AWE is currently recruiting for a Principal Commissioning Manager to provide leadership and management of a professional engineering service in support of the CASD Programme and the company's strategic goals.
Location - Reading area
Package - £55,450 - £80,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)
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. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
* 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
What will you be required to do?
* Being an active member (as required) of the facility Asset Change Board(s), making decisions on changes and recognising their impact
* Responsible for functional/task management to meet the professional standards, performance and integrity of the work and reporting information necessary to support the business objectives
* Ensuring compliance with Company Assurance Environment, Safety, Health and Quality (ESH&Q) and statutory requirements
* Supporting the Department Group Leader to ensure that appropriate resources are identified and allocated to meet business requirements; elevating areas of concern where appropriate
* Providing improvement mechanisms based on current operating experience, wider UK commercial best practices and peer nuclear and explosive licensed organisations
* Leading and optimising the delivery of engineering service
What will you need to be considered?
* Previous experience of working in a technical environment, whilst being responsible for the engineering lifecycle
* Excellent understanding of regulatory governance and compliance within a nuclear and high hazard industry environment
* The ability to articulate technical complexities and have very good communication skills
* Experience of chairing technical and general meetings and direct work to meet the programme
* A proven background of delivering engineering capability across a manufacturing and/or research environment comprising a range of infrastructure and associated manufacturing and/or research plant and equipment
* A reasonable understanding and ability to apply applicable legislation and standards relevant to safety within engineering (e.g. HSAWA, CDM)
* Effectively able to lead multi-discipline groups
* An awareness of supply chain methodologies
Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role.
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