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Principal Maintenance Safety Engineer

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

Package: £62,020 - £98,000 (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 now recruiting for a Principal Maintenance Safety Engineer to become the leader of our Maintenance Safety Team within our Engineering Safety Organisation who provide complex professional engineering judgement for the effective implementation of technical engineering safety.

What will you be responsible for?

Setting, managing, and assessing standards of competence for Maintenance Engineering Safety

Setting, promoting and maintaining the site standard for generic maintenance activities in line with SFG20 and asset manufacturer's recommendation

Assessing suitability of maintenance scope and service for maintenance delivery by AWE and contract personnel for compliance with relevant regulations

Reviewing legislative records pertaining to maintenance engineering safety

Delivering advice on the safe and effective development and implementation of maintenance engineering safety at AWE

Providing oversite of supply chain's specialist contractors application of engineering safety when delivering tasks

Providing technical support in resolving complex and multifaceted issues across the business

Promoting continual improvement in the development and application of maintenance

Leading the development and efficient operation of the Engineering Safety Organisation

Making judgement on the safe and effective implementation of engineering safety within area of authority

Leading the development of AWE engineering safety policies

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone with a Maintenance engineering background who has knowledge and experience in demonstrating compliance with maintenance Relevant Good Practice (RGP), such as SFG20, CIBSE Guide M, ISO 55000 and Infrastructure/Plant/Equipment design standards. We'd love to hear from individuals with some of the following:

This role carries delegated authority from the company Chief Engineer, equivalent demonstrable experience of working at senior management level is required

Experience of identifying, managing and reporting to senior management

Experience of leading the delivery of engineering services across the life of an asset

Demonstrable knowledge and experience of maintaining infrastructure, plant, equipment and systems

Good understanding of SFG20, CIBSE Guide M, ISO 55000 and relevant industry guidance with respect to ageing asset management

Good understanding of maintenance development from Infrastructure/Plant/Equipment design standards and associated inspection and maintenance requirements

Good understanding of root cause analysis, Failure Mode Effects (Criticality) Analysis and Availability, Reliability & Maintainability tools and practice

Degree in STEM discipline or equivalent suitable experience, such as IEng MIET

The ability to deliver maintenance engineering advice and guidance across an equivalent manufacturing and/or research environment comprising a range of infrastructure facilities and associated manufacturing and/or research plant and equipment

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

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