AWE Plc | Engineering Manager

2 weeks ago


Tadley Hampshire, United Kingdom AWE Plc Full time €60,000 - €85,000

Engineering Manager - C ommercial Specialist

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.

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