Project/Programme/Portfolio Lead

Atomic Weapons Establishment; Reading; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day working fortnight

Pension scheme (9–13%)

270 hours annual leave

Professional development funding

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance 4x salary

Discounts on everyday spending

Job summary

Atomic Weapons Establishment is seeking an experienced Project / Programme / Portfolio Lead to drive the delivery of complex estates, infrastructure and business change initiatives.

You will coordinate multiple stakeholders, budgets and partners to realise long-term benefits and ensure governance, time and cost control.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading complex projects, programmes or portfolios within estates, infrastructure, engineering, construction, facilities management, capital delivery or major asset environment.
• Strong track record delivering large-scale estates or infrastructure programmes from strategy to benefits realisation.
• Experience in complex, highly regulated environments balancing operational requirements with long-term investment objectives.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and external delivery partners across multiple workstreams and stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex estates, infrastructure and business change programmes.
• Accountable for delivering programme benefits and strategic alignment.
• Ensure delivery to time, cost, quality and governance requirements.
• Coordinate multiple stakeholders, budgets and delivery partners.

Skills

Project leadership

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Governance

Job description

Project / Programme / Portfolio Lead

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

Package: From £85,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) + 10% annual bonus.

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.

At AWE, we're seeking an experienced Project / Programme / Portfolio Lead to lead the delivery of complex estates, infrastructure and business change programmes that are critical to our future capability and strategic objectives. This role requires a leader who has successfully delivered large-scale capital investment, estates transformation, infrastructure development, facilities, engineering or construction programmes, bringing together multiple stakeholders, budgets and delivery partners to realise long-term business outcomes. You will be accountable for delivering programme benefits, maintaining strategic alignment and ensuring successful delivery to time, cost, quality and governance requirements.

Experience and Competence

• Significant experience leading complex projects, programmes or portfolios within an estates, infrastructure, engineering, construction, facilities management, capital delivery or major asset environment.
• A strong track record of delivering large-scale estates or infrastructure programmes, from strategic planning and business case development through to implementation and benefits realisation.
• Experience operating within complex, highly regulated environments, balancing operational requirements with long-term infrastructure investment and transformation objectives.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and external delivery partners across multiple workstreams and stakeholder groups.
• Experience managing significant budgets, resources, risks and dependencies associated with major capital investment programmes.

Benefits

• 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.

Eligibility and Diversity

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.

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.

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 will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.

Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.

We are an Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award Employer.

Our Programme

We are at the start of a once in a generation - possibly two generations - programme to design and produce a replacement warhead for the UK's continuous at sea deterrent. We will do this while continuing to deliver the Trident programme as well as managing ambitious state-of-the-art capital and construction projects - some of which have never been done before.