Job Description
Learning and Skills Manager
Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
Start Date: ASAP
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £56,710(salary subject to pending job evaluation)
This salary includes £2,500marketallowance, which is in place until the outcome ofjobevaluation is confirmed and then will be reviewed.
West Lothian College is looking to appoint a Learning and Skills Manager within the Computing, Engineering and Built Environment faculty.
This is a key role to realising excellence across a range of college activities, to support, develop and enhance the curriculum teams across all our computing department. The successful candidate will manage the curriculum portfolio within the faculty, to ensure it is inclusive, high quality and dynamic.
Supporting the director in achieving the goals of the faculty's operational and strategic plan, you will oversee the curriculum to ensure student success through effective delivery, guidance and support. Managing commercial activity, as well as all the resources within the faculty, you should provide inspirational leadership for staff and ensure sufficient opportunities for their continuous development.
This role requires an individual with superb communication skills and demonstrable experience of staff management, to be an inspirational manager, to ensure staff and students alike, are able to meet standards of educational excellence. Please note this role does not have a teaching commitment.
Applicants should also be qualified to SCQF Level 9, with evidence of continuous professional development, preferably with a teaching qualification and/or management qualification. Experience in the built environment and/or engineering sectors within an education setting with industry experience being essential. We particularly welcome applicants with experience of built environment or electrical installation delivery.
Working for the college you will benefit from a generous leave entitlement, career average pension scheme, excellent on-site facilities such as gym and restaurant, together with transport, health, wellbeing benefits and retail discounts.The college is located within the town centre with an array of shops and restaurants all within a few minutes walking distance.
We offer hybrid working with the flexibility to work from home and on our college campus.
Those shortlisted for interview will be required to deliver a presentation and to undertake the competency-based interview.
Closing date for applications is 2359hrs on Sunday 16 August 2026.
Interviews will take place onsite at West Lothian College on Monday 31 August 2026.
To find out more about West Lothian College, working for us, our application process, our accreditations of being a Disability Confident Leader as well as being an SCQF Inclusive Recruiter please refer to the information tabs beside our home section on myjobscotland.
Learning and Skills Manager - WLC00749 in Livingston employer: West Lothian College
West Lothian College is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work environment that prioritises employee wellbeing and professional growth. With generous leave entitlements, a career average pension scheme, and excellent on-site facilities, staff can enjoy a balanced work-life experience while contributing to meaningful projects aimed at widening access to education. Located in the heart of the town centre, employees benefit from easy access to shops and restaurants, making it a vibrant place to work.
