Degree Apprenticeship Workplace Reviewer in Engineering


Company:	University of Derby
Salary:	£32,942 to £36,977 a year, pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Derby, DE22 1GB
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 2 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Sept 2026
Closing date:	5 Oct 2026

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Summary

The School of Engineering and Built Environment at the University of Derby is a dynamic and future-focused academic community that blends technical excellence with creative innovation. It offers a wide range of programmes across engineering, architecture, construction, and design, preparing students to tackle global challenges in sustainability, infrastructure, and the built environment.

The School is home to research-active academics with backgrounds in architecture, interior design, and construction. Our staff bring real-world experience and academic rigour to the classroom, supporting students in developing both creative portfolios and technical competencies.

The discipline area is located in the University’s STEM annex in Markeaton Street, where staff offices and lab facilities are co-located. Key investments in the last few years include dedicated intelligent instrumentation and smart sensor technologies, robotics, renewable energy, power engineering and advanced materials and manufacturing. The discipline area is actively engaged in knowledge exchange projects and has an active applied research agenda.

About the Role

The University of Derby has been at the forefront of vocational and work-based learning for over 10 years delivering industry responsive courses and higher-level skills to local and national businesses and their employees. Building on this success and in light of the creation of new degree Apprenticeship Standards, the University has developed and introduced a number of new degree higher Apprenticeships across a range of sectors.

We have a wide range of courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and apprenticeships, in manufacturing, materials science, civil engineering, aerospace, nuclear engineering and software engineering. We have approximately 600 apprentices studying with companies based in the Midlands and North of the UK. Within the College of Science and Engineering, we have a wide base of employers in the region which engage with Manufacturing Engineering and Materials Science Technologist degree apprenticeships, including Rolls-Royce plc, Frazer Nash, Cavendish Nuclear, AtkinsRéalis, Lucideon, Alstom, JCB, Fosroc, Parker Meggitt and IPT Aero.

We are seeking a Degree Apprenticeship Workplace Reviewer you will work closely with colleagues across the School of Engineering and Built Environment and the School of Computing to support the Nuclear Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Materials Science Technologist Degree Apprenticeship. You will be part of a team of staff of academics, tripartite reviewers and managers who deliver the Degree Apprenticeships to a wide range of employers.

As a Degree Apprenticeship Workplace Reviewer, you will arrange and conduct tripartite reviews with individual apprentices and their employer representatives. Integration between academic and professional learning is a key feature of our apprenticeship programmes and it supports apprentices’ success in their degree programme.

You will organise tripartite visits with employers representatives and apprentices to ensure the implementation of quality reviews and assessment of off and on-the-job evidence for audit using an e-portfolio. You will act as a personal professional academic tutor for apprentices and will need to engage actively to support learners who have disclosed a need for additional support. You will also support apprentices to prepare for their End Point Assessment. You may be asked to carry out tripartite reviews in employer facilities in the Midlands and other parts of the UK.

Anticipated interview date: Monday 5th October 2026

About You

The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a relevant engineering sector with apprentices and employers. You will have gained a broad skills base in areas such as materials and manufacturing processes, computer aided design and modelling, electrical and electronics, industrial control systems, operations management, nuclear operations, computer integrated manufacturing or High Integrity Software Engineering.

You will be able to work flexibly to arrange online and face-to-face meetings and complete appropriate administrative for compliance to deadline. Working collaboratively with both academic staff and the Apprenticeship Hub at the University to ensure systems and process are adhered to and that both quality and compliance is maintained to the highest standard in line with service level agreements.

Strong communication, negotiation, and administrative skills are essential, as you will be responsible for motivating and coaching apprentices throughout their apprenticeship journey. A solid understanding of current degree and apprenticeship programmes in the UK is also required.

If you're passionate about mentoring the next generation of engineers and have the expertise to support their development, we encourage you to apply!

Key Contact

For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Justin Steele-Davies, Subject Lead for Engineering via J.Steele-Davies@derby.ac.uk

For enquiries regarding your application and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment team via recruitment@derby.ac.uk

Important Information

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers under the Skilled Worker route for this role; however, applications are welcome from candidates who are able to demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

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This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and is therefore subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Any information you provide will be treated in confidence and only used when considering your suitability for the post.

To enable us to process your DBS check please ensure you are able to supply the documentation listed on the DBS website at interview stage.

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