Full Time | Permanent | £37,500 Per Annum (Plus a £5000 Market Forces Uplift)
Who we are
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.
The Role
City College Plymouth is seeking an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Lecturer in Marine Engineering and Autonomy to join our expanding Engineering and Marine Technologies team. This exciting role will involve delivering high-quality teaching, learning and assessment across our Marine Engineering and Marine Autonomy programmes, helping to develop the next generation of engineers, technicians and industry specialists. The successful candidate will teach and support learners in areas such as marine systems, autonomous vessels, robotics, control systems, electronics, data analysis, artificial intelligence, naval architecture and emerging maritime technologies, while working closely with employers to ensure the curriculum reflects current and future industry needs.
Based in one of the UK's leading marine, defence and engineering regions, City College Plymouth is proud to be one of only five colleges nationally awarded Defence Technical Excellence College (DTEC) status. This recognition reflects our leadership in delivering specialist technical education aligned to national defence priorities and emerging technologies. We are looking for an individual with relevant industry experience in marine engineering, marine autonomy, robotics, autonomous systems or a related discipline, who is passionate about inspiring learners, supporting student success and helping to shape the future workforce for the maritime, engineering and defence sectors.
What Will You Bring to the Role
- Problem Solving: Demonstrates the ability to identify practical solutions to new, complex, or challenging problems.
- Collaborating: Works effectively with others, building positive relationships and contributing to a supportive team environment.
- Strategic Thinking: Analyses information critically and makes informed, evidence-based decisions.
- Delivering: Adapts to challenges, explores alternative approaches, and achieves successful outcomes.
Benefits
City College Plymouth will offer you;
- 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.
How we recruit
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 asks you no questions at all. Instead, it 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, providing you with some feedback.
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.
