24 Oct
AWE
Reading
Senior Environmental Specialists (Operational & Project Support)
Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.
Package: £42,420.00 -67,040.00 (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
This is an exciting time for AWE as we look for an experienced environmental professional to support our production operational facilities.
We operate in a highly regulated industry that requires experienced and competent environmental professionals to work at the heart of our business providing advice, guidance, and support to help achieve our environmental commitments.
The team you will join is part of the wider Environment Team supporting all business activities and specifically has the responsibility of supporting operations in the facilities, covering both nuclear and non-nuclear operations. Working directly with the facility leadership you will support and direct the facilities in ensuring that their operations remain compliant with our environmental permits, our Environmental Management System, and our Sustainability goals.
Who are we looking for?
You will have an established career within Environment Industry with the view to continue and progress with your career with a unique, challenging, and exciting organisation. You will have experience in delivering Permit and Environmental Management System compliance to an organisation, preferably in an operational capacity.
Previous experience of working in the nuclear industry is desirable but not a requirement as training will be provided.
Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don't always 'tick every box'. That's why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don't meet every point below, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we'd love to receive your application.
Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:
- Act as the 'intelligent customer' for environmental issues for specific areas across the management hierarchy.
- Promote the sustainability vision, embed into every day working and win the hearts and minds of AWE personnel.
- Produce timely and accurate environmental specialist advice, as a subject matter expert to ensure compliance and improve environmental performance.
- Derive and analyse environmental performance metrics.
- Undertake walkthroughs inspections, audits and investigations.
- Seek opportunities for improvements and to learn from experience.
- Develop and proactively manage the interface/relationship with all internal and external regulators/stakeholders.
- produce technical documents/ requirements in support of the Environmental Management System (EMS) and ensure compliance with relevant permit requirements.
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'.
Important things you need to know:
- 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.
- We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. 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.
Hybrid working is available for this role on an informal, non-contractual basis. Typically 3 days onsite per week.
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Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.
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 us will be used to encourage and support you through the application process and will be held only for this purpose in accordance with GDPR.
▶️ Senior Environment Specialist (Operational and Project Support)
🖊️ AWE
📍 Reading