Interim 3D Workshops Manager

The opportunity

Would you like to lead a team of specialist technicians and a suite of the coolest art and design fabrication workshops in London? This isn't just a management role; it's a chance to shape the next generation of creative practice by championing the crucial role of "thinking through making."

As the 3D Workshops Manager, you’ll effectively and efficiently manage specialist workshop spaces within our three colleges at Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon. This will include the day-to-day line management of a large technical team, while also ensuring our diverse student body, spanning a wide range of creative courses, has unparalleled access to innovative tools, equipment, and expertise.

Your role is pivotal to the day-to-day running of our workshops, ensuring that all activities run efficiently and safely. You’ll play a key part in maintaining an exceptional learning and creative environment, where students receive consistent, high-quality support in line with the University’s professional and quality standards.

About you

Perhaps you're already in a technical role and would like to be more involved in operations and strategy? In this role you'll have a chance to develop and implement a unified strategy for the workshops, ensuring they remain at the cutting edge of art and design fabrication technologies and pedagogy.

You'll need to demonstrate success in leading, mentoring, and developing teams, particularly within a complex, multi-site environment. While your core skill is leadership, you must possess a solid understanding of technical making processes across a range of disciplines (e.g. digital fabrication, ceramics, wood/metalwork) and how these technologies support creative learning.

Closing date: 24 November @23.55

The scheduled interview date is 11 December

Should you have any questions about the role, please contact Jonathan Armistead, Technical Manager 3D Workshops j.c.armistead@arts.ac.uk 

Should you have any questions about the application process or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Adrienne Marsh, Resourcing Advisor / jobs.ccw@arts.ac.uk 

What we offer

To recognise the hard work of our staff and their contributions, we provide a wide range of benefits – please check our careers site/Canvas for further information as conditions and exclusions apply:

▪ 34 days of annual leave and 2 days off to volunteer plus bank holidays
▪ Flexible and Dynamic working options available from the first day
▪ Discounted Medical Insurance including Digital GP service, therapies, in-patient and day-case treatment
▪ Free counselling and advice via our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
▪ Sector-leading Equal Parental Leave policy (6 months full pay for both parents) 
▪ Defined-benefit LGPS pension scheme
▪ In-house training and development including apprenticeships and free places on creative courses
▪ Interest free loans on travel and tech, discounts on gym memberships, nursery fees, eye care and much more
▪ Various opportunities to attend student shows and exhibitions

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

As a University, we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That's why we are proud to hold a Bronze Award from the Race Equality Charter (REC), are members of the Business Disability Forum and Employers for Carers, and maintain our status as a Disability Confident Scheme and Living Wage employer.