NTR Operations Specialist

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

Package: £38.500 - £45,000 (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 currently recruiting for a Nuclear Security Specialist for the Nuclear Threat Reduction Group.

Nuclear Threat Reduction supports Government organisations in exploiting AWE's wealth of radiological and nuclear knowledge, developing and delivering national security capabilities in support of the UK CONTEST Strategy.

This role in NTR Operations is suitable for graduate and experienced hires alike, and will heavily utilise soft skills, engaging with policy makers, technical specialists, and end-users. A strong team working ethic and understanding of scientific process and technologies is required, particularly electronics and radiation detection technologies.

The candidate will need to work in a dynamic and team orientated environment, working in a hands-on and end-user/customer facing role.

Who are we looking for?

We would welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate knowledge or experience in the following:

• Electrical Engineering (including electronics technicians or similar)
• Mechanical Engineering
• Applied Physics
• Maintaining operational equipment (particularly deployed/operational sensors)

Key Accountabilities

Undertaking operational capability development tasks to schedule, cost and quality in support to the Nuclear Threat Reduction (NTR) Operations programme:

• Support the development and deployment of the AWE operational response capabilities,
• Supporting the development of an overarching configuration control and maintenance for specialist detection instruments; applying appropriate policies and techniques to ensure they are appropriately maintained, stored and configured against agreed processes and procedures.
• Procurement, configuration and through life management of operational equipment and other assets,
• Supporting quality assurance in areas such as electrical testing and calibration of instruments,
• Planning delivering and reporting on exercises and associated validation activities,
• Capturing and recording lessons and gaps identified and coordinating action plans,
• Providing a fit for purpose technology or capability used by the operational response team that meet customer expectations (including configuration, maintenance and quality control).

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'.

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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