Senior Materials Strategist

AWE has exciting opportunities for a Senior Materials Strategist to join our Materials and Analytical Science group, bringing their experience to AWE and to successfully play a key role delivering for our customers.

Senior Materials Strategist

Location: Reading

Package: £42,520 - £65,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)

Closing date: 23rd May 2024

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 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work)

Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time

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 generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution)

Life Assurance

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 for your family

A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site

Potential opportunities to travel with work for conferences and collaboration

As a Senior Materials Strategist you will provide support to the through-life management of our Strategic Materials portfolio. Through the role you will gain a broader understanding of the portfolio and what is required to support it. This can include, but will not be limited to, being accountable for understanding and modelling the lifecycle of AWE's Strategic Materials and recommending solutions and investments to resolve identified problems whilst ensuring security of supply into the future.

Throughout the role you will be able to build a wide network of contacts throughout AWE, Defence Nuclear Organisation (DNO), and wider industry which will provide you with a broader understanding of the materials portfolio.

Key responsibilities would include:

Providing technical leadership as a materials strategist for aspects of the materials portfolio

Providing technical leadership and planning across containers and packaging

Supporting the Head of Strategic Materials through the provision of technical advice to the wider business and DNO

Planning technical projects, programmes, and trials

Strategic planning for future AWE/UK investments in materials or packaging projects

Integration of both national and international solutions to materials and packaging solutions

Supporting the joint AWE/DNO materials team

We would be interested in hearing from candidates who can demonstrate knowledge or experience in some of the following:

Degree in a STEM subject or equivalent work experience

Knowledge and experience of Strategic Materials

Ability to provide technical leadership and direction to local teams

A willingness to apply your expertise to a variety of technical challenges

Ability to apply excellent stakeholder engagement skills to all levels of the business

A drive to innovate and improve delivery and quality

Competence in the use of MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

This is an excellent opportunity to build a wide network of contacts throughout AWE and DNO.

Candidates must be willing to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role