Hours: Full time
Contract Type: Fixed Term (4 years)
Location: Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell, Oxfordshire
Closing date: 16th February 2025
The Estates Department at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory plays a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless operation and optimal functioning of the expansive infrastructure of a large-scale scientific facility. Tasked with managing the facility's physical assets, of which there are over 80 buildings of differing ages, the department meticulously maintains and upgrades laboratories, research spaces, and cutting-edge equipment to support the institution's scientific endeavours.
As the Digital Assets Technician, you will play a crucial role in the Estates Department, contributing to the efficient management of records and the transition from traditional paper-based systems to streamlined electronic databases. Your primary responsibility will involve overseeing existing records related to various building services, facilitating the organization of information, and supporting the Estates Team in the transition to a more sustainable and accessible digital format. In this dynamic role, attention to detail, technical proficiency, and a proactive approach are essential. Your efforts will contribute to the optimization of data retrieval processes, ensuring that historical information, drawings, and project files are readily available for the team's reference. Join our team and be an integral part of modernizing our records management system.
About the Apprenticeship
With training and support from experts in their fields, you’ll be enthusiastic about developing your knowledge, skills and behaviours, working towards completing your apprenticeship, gaining appropriate qualifications whilst making a real difference in your role.
If working with innovative technologies on world-leading research isn’t enough, you will develop both professionally and as a critical member of the team in an environment you won’t find anywhere else.
Our dedicated Apprenticeship Team will support you every step of the way, helping you make the most of your opportunities and to achieve the goals you already have – and those you have yet to discover!
We provide an opportunity to really pursue your interests and passion. You’ll have access to additional core skills development, access to a community of apprentices across the site, annual apprentice awards evenings, a number of active sport and social groups across campus, and potential opportunities for overseas placements.
STFC offers a benefits package crafted to provide an excellent work/life balance including 30 days’ annual leave, an outstanding index linked pension scheme, 10.5 public and privilege days, Christmas closure and flexible working hours.
About the role and a summary of key duties & responsibilities
STFC as a scientific campus dates back to the 1950s while our newest opened in 2024. While the newest buildings incorporate ISO19560 in their document management, our older buildings do not. The focus of this position will be to assist in creating building manuals and document libraries to achieve a defined level of ISO19560 to better inform the management and maintenance of these buildings through their remaining lifecycle. The key activities associated with this role include:
As part of your apprenticeship, you will undertake professional development and training through a mixture of online and in-person teaching with The Chartered Institute of Building.
Towards the end of the apprenticeship duration there is an End Point Assessment which includes a knowledge test, portfolio-based interview and project/improvement presentation.
More information is available via: Construction design and build technician / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Person specification
In order to apply for this role, we are looking for the following:
Key - (S) will be measured at shortlisting, (I) will be measured at interview, (S&I) is both.
Essential:
Desirable:
Important Information
1. To complete the apprenticeship, you will need to evidence passes at 9-4 or A*-C in GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English. For those sitting their GSCEs in Summer 2025, we would need evidence of your predicted grades.
2. When applying for an apprenticeship, there is a set residency eligibility criteria that must be met by the applicant.
3. The training provider will also ask you to complete an initial assessment during the application process. If you already have a qualification in this subject area or similar please include, as an attachment, your transcript outlining the grade/s achieved and modules covered. By applying for this apprenticeship, you are giving permission for your details to be shared with the relevant training provider.
Please note that we hold the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.
What could you achieve with the world-leading facilities and experts of one of Europe’s largest research organisations by your side?
Join us and discover what’s possible!
