Principal Engineering Manager

AWE; Aldermaston; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative organization dedicated to a critical mission in national defense as a Principal Engineering Manager. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead diverse engineering teams while ensuring the highest standards of safety and quality. You'll engage with various stakeholders, driving engineering excellence across multiple projects. Enjoy a flexible working pattern with a 9-day fortnight and a competitive benefits package, including a market-leading pension scheme and generous leave policies. If you're passionate about engineering and ready to inspire others, this role is your chance to make a significant impact.

Benefits

9-day working fortnight

Market leading contributory pension scheme

Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay

Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay

Professional Career Development funding

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)

Discounts on everyday spending

Special Leave Policy for volunteering

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading multi-discipline teams through the engineering lifecycle.
• Ability to manage workload in a priority changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance and reliability teams across multiple projects.
• Ensure optimal delivery of Engineering services for plant availability.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Team Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Technical Communication

Engineering Standards Application

Education

Degree in Engineering

Chartered Engineer Status

Job description

Principal Engineering Manager

Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.

Package: £64,340 - £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 is embarking on a Replacement Nuclear Warhead programme, to ensure the UK continuous at sea deterrent.

This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to be part of such an important mission and this significant role will play a vital part leading our maintenance and reliability teams across multiple projects in key technology centres.

The right candidate will have a passion to inspire engineering excellence and foster collaborative and successful working relationships.

Leading teams of Engineers, the Principal Engineering Manager will ensure optimal delivery of Maintenance and Engineering services to ensure plant and facility availability. This will involve partnering with multiple stakeholders both internal and external to AWE and ensuring due governance, management and accountability to meet relevant regulations, legislations, and codes.

What we are we looking for from a Principal Engineering Manager?

• Lead effective stakeholder management to engage others in order to have a positive impact on decisions and programme delivery
• Substantial previous experience leading multi-discipline teams through the engineering lifecycle
• Ability to articulate technical complexities to a range of stakeholders
• Excellent interpersonal, engagement and presentation skills
• Delivery of engineering capability across a manufacturing and/or research environment
• An understanding and ability to apply applicable legislation and standards relevant to safety within engineering
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality
• Degree qualification, and ideally Chartered, in an engineering discipline or have proven experience working in a similar environment

You'll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines.

Some reasons we think Principal Engineering Managers 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'.

Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston.

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