Team Leader, Electrical - Capital Engineering
Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking. Hybrid working is available for this role on an informal, non-contractual basis. Typically 2-3 days onsite per week.
Package: £62,000 - £80,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)
Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.
Let us introduce the role
AWE's Group Leader Engineering Specialist is now recruiting for a Team Leader, in the Capital Engineering Team, to lead and manage an electrical technical team; providing effective leadership as the main contact point for all team
members and/or other team leaders. You will be required to strategically maintain a technical capability that delivers critical skills and resources aligned to current and future business requirements in order to deliver the integrated
technical programme.
You'll be working in conjunction with the Control & Instrumentation Team Leader to develop a combined, cohesive and resilient, high-performing Electrical, C&I discipline overall. In addition, the successful candidate is expected to support and delegate for the C&I TL and (vice versa) during times of absence.
What will you be responsible for?
Translating business strategy to mobilise resources in a safe, secure and efficient manner
Ensuring that the team produce high quality work, that has been subjected to the correct AWE governance processes as applicable
Ensuring that the work undertaken by the team and/or teams is consistent with AWE strategy, policies, processes, procedures, and quality standards
Leading effective stakeholder management to engage others in order to have a positive impact on decisions and programme delivery
Ensuring that the team maintain accurate configuration of electrical engineering deliverables
Providing an agile capability, delivering critical skills and resource aligned to business requirements underpinning the Capital Programme
Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:
Degree in STEM discipline, equivalent NQF level 6 qualification or equivalent experience
Previously held a people management role
Experience of successfully managing projects across teams
Experience of successfully managing a high performing and motivated team
Proven track record of delivery, performance and continuous improvement
Some reasons we think you'll love it here:
AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:
9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
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.
The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.
Important things you need to know:
You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.
We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.