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. Environment, Safety and Health Manager (R17340) Closing Date: 16th April 2026 Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking. This role will require the successful candidate to work across two sites, located close together on the Hampshire/Berkshire border. 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. Package: £45,760 - £62,000 per annum ( 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. Ready to play your part? At AWE, it’s not just a job, it’s far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part? We are currently recruiting for an Environment, Safety and Health Manager with the passion, expertise and experience to support our business in its commitment to develop and maintain infrastructure that is truly fit for purpose, and that will deliver AWE’s mission for decades to come. In this pivotal role, you will play a key part in supporting and influencing our ongoing site redevelopment programmes, helping to shape the facilities that will underpin our future capabilities. We don’t simply construct buildings; we create environments that enable world‑leading science, engineering, and national security. We are going through an exciting period of redeveloping our site infrastructure and supporting facilities. This includes renovating existing infrastructure and building new purpose-built facilities to meet our existing and future mission requirements. As a Safety & Health and Environment Manager, you will be an intelligent customer and stakeholder for AWE’s conventional health and safety across these programmes. Using safe by design principles, you will work with other key stakeholders to ensure operational safety requirements and risks are identified early, thoughtfully considered and embedded into the design stages and managed throughout the project lifecycle. You’ll track and manage these risks along with key process documentation throughout the project lifecycle collaborating with other key stakeholders, in line with our conventional buildings Risk Assessment processes. During project transition stage you will support the designate operational teams to ensure that all operational safety requirements are fully met, including workplace and task-based Risk Assessments — supporting a smooth path to initial then full operating capability. At every stage, your decisions will be guided by the principles of safe by design and inherent safety, ensuring that what we build today is legally compliant, effective and fit for future use. If you’re driven by purpose, inspired by complexity, and ready to help shape a safer future, this could be the role where you make your mark. Who are we looking for? We do need you to have the following: Experience of working on conventional safety new build and refurbishment projects and influencing inherent safety design at the start. Health and Safety and Environmental Management degree, NEBOSH Diploma or Level 6 NVQ Health and Safety, or equivalent Good understanding of all conventional ESH disciplines e.g., Workplace and Process Safety, Environment, and an appreciation of nuclear site license conditions etc. Understanding of current ESH management system standards including ISO 14001, HSG65 and ISO45001 principles. Understanding of Project Management techniques, principles and terminology Understanding of current ESH legislation, standards and guidance (including License conditions) relevant to the projects. Understanding of HAZOP and other qualitative risk assessment techniques. Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we’d like you to have experience of the following: Ability to engage, influence and persuade at all levels within the organisation. Have the capacity to be an Intelligent Customer for conventional safety requirements. Capable of maintaining a high degree of effectiveness in a multitask role, managing priorities and delivering to challenging timescales. Ability to build and maintain effective internal working relationships at all levels to secure best solutions. Good communication and presentation skills, providing pragmatic outcomes. Able to make systematic and rational judgements based on relevant information and to evaluate solutions. Able to anticipate problems and develop innovative solutions. Able to readily adapt and respond quickly to changing situations and the changing needs of others. Demonstrate ability to lead change by embracing new and different approaches. An organised and methodical approach to data capturing, tracking, analysis and prioritisation Work hard, be rewarded: We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including: 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'. LI-KT1 Next steps: 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 above, 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. Important things you need to know: We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes. 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. 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 will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions. Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.