Group Leader Engineering

4 weeks ago

Reading Berkshire, United Kingdom AWE Full time

What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical?

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 counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.

It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you?

Our Capital Engineering division is recruiting for a newly created role Group Leader - Engineering Specialists.

This role will lead significant technical multi-disciplinary teams which also include Team Leaders. You will be leading a functional engineering capability that ensures that critical skills, tools and services are developed to align with engineering project requirements c.300 heads.

Location: Reading

Closing date: 24th March 2024

Salary: AWE offers a competitive salary, market leading contributory pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, excellent work/life balance including a 9-day working fortnight and flexible working hours (role dependent). A salary sacrifice scheme and other associated benefits which you would expect from a senior leadership role are also available. We will consider candidates looking for full time or part time hours.

Capital Engineering at AWE:

The Capital Engineering function provides people, processes, services and expertise to the delivery teams as we develop and deliver the most exciting and challenging next generation of facilities and equipment to enable the qualification, manufacture and through-life support of critical product components.

The Capital team serve three significant portfolios:
  • Our Future Materials Campus, for new nuclear production facilities.
  • Our Cross Conventional programme for new explosive, chemi-toxic and conventional production facilities.
  • Our Liabilities programme for the decommissioning, demolition and disposal of legacy production facilities and equipment including some site security projects.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide leadership to a team with diverse skills and experience and build high performing teams associated with Infrastructure projects
  • Create a positive, collaborative and diverse working environment where you can easily identify and grow talent whilst increasing the quality and speed of performance
  • Develop and optimise the engineering resource capability to ensure that competency and skills are maintained to deliver current and future programme needs
  • Provide regulatory interfaces to ensure requirements are met
  • Deliver a holistic engineering resourcing strategy across AWE and our supply chain that improves efficiency, effectiveness and quality
  • Driving a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
  • Identify key tools to enable engineering efficiencies, empowerment and capabilities
  • Act as an ambassador for AWE demonstrating excellent interpersonal, engagement and presentation skills

To be successful, candidates will require resilience, passion and a growth mindset to engage with and inspire the team along with key external partnerships and frameworks. Putting people first is a key strategic goal along with life-long learning to drive our growing capabilities and exceptionally talented workforce.

We would welcome applications from individuals with:
  • Chartered Membership of an appropriate professional institution
  • Significant xperience of successfully managing a high performing and motivated engineering team where you have championed ED&I initiatives and actively promoted diversity of and innovation in thought and approach
  • A proven track record of engineering performance and continuous improvement
  • Experience delivering engineering digitization strategies that drive efficiency and growth
  • An ability to steer people through transformation and change
  • Skills and experience to lead by example with regards to positive behaviours and safety culture
  • Good financial awareness and management of budgets

If you think you’ve got what it takes, are up for a challenge and want to join a team that is dedicated to making a difference, this could be your next opportunity.

What we do is exceptional and so are the people who work here. We are passionate about what we do, and we’d love you to join us

All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role, be prepared to travel in both UK and abroad and be willing and able to work in all required areas of AWE. We will consider candidates looking for part-time or full-time opportunities.

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Please note that you must be a British National to apply for a role with us.

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide us will be used to encourage and support you through the application process and will be held only for this purpose in accordance with GDPR. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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