, LGBT+, Women’s and Parent’s networks).
Recognition Awards to reward staff who go above and beyond in their role.
A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes; integrated with our Technical Career Route.
A range of generous family-friendly policies
paid time off for parenting and caring emergencies
support for those going through the menopause
paid time off and support for fertility treatment
and more
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this job you will be invited to take part in the next stage of the selection process.
Closing Date : 20/07/2026
We are a research university with a global reputation for excellence. Our ideas and expertise change the world for the better, making a real difference to society. We know that when people come together with different views, approaches and insights it can lead to richer, more creative and innovative teaching and research and the highest levels of student experience. Our University Vision (www.sheffield.ac.uk/vision) outlines our commitment to building a diverse community of staff and students that recognises and values the abilities, backgrounds, beliefs and ways of living for everyone.
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