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SalaryWhat 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 within the Materials and Analytical Science - Business Operations Group for a Capability Manager.
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.
Capability Manager
Location: Reading
Package: £46,130 - £72,910 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)
Closing date: 30th June 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
The MAS Business Operations Group is looking for a driven leader to undertake a fulfilling role as the Capability Manager. Utilising your leadership skills and experience of capability management, you will be an integral part of the organisation, ensuring focus on delivery and customer engagement.
The successful candidate will work closely with the technical capability areas within Materials and Analytical Science to ensure effective communication of Service Capability health and of delivery. They will work as part of the Business Operations group to provide proactive management of technical capabilities, working to highlight and mitigate risks for the Materials and Analytical Science area. The role requires routine engagement with both internal Science and external Programme/Tech Centre stakeholders.
What will you be responsible for?
- Providing support and governance across Materials and Analytical Science, ensuring consistency & compliance to business rhythm
- Ensuring the production of key metrics and reports, ensuring accuracy and consistency across Materials and Analytical Science.
- Providing appropriate consolidated views for each reporting level and accompanying narrative
- Providing input data and contextual understanding of current capabilities into sub-functional governance meetings.
- Coordination of the local functional health statement activities.
- Providing support to Science Level delivery and capability management activities.
- Liaising with stakeholders across the business, including Heads of Science, Science Service Delivery leads, capability sponsors, Science Resource Manager and Programme Project Managers to understand requirements and inform effective decisions
- Maintaining and promoting high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player
- Scoping, leading and delivering multi-functional and focussed tasks
- The conversion of business data into required management information and high-level reporting
We would be interested in hearing from candidates who can demonstrate knowledge or experience in some of the following:
- Awareness of corporate strategies and business wide initiatives
- 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 organisation
- Proven track record of delivering with success and overcoming complex challenges
- Understanding of how to present metrics and management information
- Experience in managing a diverse range of stakeholders
- Proficient data analysis and adaptable communication methods to reach and engage across the organisation
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Products
- Experience of successfully managing high performing and motivated teams
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and able to communicate information in a clear and concise manner
- Competence in the use of MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
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 Citizen 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.
