Emergency Planning Officer
Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.
Package: Starting from £38,880 (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
AWE is currently recruiting for an Emergency Planning Officer.
In this exciting, challenging role, no two days will be the same. You will deliver technical specialism and support to provide an emergency planning and preparedness capability for AWE in accordance with company and legal standards to ensure our sites are safe and secure.
You will be involved in the management and development of emergency arrangements against the AWE hazards and fault scenarios. This will require you to:
* Be experienced at developing and issuing strategic, tactical and operational emergency plans and arrangements
* Apply your skills in respect to implementing emergency response related legislation and compliance
* Analyse data to identify trends and improvement opportunities
* Manage emergency arrangement changes through governance and the wider stakeholder community
This role will suit someone who is dynamic, pragmatic, willing to constructively challenge, and a team player. 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.
Who are we looking for?
We do need you to have the following:
* A qualification and/or suitable experience in Emergency Planning/Preparedness or a related subject
* Experience in high hazard/highly regulated environments.
* Demonstrable analytical skills and experience
* Experience in developing and issuing high quality documents/arrangements
* Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
* Ability to identify problems, evaluate options and formulate effective solutions.
* Experience of stakeholder management
Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:
* Working experience/understanding of JESIP, ICS and CONTEST
* Application of REPPIR / COMAH
* Working with emergency response stakeholders, such as the LRF.
* Experience in working with regulatory bodies.
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.
The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.
Hybrid working is available for this role on an informal, non-contractual basis.
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