Engineering Business Operations Specialist

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 Business Operations Specialist within our Engineering function.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to step up into a leadership role, a change of leadership role, or those looking to develop their people leadership skills.
Engineering Business Operations Specialist
Location: Reading
Package: £44,990 - £55,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)
Closing date: 23rd February 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
  
• Potential opportunities to travel with work for conferences and collaboration
  

Within this role you would be required to support the future delivery and operational capability of the function through the development of graduates, technicians, apprentices and year in industry students to make sure they are fully developed to be appropriately skilled contributors deployed in the business.
What will you be responsible for?

• Through Early Careers Manager contribute to People Plan (including resource balancing, critical skills development, diversity and inclusion, and clear development pathways) and implement for early careers employees
  
• Share best practice across sub-functions, groups, and teams
  
• Provide data and information on progress of early careers community for compilation of regular reports to People board and sub-function heads
  
• Contribute to Outreach activities by:
  
  • Creating and implementing a plan of activities at schools/colleges/universities
    
  • Support Early careers community in delivering activities at local schools/colleges
    
  • Support relationships with Customers, Parent Organisations, Academia, Industry Partners, and Professional Institutions in regard to wider development opportunities
    
• Support Early Careers Manager with integrated, deliverable, and (resource) balanced data into Rolling Waves
  

What will you need to be considered?

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and able to communicate information in a clear and concise manner
  
• Experience in an Early Careers role (desirable)
  
• Competence in the use of MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
  
• Proven track record of driving delivery, performance and continuous improvement
  
• Proactively seek opportunities for continuous improvement and efficiencies that engage others and add value
  
• Ability to set, and support others in setting, strategic direction
  
• Excellent organisational skills
  
• Understanding of how to present metrics and management information
  
• Awareness of corporate strategies and business wide initiatives
  

The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs.
Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the 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.