Assistant Estimator

If you’d like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given.

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

Package: £30,450 - £45,670 (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.

Let us introduce the role. Are you ready to play a key role in shaping the success of some of the UK’s most complex and meaningful projects? As a vital member of our Project Deliver team, you’ll bring your estimating expertise to the forefront helping to drive clarity, confidence and control across AWE’s wide project portfolio. If you’re someone who thrives on turning data into insight, collaborating with brilliant minds and contributing to work that truly matters this is your opportunity to make a real impact.

Who are we looking for? We do need you to have the following:

• Project Awareness including cost and/or Estimating Experience.
• Experience in Stakeholder management skills with ability to collaborate at all senior levels.
• Good standard of general education, including engineering, technical or management qualifications or equivalent or proven level of experience.

Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we’d like you to have experience in some of the following:

• Deploying appropriate procedures, processes and systems to ensure the quality and consistency of estimating deliverables.
• Supporting the preparation, monitoring and forecasting of cost estimates and plans for specified projects, including change control.
• Assisting in the formulation of cost estimates and cost plans.
• Providing estimating input to value engineering assessments and evaluation as required.
• Performing and support other Estimating requirements as requested.
• Developing and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Maintaining and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.

Some reasons we think you’ll love it here:

• 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.

Hybrid working is available for this role on an informal, non-contractual basis.

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: 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.

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.

Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.