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AWE is now looking for a Principal Engineering Manager, with both project-facing and operational experience, who can contribute to the success of our new capabilities at Principal Engineer level, as part of a wider leadership team. We're embarking on a large construction programme of complex, high-hazard facilities and pre-operational engineering teams are being formed to prepare for handover of the new buildings - ensuring that they transition into operation as smoothly as possible. Location: Aldermaston, Berkshire Package: £62,020 - £80,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience) This will give you the opportunity to: Represent the Engineering (Production & Assets) organisation at the concept and detailed design stages, influencing to ensure that the buildings and processes delivered are supportable for their demanded availability Develop and deliver the Asset Engineering, Production Engineering and Maintenance Delivery resource plans for new facilities, leading these teams as their members are recruited and ensuring that construction and commissioning activities are exploited for knowledge transfer Engage with the leaders of the other supporting functions as part of the operational readiness process We are particularly interested to hear from candidates with experience in some, or all of the following: Previous experience leading multi-discipline teams through the engineering lifecycle Asset management and reliability engineering experience Ability to articulate technical complexities to a range of stakeholders Previous experience of delivering a reliability engineering / maintenance capability in a highly-regulated environment An understanding of and ability to apply legislation and standards relevant to safety within engineering Excellent interpersonal, engagement, leadership and presentation skills Willingness and aptitude to develop less experienced engineers Degree qualification in an engineering discipline or proven experience Professional registration at IEng or CEng level or equivalent experience Why AWE? As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include: Time to recharge your batteries with a generous 270 hours (including Bank Holidays) of annual leave 9 day working fortnight - every other Friday off and possibility of flexible working hours (role dependent) A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (up to 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution) Free on-site parking Life Assurance Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending Relocation assistance (terms & conditions apply) Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role and be willing and able to work in radiologically-designated areas.

Facility Engineer - Operational Technology Location : Reading/Basingstoke area Package : £37,860 - £50,000 (depending on suitability) AWE is now recruiting for Facility Engineers to join a multi-discipline service delivery function and be responsible for providing expertise in disciplines such as software configuration, SMART instruments and disaster recovery, whilst considering cyber security aspects. Why work at AWE as a Facility Engineer? As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include: · 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work. · In addition, 208 hours of holiday each year (equal to at least 25 days leave) plus Bank Holidays. · Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). · Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. · Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. · Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. · Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). · Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. · Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring. The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'. What will you be doing as a Facility Engineer? You will be part of a specialist team within a multi-discipline service delivery function and will be responsible for providing expertise in disciplines such as software configuration, SMART instruments and disaster recovery, whilst considering cyber security aspects. Within this position you will: · Act as the intelligent customer for AWE with regards to OT as part of the Operational Technology team · Providing technical consultancy to maintainers, facility engineers, project managers and commissioning teams · Develop, maintain and update Policies and Procedure for use within the team and wider areas · Working across a range of plant, facilities and systems within the sites in both production and research environments in support of the UK nuclear deterrent · Identifying technical issues, evaluating options and providing solutions within the bounds of individual technical competence, seeing tasks through to satisfactory conclusion We'd love to hear from Facility Engineer's with experience in some, or all of the following: · Working in an Operational Technology Engineering role or supporting OT equipment · Diagnosing faults on OT/PC based systems and installing/replacing hardware/software to resolve the issue · SCADA and PLC / BMS / DCS systems and developing or modifying software for them · Industry standard packages such as Step7, TIA Portal, WinCC, Unity Pro, Wonderware, RSLogix etc · Software engineering techniques and design for maintenance principles · Configuration control of software on operational plant & equipment · Cyber security practices for OT systems and why relevant Important things you need to know: · You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. · We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process. Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.

