Project/Programme/Portfolio Lead

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Project / Programme / Portfolio Lead

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

Package: From £85,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) + 10% annual bonus

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

At AWE, we're seeking an experienced Project / Programme / Portfolio Lead to lead the delivery of complex estates, infrastructure and business change programmes that are critical to our future capability and strategic objectives.

This role requires a leader who has successfully delivered large-scale capital investment, estates transformation, infrastructure development, facilities, engineering or construction programmes, bringing together multiple stakeholders, budgets and delivery partners to realise long-term business outcomes.

You will be accountable for delivering programme benefits, maintaining strategic alignment and ensuring successful delivery to time, cost, quality and governance requirements.

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

• Significant experience leading complex projects, programmes or portfolios within an estates, infrastructure, engineering, construction, facilities management, capital delivery or major asset environment.

• A strong track record of delivering large-scale estates or infrastructure programmes, from strategic planning and business case development through to implementation and benefits realisation.

• Experience operating within complex, highly regulated environments, balancing operational requirements with long-term infrastructure investment and transformation objectives.

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and external delivery partners across multiple workstreams and stakeholder groups.

• Experience managing significant budgets, resources, risks and dependencies associated with major capital investment programmes.

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'.

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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