Lecturer or Teaching Fellow in Construction Work Based Learning and Apprenticeships

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) is a distinctive, unique institution, rooted in the Liverpool City Region and with a global presence. Our students and staff, past, present, and future, are the beating heart of our city and can be found in every corner of every industry and community. We couldn’t exist anywhere else and have shaped the city in which we belong. Working with the people of Liverpool to improve lives and support communities is at the heart of why we were founded and why we exist today.

We are now looking for a Lecturer or Teaching Fellow in Construction Work Based Learning and Apprenticeships. This is a specialist teaching-focused post, primarily centred on leading and delivering our apprenticeship work-based curriculum across Levels 4, 5 and 6 for both Quantity Surveying (QS) and Construction Management (CM) pathways.

You will be the Module Leader for our work-based modules, these modules run alongside apprentices’ academic modules and are explicitly designed to help apprentices apply learning in the workplace, evidence Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSBs), and progress confidently towards gateway and End Point Assessment (EPA) / Apprenticeship Assessment (AA) readiness.

The modules will support apprentices across the following standards delivered within our provision:

• Level 4: Construction Quantity Surveying Technician; Construction Site Supervisor
• Level 6: Chartered Surveyor (Quantity Surveying pathway); Construction Quantity Surveyor; Construction Site Manager

Alongside your module leadership responsibilities, you will also hold a defined tripartite caseload as an Academic Liaison Tutor, supporting apprentices and employers through on-programme progress reviews (apprentice–employer–university) to monitor progress, agree actions, and ensure workplace activity aligns with module and programme requirements.

Do you enjoy shaping a coherent work-based learner journey, can lead modules with confidence, and is energised by working with apprentices and employers to turn workplace practice into strong academic and professional evidence? If you believe you can help apprentices succeed in EPA/AA preparation while maintaining excellent employer relationships, we would love to hear from you.

We welcome applicants with transferable experience in work-based learning, professional practice, and industry-facing education. Relevant experience may be drawn from any discipline or sector and is not restricted to the construction sector.

Informal enquiries may be made to Thomas Dowd, EBE Apprentice Quantity Surveying Programme Leader and Apprenticeship lead/Co Ordinator, by email: t.o.dowd@ljmu.ac.uk

In return, we offer an excellent benefits package including generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, induction and development support as well as family-friendly policies.

This is an exciting time to join the university as we deliver the LJMU Strategy 2030 and its vision of LJMU as an inclusive civic university transforming lives and futures, by placing students at the heart of everything we do.

If you feel that this is the role you have been looking for and your skills and experience can make a real difference at LJMU, we look forward to hearing from you.