Join our world-class team in Nuclear Security and Innovation Are you ready to be part of a team of scientists and engineers at the forefront of nuclear security technologies and innovation, delivering solutions for a safe and secure future? We are seeking passionate and dedicated people to join our growing team, providing critical capabilities to meet the defence needs of our nation. Our team plays a pivotal role in protecting our country from radiological and nuclear threats by advising the government on national security issues, training police and military responders and developing technologies for rendering safe improvised nuclear devices. We are at the heart of efforts to keep our country safe from terrorism. AWE's Special Projects group are currently recruiting R&D Engineers to support our growing [electronics] research and development portfolio. Location - Reading Package - £28,420 - c£35,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience) What will you be required to do? Whilst not to be considered a checklist, the successful candidate is expected to have experience in some of the following areas: Electronic design (analogue, digital and RF) PCB design PCB population, covering through hole and SMD technologies. Inspection of assemblies in support of quality control processes Mechanical design Embedded software development Code development. Application development Test and evaluation (electrical performance, environmental and EMC) Reverse engineering of software, electrical assemblies, and mechanical hardware The hiring manager is willing to consider applications from individuals at different stages of their career and we provide comprehensive support to continuous professional development. What will you need to be considered? We would love to hear from highly motivated individuals with a passion for engineering and desire to understand how technology works. Along with this, you'll need the following: - An NVQ level 4 or equivalent qualification in Electronics or another relevant technical field Ability to learn and adapt. Innovative thinking. Strong teamworking and communication skills. Analytical and critical thinking. CAD covering electronic schematics & PCB design, and or mechanical design. Programming skills (experience in at least one of the following C++, Python). What will you get from us? As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include: Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work) Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution). Life Assurance. Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family. A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site. Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. #LI-MB

SCADA Engineer - Orion Laser Facility AWE has opportunities for experienced SCADA Engineers to join our team working in our Orion Laser Facility. These roles offer excellent career progression opportunities! Location: RG7 4PR , located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking . Package: £29,640 - £50,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application. Let us introduce the role As a SCADA Engineer , you will design, build and maintain software that controls sub-systems via HMIs to meet the business requirements. You will ensure compliance with company processes and procedures relating to the delivery of the project. Provide technical support for the software and services supported by the team. Produce required documentation to support all phases of the software development process. Provide timely updates to task managers on the status of assigned deliverables. Accountable for safety and security of all the work that you carry out. The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs. Ideal Candidates will have the following skills, experience, and behaviours: Experience of developing and adapting SCADA systems components as well as performing full scale integration and testing. Troubleshooting and supporting multidisciplined teams with any software issues. Writing technical documentation to meet customer requirements, as required. An ONC/HNC in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience. Ability to work as part of a team and individually. Ensuring high quality of the work you deliver. Accountable for the safety of all aspects of work you carry out. Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don't always 'tick every box'. That's why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don't meet every point below, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we'd love to receive your application. Willingness to learn other software languages. Experience of Python. Experience using LabVIEW. Experience of MS SQL. Solution-oriented and continuous improvement mindset. Experience of project life cycles, CI/CD, configuration control. Training can be provided if needed on Labview, Python and project management tools if required. Some reasons we think you'll love it here: AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include: Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring. The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'. Important things you need to know: You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process. Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process. Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston. #LI-KT

Trials, Experiments & Technology (Development) Principal Delivery Lead - Explosive trials AWE currently have a great opportunity for a Principal Delivery Lead. The role holder will be responsible for all aspects of Explosive trials delivery within the Trials and Test Technology Centre (3TC). Location - Reading/Basingstoke area Package: £62,020 - £88,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application. Let us introduce the role For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK's ultimate deterrent - Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counterterrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions. It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you? Ideal Candidates will have the following skills, experience, and behaviours: Experience of acting as a focal point for Explosive trials deconfliction across the Engineering Trials Delivery Unit within 3TC. Experience of being responsible for the balancing of future demand against capability across the Delivery Unit. Proven experience in ensuring a rigorous internal finance control and governance framework is in place and is complied with for relevant functional activities. Experience in ensuring that budgets and funding are correctly configured, and appropriate governance applied. Act as the interface between operations and programme to ensure delivery and management of assigned projects in accordance with requirements, operational constraints, time, cost, and quality. Manage long-range plan to enable comprehensive and realistic forecasting to meet all programme demand. Maintain strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to minimise risks and optimise opportunities for effective delivery of capability. Ensure that performance metrics, procedures, processes and systems are developed, implemented and of a quality that delivers against Delivery Unit Programme requirements. Drive and enable identification and implementation of process improvement activities and other innovation activities within the Delivery Unit. Task management as appropriate and in accordance with company policies, processes and guidelines. Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don't always 'tick every box'. That's why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don't meet every point below, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we'd love to receive your application. Educated to degree level or equivalent experience. Excellent communications skills - able to inspire, motivate and engage widely across the business. Proven ability to develop solutions to complex problems that requires regular use of ingenuity and creativity. Resolution focused with the ability to be flexible and creative in approach and able to work across functions to reach the conclusions, decisions and ways forward collaboratively. Project Management experience delivering a wide range of projects. Experience of Leading and building multi-disciplinary teams to achieve complex outcomes. Ability to influence and manage stakeholders. The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to in line with business needs. You'll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines. Some reasons we think you'll love it here: AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring. The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'. Important things you need to know: You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process. Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process. Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston. #LI-KT

