Job Vacancy Governance, Risk & Compliance Leads

AWE is growing its Governance, Risk & Compliance Team, within the Capital Engineering function, to develop and implement an enhanced assurance model to oversee one of the most exciting and extensive infrastructure build programmes in Europe today.

What do the Capital Engineering Team do?

Capital Engineering is the infrastructure delivery arm that, along with those of Warhead Engineering and Production & Assets, form the One Engineering organisation that delivers the full range of engineering capability within AWE.

What is the Capital Engineering Team looking for?

We need five outstanding individuals who have the drive, passion, and determination to join the team and ensure we meet our legal, regulatory, and company obligations as we embark on the delivery of new capabilities to support the Continuous-At-Sea-Deterrent that sits at the heart of the UK's defence.

The primary purpose of each of the five roles is described below, but as a developing team there will be opportunity for the successful candidates to determine and shape how the activities required to achieve these goals are developed and implemented. So that we can meet your expectations at interview, please include your role preference(s) within your application. However, if we feel you would be suited to one of the other roles, we will discuss this with you at interview. All roles will report directly to the Team Leader Process & Compliance. These five, Aldermaston-based vacancies include:

Capital Engineering Delivery Process Lead - (£62,020 - £85,000 salary, depending on suitability)

This senior role will provide appropriate and proportionate governance to the business processes, procedures and standards held within Capital Engineering, One Engineering and the wider business.

Regulatory Lead - (£62,020 - £85,000 salary, depending on suitability)

This senior role will provide appropriate and proportionate governance to regulatory activities to ensure consistency across Capital Engineering's diverse regulatory obligations that include our Internal Regulator, and external regulators including the Office for Nuclear Regulation, the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator, the Defence Nuclear Security Regulator, and the Environment Agency.

Competency & Training Lead - (£47,690 - £70,000 salary, depending on suitability)

This role will provide governance to competency and training development activities within Capital Engineering that are necessary to ensure meet our regulatory, statutory, and business needs, and to enhance our One Engineering Competency Framework.

Compliance Monitoring Lead - (£47,690 - £70,000 salary, depending on suitability)

This role will provide health checks and undertake regular monitoring of regulatory, statutory, and business requirements to ensure compliance by our programmes and projects maintain compliance.

Innovation Lead - (£47,690 - £70,000 salary, depending on suitability)

This role will support the transformation of our delivery process through the creation of a centre of excellence for process, procedure, and standards development and innovation to meet or exceed regulatory, statutory, and industry standards.

What will you need to be considered for the above opportunities?

We are particularly interested to hear from candidates with the ability to:

• Manage multiple concurrent assignments of varying scope and complexity in a cross-functional environment

• Work with the other team members to identify and define the interfaces between these roles and work to ensure activities are conducted efficiently and effectively

• Develop and maintain relationships with key people across the business, including those within One Engineering, Safety, Quality, Environmental, Security

• Educate people on intricate subjects, facilitating comprehension and relevance to their job role

• Work flexibly in response to changing organisational needs and be willing to undertake any other duty in line with the level of the job as may be required

• Be role models within the organisation by setting the example for outstanding compliance to the company's policies, procedures, and the company behavioural framework

We would encourage you to apply if you possess the below (those applying for the senior positions will be expected to demonstrate a greater depth and breadth of knowledge, skills, and experience):

• Educated to Degree level with relevant experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment

• Delivery focused, with proven track record of delivering on expectations

• Confident, self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

• A good appreciation of risk and the application of the hierarchy of risk control

• Previous experience working on large scale infrastructure delivery projects

• Risk and control, governance, and/or compliance experience

• Previous experience working within a highly regulated environment (desirable)

• Experience of developing and implementation of digital transformation (desirable)

Why AWE?

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 a generous 270 hours (including Bank Holidays) of annual leave

• 9 day working fortnight - every other Friday off and possibility of flexible working hours (role dependent)

• A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (up to 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution)

• Free on-site parking

• Life Assurance

• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family

• 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 host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site

• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending

• Relocation assistance (terms & conditions apply)

Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role and be willing and able to work in designated areas.