Emergency Planning Preparedness And Resilience Support

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 is currently recruiting for a Emergency Planning Preparedness and Resilience Support
Location - Basingstoke/Reading
Package - £23,410 - £28,000 dependant on skills and experience plus allowances
Closing date for this role is 13th March 2024
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

You will be required to provide effective operational and administrative support for an Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Resilience capability for AWE. Actively contribute to raising the profile of Emergency Planning and Preparedness and Business Resilience Group across the Company, deliver professional administration services, maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality, be a great team player and follow through on commitments, overcome obstacles and uphold promises to achieve results.
Successful Candidates key responsibilities will be:

• To work effectively and flexibly in order to facilitate the provision of day-to-day administration support in line with AWE’s Emergency Response and Resilience operating protocols.
• Provide support to Site Services management as directed by the Senior Manager Emergency Planning and Preparedness.
• Provide support to Emergency Planning and Preparedness Managers during regulatory interfaces.
• To administer the emergency training and exercising programme to ensure all Emergency Planning training and exercising is recorded and to produce activity reports and analysis as required.
• To provide all meeting administration to the team organising dates/venues meeting participant details, taking minutes, collating and circulating agendas etc.
• To deal with email /telephone queries promptly and effectively.
• Ensure that documentation used by the Emergency Management teams is current.
• Maintain accurate lists/systems of contact details for staff with emergency response responsibilities.
• Ordering and re-stocking of emergency response equipment as required (procurement).
• Maintain AWE Emergency Management and Resilience rosters and issue updates as required.
• Assist with checks of emergency response infrastructure and equipment.
• Demonstrate accountability following through on commitments, overcoming obstacles and upholding promises to achieve results.
• Is an ambassador of safety and security, following all safety protocols, achieving compliance to ensure a safe and secure working environment for all.
• Shows genuine interest in others by helping to create a culture of belonging.
• The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time, in line with business needs.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Ability to communicate at all levels.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Able to multi-task and prioritise workload to meet conflicting demands.
• IT skills including the use of Microsoft products.
• Good attention to detail.
• Good note taking skills.
• Ability to identify problems, evaluate options and formulate effective solutions.
• Ability to constructively challenge.

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Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for this role.
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.