Principal Estimator

4 months ago

Reading, 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?

We have an AWEsome opportunity for a Modelling Principal to join us at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE).

This is an exciting time to join us as a Modelling Principal as we begin a once in a generation programme of work in support of the United Kingdom’s Continuous at Sea Deterrent.

We are located in the countryside (RG7 4PR) between Reading and Basingstoke with onsite parking. There are good bus links between our site and Basingstoke.

**Salary**: Competitive / Negotiable (depending on your suitability and level of experience)

As an Modelling Principal we would like you to have experience of the following:

- Comprehensive working experience in Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) developing models encompassing cost, schedule and risk data
- Able to understand and interpret complex models and outputs
- Experience of large projects, programmes, and working within a project controls environment, including stakeholder engagement at all levels
- Extensive working experience at a senior level using statistical methods, modelling or risk review
- Co-ordinating a team and developing processes and methodologies
- Experience working within construction, engineering, or regulated environments (MOD/Defence/Nuclear/Regulated)
- Good technical review skills, risk software experience
- Building great relationships and engaging with people across the organisation
- Juggling priorities and delivering within demanding timescales
- Problem solving and reaching conclusions
- Professional body membership IRM, ACostE or APM is highly desirable

A typical day for a Modelling Principal could look like this:

- Act as the single modelling SME and Point of Contact as set by the Head of Estimating and the PMO
- Maintaining an effective modelling and estimating service to meet business needs
- Co-ordinating a small team of specialists
- Developing and maintaining key relationships
- Leading on validation reviews, assurance and audit
- Interpret outputs from a range of quantitative modelling tools and techniques
- Validate and underwrite bespoke enterprise-wide requirements
- Advocating modelling; its benefits, providing advice and enabling informed solutions
- Develop training and development material
- Coaching, mentoring and functional development
- Implementation of the fundamentals of Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) practice
- Understand and interpret complex models and outputs
- Understand, interpret, and manipulate cost and schedule data
- Providing support to business cases and investment approvals
- Developing and supporting continuous improvement and cost benchmarking activities
- Managing interfaces with the Head of Estimating and Head of Risk

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)
- 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

You can find out more

HERE

To apply: Please log into

AWE Careers

to submit your CV and a covering letter. Make sure that you highlight all relevant skills and experience for this job. Give us a clear view of what you can bring to the role and also why you want to work with the team here at AWE.

If successful, you must be willing and able to obtain and maintain Developed Vetting Clearance (funded by the AWE) in order to start with us in this role. It can take several months for clearance to come through.
- DVSubjectsInformationLeaflet.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)

If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid/ flexible working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

Important things you need to know:

- Interviews will be scheduled durin

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