Senior Network Manager Utilities

Senior Network Manager (Utilities)

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

Package: 61,330 (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.

Closing Date: 29th November 2024

Let us introduce the role

AWE is currently recruiting for a Senior Network Manager in our Utilities team working within our Estates & Liabilities function looking after our electrical distribution networks, steam and gases networks and water and wastewater networks.

This role aligns to our Utilities network and facilities management responsibilities and requirements across our highly regulated estates. You will be responsible for ensuring our Utilities Networks, Services, Operations, support to Projects, and Contract delivery, meet our 24/7/365 delivery requirements. Your key focus will be maintaining the budget, team performance, effective support into Projects and enabling maximum network availability.

Whilst delivering a varied range of network and facility management activities, you will act as the key interface between senior leadership, regulators, projects, operations, and other business functions/stakeholders. You will also manage relationships with stakeholders, our suppliers and other partners ensuring that all safety and compliance aspects are delivered in accordance with the Service Level Agreement's and Key Performance Indicator's link to a strict standard of management reporting.

Who are we looking for?

We do need you to have the following:

• Experience of successfully leading, motivating, and managing cross functional teams to deliver workplace solutions within a highly regulated environment. The ability to Influence key stakeholders to adopt new ways of working.
• Experience of Management of operational plant & teams.

• Understanding of network and facility safety, the principles of the safe operating boundary, of linking documentation, and of quality systems.

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.

We'd like you to have experience in some of the following:

• Technician Based Apprenticeship / NVQ4.
• ONC with suitable additional experience.
• Additional qualifications specific to a Network area.
• Awareness the Network plant, government energy policies & strategies and operating within a contract service delivery environment e.g. NEC4.
• Evaluation and successful delivery of innovations and operational improvements.
• Identification risks and development of control measures to maintain business continuity for the delivery of network and facilities services.
• Demonstrated ability to respond quickly to changing situations and the changing needs of others.
• Interpretation of corporate plans and objectives and development of specific solutions.
• Experience of working with complex safety documentation.
• Capable of engaging with regulatory bodies and hosting audits.
• Knowledge of safety, process and project delivery processes.
• Experience of successfully navigating complex cross discipline, technical and organisational issues.

You'll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own and your team's workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines.

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 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. Typically 4 days onsite per week.

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 will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.