Senior Technician - TOOTING (REDEPLOYEE APPLICANTS ONLY)

City St George's; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Staff training and development

Comprehensive staff benefits

Job summary

City St George’s, University of London is seeking a Senior Technician to support communal research and teaching laboratories. The role focuses on safe, compliant operation of facilities, equipment and consumables, with emphasis on waste management and sustainability.

You will work within Research Operations, ensuring routine maintenance, serviceability, and adherence to SOPs and risk assessments, contributing to a high-quality learning and research environment.

Qualifications

• This role requires a degree in Biological Sciences or equivalent with practical lab experience.
• Sound understanding of laboratory health and safety, COSHH and risk assessments.
• Strong organisational and IT skills with effective workload management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical support across communal research and teaching laboratories.
• Maintain facilities, equipment, stock and consumables; assist with servicing and inspections.
• Promote safe working practices; follow SOPs and risk assessments; assist audits.
• Coordinate laboratory waste disposal, recycling and dangerous goods shipments.
• Collaborate with researchers and support teams; support sustainability initiatives.

Skills

Lab operations

Safety awareness

Record keeping

IT and communication skills

Education

Biological Sciences degree

Job description

Please note: This role is only open to redeployee applicants at City St George's only. Applications from individuals who are not currently working at City Saint George's and who are not redeployee applicants will not be considered at this time.

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

We are creating a ‘health powerhouse’ for students, researchers, the NHS and partners in uniting a world-leading specialist health university,in which staff and students have access to an expanded team of brilliant academic and professional services colleagues, combined resources and facilities and increased interdisciplinary opportunities. We are now one of the UK’s largest health educators and one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital.

Background

Research Operations within the School of Health and Medical Sciences provides essential technical and operational support to research and teaching activities across the University. The Senior Technician supports the safe, compliant and efficient operation of communal laboratories, maintaining laboratory facilities and equipment, managing consumables and waste, and supporting health and safety requirements. The role also includes specialist operational support, dangerous goods shipments and sustainability initiatives, helping to ensure that researchers and students have access to reliable, well-maintained laboratory services.

Responsibilities

This role provides day-to-day technical support across communal research and teaching laboratories, ensuring that facilities, equipment, stock and consumables are maintained and available. It supports routine maintenance, servicing and inspections; promotes safe working practices; follows SOPs and risk assessments; and assists with audits and corrective actions. The role also coordinates laboratory waste disposal, recycling and dangerous goods shipments; responds to service requests; and works collaboratively with researchers and support teams. In addition, it contributes to specialist laboratory operations, external enterprise activities and the School’s sustainability objectives.

Person Specification

We are seeking a proactive and organised individual with a degree in Biological Sciences or equivalent, together with practical experience in a research, teaching or diagnostic laboratory. A sound understanding of laboratory health and safety, COSHH and risk assessments is essential to maintaining safe, compliant working environments. Strong organisational, IT and communication skills support effective workload management, problem-solving and excellent service delivery. The ability to work independently and collaboratively, maintain accurate records and follow procedures is vital, alongside a proactive commitment to sustainable laboratory practices.

Additional Information

Closing date for applications:

Sunday 1st November at 11:59pm

Interviews are scheduled to take place on: TBC

The selection process will involve an interview and an assessment/exercise/presentation. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

The University of business, practice and the professions