Network Manager Utilities

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.

• 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.

Package: £61,330 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience),
• 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.