Senior Facility Specialist - AWE PLC : Job Details

Senior Facility Specialist (Nuclear Risk Management)

Location:RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.

Package: Starting Salary £47,180 (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 a Senior Facility Specialist in our Nuclear Risk Management team working within our Estates & Liabilities function.

This role is ideally suited to a facilities manager with a strong understanding of ensuring compliance in a highly regulated, nuclear licensed, environment.

Working as a Senior Facility Specialist in Nuclear Risk Management Programme Support, you will play a vital part in monitoring compliance and supporting the team with Periodic Review submissions and shortfall management.

In this role you will be responsible for leading collaboration with relevant stakeholders to capture, monitor, visualise and champion continuous improvement activities relating to the Nuclear Risk Management programme.

Who are we looking for?

We do need you to have the following:

• Experience of successfully leading, motivating, and managing cross functional teams to deliver workplace solutions within a highly regulated environment. The ability to Influence key stakeholders to adopt new ways of working.

• High Hazard Facility and process safety management experience.
• Understanding of Nuclear safety, the principles of the safe operating boundary, of operating instructions, of linking documentation, and of quality systems.

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 below, 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.

We'd like you to have experience in some of the following:

• NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health, or equivalent qualification in Occupational Safety & Health.
• Evaluation and successful delivery of innovations and operational improvements.
• Identification risks and development of control measures to maintain business continuity for the delivery of workplace and facilities services.
• Institute of Workplace and Facilities management recognised qualifications in Facilities Management.
• Demonstrated ability to respond quickly to changing situations and the changing needs of others.
• Interpretation of corporate plans and objectives and development of specific solutions. with Nuclear Safety and Process Management.
• Experience of working with complex safety documentation such as Safety Cases.
• Knowledge of Nuclear safety and process management, and operating instructions.
• Experience of successfully navigating complex cross discipline, technical and organisational issues.

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.

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'.

Important things you need to know:

• 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.

Due to the 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 Aldermaston.Typically 4 days onsite per week.

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.

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