Software Engineer - Orion Laser Facility AWE has opportunities for experienced Software Engineers to join our team working in our Orion Laser Facility. These roles offer excellent career progression opportunities! Location: RG7 4PR , located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking . Package: £37,860 - £56,800 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application. Let us introduce the role As a Software Engineer , you will design, build and maintain software that controls sub-systems via HMIs to meet the business requirements. You will ensure compliance with company processes and procedures relating to the delivery of the project. Provide technical support for the software and services supported by the team. Produce required documentation to support all phases of the software development process. Provide timely updates to task managers on the status of assigned deliverables. Accountable for safety and security of all the work that you carry out. The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs. Ideal Candidates will have the following skills, experience, and behaviours: Hold at least 2 or more years' experience in industry within a software role. Experience of Python, Flask, and MS SQL. Experience of project life cycles, CI/CD, configuration control. Experience using LabVIEW. Experience of developing and adapting SCADA systems components as well as performing full scale integration and testing. Troubleshooting and supporting multidisciplined teams with any software issues. Writing technical documentation to meet customer requirements, as required. Accountable for the safety of all aspects of work you carry out. A degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience. Ability to work as part of a team and individually. Ensuring high quality of the work you deliver. Willingness to learn other software languages. Solution-oriented and continuous improvement mindset. Training can be provided if needed on SCADA, Labview and project management tools if required. You'll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines. Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don't always 'tick every box'. That's why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don't meet every point, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we'd love to receive your application. Some reasons we think you'll love it here: AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work. In addition, 208 hours of holiday each year (equal to at least 25 days leave) plus Bank Holidays. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring. The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'. Important things you need to know: You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process. Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process. Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston. #LI-KT

AWE's Facility Engineering Team is looking to appoint an experienced Control and Instrumentation (C&I) Engineer (Plant & Building Services) to deliver professional engineering services across our plant and equipment. This is an excellent opportunity for you to apply your expertise to deliver engineering solutions during the lifecycle of our facilities and in return receive excellent training and development to help you further your career. Title: Control and Instrumentation / (C&I) Engineer (Plant & Building Services) Location: Aldermaston, Berkshire Package: £37,860 - £52,000 depending on experience plus allowances This role will give you the opportunity to work for one of the area's largest employers where you will have the opportunity to develop your expertise whilst making a direct and visible contribution to the successful running of our business. As a C&I Engineer you'll be responsible for: Applying expertise in C&I building services and associated plant to deliver engineered solutions within the operational lifecycle phase. Produce modification packages, manage configured plant changes, and act as intelligent client in acquiring or specifying engineering services or products Identifying and escalate business risk or opportunities arising from the condition of engineered systems and structures in the interests of safety, regulatory compliance, quality, and reliability. Taking ownership of engineering issues or opportunities. Plan, manage, and collaborate to deliver sound, safe solutions to enable delivery of the programme and our obligations to society Providing advice, guidance, progress reports, and supporting documentation (or review) to stakeholders including Senior Leadership, Operations Management, Process Owners, Operators, Maintainers, and Occupants Applying Maintenance & Reliability Principles; enact as directed by planning, output from Failure Modes & Effects Analysis. Analyse relevant metrics and contribute to Key Performance Indicators and other reporting as required. Assist in Reliability Centred Maintenance planning and perform Root Cause Analysis For C&I Engineer roles we are particularly interested to hear from candidates with experience in some, or all the following: C&I building services (PLCs, BMS, HVAC, SCADA, HMIs, analogue etc.) and industrial processes, with good awareness of electrical building service and mechanical systems A good awareness of relevant legislation, supporting ACOP, best practice, and common industry standards Experience within the higher hazard / regulated industries (e.g. nuclear, petro-chem, pharma etc.). Membership of an engineering institution and/or Incorporated Engineer or equivalent Previous experience as an installer or maintainer likely beneficial, although this role is more akin to consultancy services in lieu of hands on technical tasks We would love to hear from individuals with a minimum qualification L4 NQF (HNC) with suitable additional experience (a degree in an engineering discipline desirable), who are looking to further their career in a company that can offer superb training and development opportunities. Some reasons we think C&I Engineers love it here: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work. In addition, 208 hours of holiday each year (equal to at least 25 days leave) plus Bank Holidays. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring. The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'. Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role and be willing and able to work in designated areas.

