Senior Control & Instrumentation Facility Engineer

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 Senior Control & Instrumentation Facility Engineer to deliver and lead professional engineering services to enable the Principal Asset Engineer in fulfilment of the strategy for the upkeep of all assets and equipment AWE needs in order to deliver the Programme.
Location : Aldermaston, Berkshire
Package : £44,990 - £66,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience) + Allowances
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 (including Bank Holidays) 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
  
• Relocation assistance (terms & conditions apply)
  

What will you be required to do?

• Apply extensive domain and technical knowledge for design intent, as-built standards and system performance through life for engineered systems and structures
  
• Interpret and deliver the requirements of complex and high profile issued tasks from the Asset
  
• Engineering Solutions order book (including troubleshooting, quoting, reporting, design, commissioning and handover as required), and make evidence based professional engineering decisions to solve technical problems within area of responsibility
  
• Lead and advise engineers within bounds of own specialism in the delivery of innovative solutions to complex engineering problems
  
• Identify and escalate business risk arising from condition of engineered systems and structures and follow up on actions
  
• Inform department or project engineering strategies
  
• Demonstrate adherence to management system requirements and relevant technical standards and advises others how to adhere efficiently
  
• Engage with company delivery and administrative requirements; report own and team progress honestly and clearly, communicate in an engaging manner, support performance management
  
• Optimise the delivery of Operations Engineering
  

We would love to hear from qualified Engineers (HNC minimum) with previous experience of beingresponsible for designing, developing, installing, managing and maintaining equipment used to monitor and control engineering systems, machinery and processes.
Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role.
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Please note that you must be a British National to apply for a role with us.
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