Utilities Engineer - Electrical

Utilities Engineer – Electrical

Location – Aldermaston (Reading/Basingstoke area) with free onsite parking.

Package – Starting from £39,280 (dependent on experience).

Working pattern – AWE operates a 9‑day working fortnight. Flexible working requests are considered to fit your lifestyle.

• Adherence to management system requirements for Utilities Engineering activities.
• Provide engineering intelligence to Utilities Engineering.
• Delivery of engineering tasks for utilities networks.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.

• Apply domain and technical knowledge for design, as built standards and through life system performance for relevant network plant and equipment.
• Ensure availability of utilities plant, equipment and infrastructure within relevant networks.
  
  Ensure maintenance of configuration baseline and provision of load connection and disconnection authorisations for relevant networks.
• Provide specialist engineering knowledge for design. Installation, commissioning and troubleshooting on network plant equipment and infrastructure.
• Identify and elevate business risk associated with the condition and performance of network plant equipment and infrastructure.
• Optimise the delivery of Utilities Engineering services.
• Ensure compliance for relevant network plant and equipment.
• Ensure Continued Professional Development is maintained.
• The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs.

• A Technician Apprenticeship or ONC in Electrical with suitable additional experience, or (desirable) HNC to Accredited Honours degree or suitable equivalent.
• Prior operational and engineering experience in an industrial or utilities environment, in HV/LV, generation, distribution, and building services.
• An ability to provide engineering capability across relevant networks, comprising a range of infrastructure facilities and associated plant and equipment.
• An ability to solve complex problems/issues using tested solutions, i.e. cable calculations using industry standard software.
• Experience of working in a highly regulated environment with an understanding of nuclear and explosives area requirements.

Candidates must be willing and able to apply, obtain and maintain the required security clearance for the role.

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

• 9‑day working fortnight – every other Friday off and 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market‑leading contributory pension scheme (9%–13% of pensionable pay).
• Family‑friendly policies: 39 weeks full‑pay maternity leave and 4 weeks full‑pay paternity leave.
• Professional career development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 × annual salary).
• Discounts – savings on everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy – paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

• 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.
• 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.

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, if 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.

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves  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.