If you'd like to be considered for this opportunity, we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high. The role will close before the closing date given. AWE is now recruiting for Maintenance & Reliability Engineers to deliver engineering solutions that will maximise productivity, reliability, innovation and quality to the business. Title: Maintenance & Reliability Engineer Location: Reading / Basingstoke Area Package: up to £52,000 (depending on experience) As a Reliability Engineer, this will give you the opportunity to: · Deliver proactive Maintenance & Reliability solutions in relation to defined requirements, across the full engineering asset lifecycle · Lead/participate in failure mode effects analysis of critical assets and key processes · Lead/participate in root cause analysis · Effective stakeholder management, engaging and influencing others in order to drive improvements across the function · Identify and support opportunities for cost savings, efficiency and business improvement · Expand own engineering skills and experience relevant to engineering domain · Using KPI's to ensure work remains on track and performance is measured · Using data collected from CMMS to trend and drive improvement within area · Supporting reactive maintenance as a subject matter expert · Be an intelligent customer within the procurement phase to cultivate a defect elimination process For the Reliability Engineer roles we are particularly interested to hear from candidates with experience in some, or all of the following: · A recognised Engineering-related qualification (NVQ level 3/HNC ideal) and a strong maintenance engineering background (the hiring manager is flexible on discipline) · The ability to solve a range of technical problems and make the necessary decisions to rectify · Ability to communicate and present reports with others on technical requirements and engineering modifications · Knowledge & experience of Computerised Maintenance Management Systems would be highly beneficial in order to support analysis activities Some reasons we think Maintenance & Reliability Engineers love it here: · 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work. · In addition, 208 hours of holiday each year (equal to at least 25 days leave) plus Bank Holidays. · Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). · Family friendly policies : Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. · Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. · Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. · Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). · Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. · Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring. The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide' . Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role and be willing and able to work in designated areas. #LI-MR

AWE is currently recruiting for an experienced Engineering Manager commercial specialist to take up a brand-new role in supporting our Capital Engineering teams that are responsible for developing and managing procurement of major capital investment projects covering construction, infrastructure, and technical services. Location: Reading, with free onsite parking. Package: From £60,000 to £85,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application. Let us introduce the role! It's an exciting time to join the AWE, we are developing a team to support one of the UK's largest and most strategic infrastructure investments over the next 15 years. We need an experienced Engineering commercial specialist leader to ensure we achieve our goal of being best-in-class. The role reports into the Systems Integration & Services Manger within the Governance Risk & Compliance group. You will be responsible for leading improvements and supporting our Capital Engineering teams, acting as a line of assurance in procurement strategy development and the management of strategic sourcing events working with our commercial procurement team. You be accountable for developing route to market solutions that adopt latest procurement thinking and ensuring compliance to procurement regulations and our obligations as public sector contracting authority. In this role, you will: Foster a culture of care and respect, interacting with many different professionals. Lead the development of a procurement strategy, market engagements, and tender execution, using collaborative and innovative procurement and contract strategies. Be accountable for the development of route to market solutions that adopt latest procurement thinking, ensuring compliance to procurement regulations and our commitments to equality, fairness, and transparency. Oversee the procurement of complex infrastructure solutions, including alliances and strategic partnerships. Support the development and implementation of procurement processes, driving a culture that shares best practice and strives to continuously improve. Ensure that our procurements are compliant with all relevant regulation and legislation. Report and oversee performance management of supply chain ensuring appropriate contract controls are in place. Who are we looking for? We do need you to have the following: High levels of emotional intelligence with a talent for managing people. An ability to get things done, and support others to do the same. Exceptional leadership skills. Expertise in the procurement of complex infrastructure contracts, with experience of the Public Contract Regulation and/or Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations. However, similar experience with the Utilities Contract Regulations would also be considered. An eye for detail with the ability to review, challenge and provide ongoing oversight and advice to all aspects of procurement strategy and management. Whilst not to be considered essential, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following, but it's not a deal-breaker if you don't : Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating NEC contracts. Managing the procurement construction and major infrastructure projects, including alliances/strategic partnerships/enterprises Experience in procurement programme management. Working and leading matrix teams You'll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines. Some reasons we think you'll love it here: AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring. Important things you need to know: You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process. Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.

