Senior Independent Oversight Lead

AWE; Reading; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

270 hours annual leave

Pension scheme (9%–13% of pensionable)

Family friendly policies: Maternity/P…

Professional development funding

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance (4x annual salary)

Discounts on everyday spending

Volunteering and public service leave

Job summary

AWE is hiring an Independent Oversight Senior Assurer to lead data-driven oversight activities at on-site locations near Reading. The role emphasises strategic oversight, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement in a high-security environment.

The successful candidate will advise the business, deliver timely reports, and mentor teammates while maintaining high standards of safety, environment, health, security and quality. This is a full-time site-based role with limited remote work.

Qualifications

• Experience analysing data to support strategic oversight decisions.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with regulators and internal teams.
• Understanding of security and compliance requirements for critical national work.

Responsibilities

• Analyse data to create themes to support forming the strategic independent overview of the business.
• Provide clear and regular information to allow a strategic independent overview of the business.
• Support delivery of all Independent Oversight activities.
• Lead the implementation of internal and external best practice within the Independent Oversight Sub Function.
• Support initiatives to ensure that Independent Oversight remains effective and efficient.
• Create proposals to support the Independent Oversight strategy and agree implementation.
• Identify and develop improvements to the end-to-end Independent Oversight process
• Promote an environment of learning for other team members and be active in their development through coaching and mentoring.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Security clearance

Team leadership

Job description

AWE is hiring an Independent Oversight Senior Assurer to lead data-driven oversight activities at on-site locations near Reading. The role emphasises strategic oversight, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement in a high-security environment.

The successful candidate will advise the business, deliver timely reports, and mentor teammates while maintaining high standards of safety, environment, health, security and quality. This is a full-time site-based role with limited remote work.