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’s ultimate deterrent - 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?
AWE have an exciting new opportunity for a recent graduate to join their Construction Management/Engineering team. Working on state-of-the-art capital infrastructure/construction projects - some of which have never been done before - you’ll be at the forefront of delivering a cutting-edge, sustainable environment for the future.
Construction Management Engineer - Technical
Location : Aldermaston, Berkshire
Salary: £26,500 - £35,000 (dependent on experience)
Closing date: 30th January 2024
AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include:
- Market leading contributory pension scheme.
- Generous holiday entitlement (270 hours a year, including Bank Holidays, plus every other Friday off).
- Flexible working hours, (blended site/working from home opportunities).
- Attractive salary sacrifice scheme.
- Exceptional, organic career and professional development opportunities (including support with training).
- Funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body.
This is a wonderful opportunity to gain exposure to areas of Construction Management operation, expertise, safety and management, which will stand you in good stead with developing an exciting and rewarding career within our Construction Management delivery team!
Along with this, you will also:
- Help maintain Construction function digital systems, records, repositories, and registers to sustain construction compliance.
- Provide technical coordination of the construction central key deliverables and outputs to support organisational readiness and delivery of construction.
- Help develop/produce the AWE Construction Management policy, procedures, and standards (safety & operational).
- Support the management of expenditure and procurement, associated to the Construction Management overhead and training budgets.
- Collate, analyse, monitor, and present technical Construction Management data/information.
- Support Construction safety subject matter experts and technical authorities.
What will you need to be considered?
- A passion for Construction Management and the build environment.
- Degree ‘BSC/Hons/Masters etc’ (or approaching completion) in a Construction Management, Engineering, Build environment discipline.
- Proactive and driven approach to work and creating success.
- Ability to work in a team of diverse individuals to meet common objectives.
- Analytically/technically minded, with good problem-solving skills and able to manage multiple tasks and willingness to ask for help when needed.
- Confident in reviewing and composing technical reports/documentation and in presenting technical data.
- High computer literacy skills. Competent in Microsoft packages (advanced excel/ spreadsheet skills desirable).
- An awareness/appreciation of working to process and procedures i.e.: environment, safety, health, Construction Design and Management (CDM), security and quality driven practices/policy - Training will be provided to uplift competency.
Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role and be willing and able to work in designated areas.
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.