Facility Engineer – Operational Technologies

Reading, Oxfordshire
AWE
What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical?

For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK s ultimate deterrent – Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.

It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you?

Facility Engineer – Operational Technology

AWE is now recruiting for Facility Engineers to join a multi-discipline service delivery function and be responsible for providing expertise in disciplines such as software configuration, SMART instruments and disaster recovery, whilst considering cyber security aspects.

Location : Reading/Basingstoke area

Package : £37,860 – £50,000 (depending on suitability)

This will give you the opportunity to

• Act as the intelligent customer for AWE with regards to OT as part of the Operational Technology team
• Provide technical consultancy to maintainers, facility engineers, project managers and commissioning teams
• Develop, maintain and update Policies and Procedure for use within the team and wider areas
• Work across a range of plant, facilities and systems within the sites in both production and research environments in support of the UK nuclear deterrent
• Identify technical issues, evaluating options and providing solutions within the bounds of individual technical competence, seeing tasks through to satisfactory conclusion

We are particularly interested to hear from candidates with experience in some, or all of the following:

• Working in an Operational Technology Engineering role or supporting OT equipment
• Diagnosing faults on OT/PC based systems and installing/replacing hardware/software to resolve the issue
• SCADA and PLC / BMS / DCS systems and developing or modifying software for them
• Industry standard packages such as Step7, TIA Portal, WinCC, Unity Pro, Wonderware, RSLogix etc
• Software engineering techniques and design for maintenance principles
• Configuration control of software on operational plant & equipment
• Cyber security practices for OT systems and why relevant

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.

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.