Facility Specialist
- Overseeing day‑to‑day facilities services and ensuring smooth delivery
- Providing exceptional customer service and building strong relationships
- Delivering workplace changes to improve user experience
- Supervising facilities teams and supporting their development
- Reviewing and approving safe systems of work, enabling effective control and deconfliction
- Conducting and reviewing risk assessments and workplace inspections
- Supporting the development of emergency arrangements for your facilities in accordance with Nuclear Licence Condition requirements
- Ensuring statutory compliance (fire safety, water hygiene, electrical testing, etc.)
- Monitoring building conditions and resolving issues quickly and effectively
- Deputise for the Facility Manager as appropriate
- IOSH or equivalent health and safety qualification, if not holding a NEBOSH General Certificate we will support your development to that standard.
- Previous experience in facilities or health & safety, ideally within a regulated environment would be advantageous
- Strong knowledge of health & safety and statutory compliance
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- A customer‑centric mindset and passion for service excellence
- A proactive, solution‑focused approach to challenges
- The ability to stay calm under pressure and think on your feet along with a collaborative spirit and a supportive, team‑oriented attitude
- Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
- The confidence to challenge and make decisions when required
- Excellent presentation and negotiation abilities
- 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.
- 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 to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
- You will be expected to have or attain French language skills to communicate, both written and oral, to an A2 Level standard as a minimum – training will be provided
- Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.
- 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.
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.
#LI-DV2 Next steps: 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 above, 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. Important things you need to know:- We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.
- 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.
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