Location: RG7 4PR , located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking . Package: £47,690 - £75,370 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application. Let us introduce the role AWE is now recruiting for a Senior Maintenance Safety Engineer to become a member of our Maintenance Safety Team within our Engineering Safety Organisation who provide complex professional engineering judgement for the effective implementation of technical engineering safety. Who are we looking for? We are looking for someone with a Maintenance engineering background who has knowledge and experience in demonstrating compliance with maintenance Relevant Good Practice (RGP), such as SFG20, CIBSE Guide M, ISO 55000 and Infrastructure/Plant/Equipment design standards. We'd love to hear from Engineers with the following: A good understanding of SFG20, CIBSE Guide M, ISO 55000 and Infrastructure/Plant/Equipment design standards and associated inspection and maintenance requirements Strong root cause analysis and Failure Mode Effects (Criticality) Analysis experience An HNC/HND or equivalent suitable experience, such as EngTech MIET Demonstrable knowledge and experience of maintaining infrastructure, plant, equipment and systems Familiar with maintenance strategy development during design, including Availability, Reliability & Maintainability considerations The ability to deliver maintenance engineering advice and guidance across an equivalent manufacturing and/or research environment comprising a range of infrastructure facilities and associated manufacturing and/or research plant and equipment Experience of identifying, managing and reporting on engineering safety risks to senior management Previous experience of leading the delivery of engineering services across the life of an asset What will you be responsible for? Setting, managing, and assessing standards of competence for Maintenance Engineering Safety Reviewing suitability of maintenance scope and service for maintenance delivery by AWE and contract personnel for compliance with relevant regulations The review of legislative records pertaining to maintenance engineering safety Advising on the safe and effective implementation of engineering safety at AWE Providing oversite of supply chain's specialist contractors application of engineering safety when delivering tasks Providing technical support in resolving complex and multifaceted issues across the business Supporting the development and efficient operation of the Engineering Safety Organisation Making judgement on the safe and effective implementation of engineering safety within area of authority Influencing and contributing to the development of AWE engineering safety policies Some reasons we think you'll love it here: AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions) Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services Life Assurance (4 x annual salary) Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'. Important things you need to know: You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston

Package: £47,690 - £66,000 (dependant on suitability and level of experience) It is an exciting time to join the Chief Engineer's Engineering Team at AWE - We are continuing to transform the way that we work to ensure we meet the demands of the UK deterrent program. The Chief Engineer's Office is the central 'headquarters' for engineering at AWE, providing technical expertise & arbitration, governance and legal compliance for activities across the whole of the product lifecycle. This includes warhead, production, facilities and major Government Investment, whilst also defining engineering development and career pathways. As part of the Chief Engineer's Office, you will play an important role to ensure safe and compliant delivery of our important mission. This team focus on: Supporting the Chief Engineer in setting and managing the delivery of the overall Engineering strategy for delivering our mission Establishing and implementing the governance framework for engineering Optimising engineering standards and provision of technical application support The provision of technical SMEs for events, investigations, and technical problem solving Leading assurance activities to assure the quality of engineering deliverables Being point of contact for escalation of technical issues, taking a holistic view to ensure that the right trade-offs are made in resolution and leading specific process improvements Lead engineering engagements with our customer and the regulators What will the Senior Engineering be responsible for? Reporting to a Principal Engineering Manager, you will work across engineering to provide technical support and guidance to the engineering teams as you transform and monitor our ways of working, including processes and standards. This role will offer plenty of variety - you could be undertaking engineering reviews to ensure our arrangements comply with UK Legislation and with our regulatory Licence and Authorisation Conditions or you could be delving into the technical detail of an engineering project, providing insight into its maturity and identifying areas of improvement. You may also be part of an investigation team identifying root cause and companywide improvement activities. We'd love to hear from individuals with some or all of the following: A recognised STEM-related qualification Experience of relevant UK Legislation and demonstrating compliance to set standards Previously worked within a multi-discipline environment and having responsibility for the engineering design, manufacture, configuration, and guardianship of high integrity assets through life Strong stakeholder management skills The ability to influence key engineering activities or contributing to significant improvements in ways of working Experience of working in a highly regulated environment Why AWE? As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include: Time to recharge your batteries with a generous 270 hours (including Bank Holidays) of annual leave 9 day working fortnight - every other Friday off and possibility of flexible working hours (role dependent) A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (up to 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution) Free on-site parking Life Assurance Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending Relocation assistance (terms & conditions apply) Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role and be willing and able to work in designated areas.