Job Description

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\xe2\x80\x99s ultimate deterrent \xe2\x80\x93 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?

The Capital Engineering Business Manager will play a critical role in AWE\'s ongoing engineering transformation. You will be the first point of call for Capital Engineering Leadership Team for all their operational needs and responsible for supporting c.400 engineers to \xe2\x80\x98deliver the extraordinary\xe2\x80\x99.

The engineering function at AWE is at the heart of everything we do. In this role, you will benefit from a supportive, friendly, and flexible environment where diversity, equality, and inclusion are \xe2\x80\x98baked in\' from the Executive Team\'s ownership to employee-led guidance networks.

Capital Engineering - Business Manager

Location: Reading area

Package: \xc2\xa358,500 - \xc2\xa375,000 (dependent on skills and 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 \xe2\x80\x93 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 \xe2\x80\x93 more information available on our careers site

Key Accountabilities:

Support and guide your multidisciplinary team to build a world class Capital business operations team continuously improving Engineering delivery

Ensure the Capital Engineering function runs smoothly and is aligned with AWE quality standards

Maximize the efficiency of all business procedures in Capital Engineering

Establish operational KPIs and conduct quality assessments across Capital Engineering

Monitor daily operations and address potential issues when they arise

Build processes in Capital Engineering that meet our business strategic objectives and ensure compliance

Monitor and manage financial data and recommend solutions to maintain Capital functional budget accuracy

Coordinate with the HR department to ensure our hiring plans meet our business needs

Take into account the needs of external and internal stakeholders and incorporate them into new strategic plans

To be successful in this role, you will think broadly, understand deeply, stitch across functions and be able to shape the new offerings and roadmap to best support engineering.

Additional requirements for the role include:

Demonstrable ability to understand and explain complex business processes, systems, and tools with a specific focus on upstream/downstream impact

A passion for process improvement with an approach that encourages innovation, elimination of waste, and efficiency improvements

Ability to work at a strategic level to assimilate and analyse information quickly to assess and resolve issues and execute solutions

Ability to apply robust judgment, can seek and challenge information to reach and make decisions

Strong communication skills with the ability to influence senior leaders, with a \xe2\x80\x9chow to\xe2\x80\x99\xe2\x80\x9d not \xe2\x80\x9cno\xe2\x80\x9d mentality

Ability to drive transformation, change and continuous improvement through collaboration and leading by example

Outward looking, able to leverage industry trends, best practices, and leading-edge technology and process improvement ideas

Works in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment, senses direction where it may be unclear, and does so without a loss of performance

Previous experience operating in a corporate governance role, focusing on resource and capability planning, risk management and business/financial reporting

A sound business and financial acumen to provide strategic and tactical insight and thinking to support the Engineering Function needs

Managing a high degree of effectiveness in a multitask role, managing priorities and delivering to challenging timescales

A commitment to and an understanding of diversity, equality and inclusion and leading, managing, and motivating teams to deliver

This job role is suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station) and working from home as a personal choice. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

The successful candidate is required to carry out all their duties from a UK location and cannot do so from an overseas location at any time.

All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role.

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Please note that you must be a British National to apply for a role with us.

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 us will be used to encourage and support you through the application process and will be held only for this purpose in accordance with GDPR.

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