What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical?

For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK’s ultimate deterrent – Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.

It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you?

We need a Portfolio Analyst to join our Business Insights team here at AWE Nuclear Security Technologies.

It’s a truly exciting time to join us with a lot of scope for progression and work on fascinating projects. (And don’t forget, every second Friday off!

Location: Hybrid and fully flexible working, with our offices based near Reading at RG7 4PR. You will need to be onsite up to 2-4 days per week on business need.

Salary Range starts at: £38,140 this is very much open to upwards negotiation if you have the skills and experience that we need.

What’s exciting is:

You will be joining the business as it embarks on one of the most complex infrastructure programmes in the country at a pivotal moment in its evolution. The UK government has committed substantial investment into improving our infrastructure, so we are building a talented team to make the most of this opportunity.

As a Portfolio Analyst you will be a member of the Portfolio Management Office, responsible for providing insight, information and support that strengthens portfolio governance and enables the prioritisation of decisions and effective management across the portfolio.

A typical day for a Portfolio Analyst could look like this:

Co-ordinating reporting from programmes and projects
Providing analysis, insight and recommendations to improve performance
Supporting the PMO Service Leads with encouraging commitment to a shared vision and sense of purpose
Ownership of the reporting rhythm and responsible for planning, managing and delivering all reporting requirements across projects and programmes in line with PMO governance
Recognising and tracing interdependencies across the business
Monitoring portfolio risks (threats and opportunities) and escalating as appropriate
Managing and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders

Using programmatic data develop predictive analytics to optimise project performance

We would like you to demonstrate or have experience of:

Working in a project or programme management office
Experience of working with complex data sets including a variety of digital reporting and analytical solutions
Project reporting, cost, planning, governance, risk, or analytical skills
Managing projects or programmes

We DO need Project Management qualification or equivalent such as:

Managing Successful Programmes
Management of Risk
Managing Portfolios
APM Project Planning, Monitoring & Control

We recognise that you may not tick every single box but that doesn’t mean we won’t be interested in seeing an application from you so do go ahead and apply now!

Why work for us?

AWE has been voted one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK again this year. So, when you work with us, you can take advantage of a great package of benefits and development opportunities on top of your salary including:

25 days annual leave
Every other Friday off (AWE works a 9-day fortnight)

To find out more about our benefits and to apply, go to AWE Careers.

You must be willing and able to obtain and maintain Security/ Developed Vetting Clearance (funded by the AWE) in order to start with us in this role. It can take several months for clearance to come through. More info is available on UK.GOV

Important things you need to know:

Interviews will be scheduled during working hours
Interviews will be 60 minutes on TEAMS including a 10 minute presentation utilising power BI to create a dashboard from a data set which we’ll provide
Vacancy open until 17th June

For more information about the role or the recruitment process, get in touch with me (Sunflower) at: Sunflower.Montague@awe.co.uk

(Sorry agencies – all recruitment for this role is being managed by our team)

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

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. Any inclusion information you provide us will be used to encourage and support you through the application process and will be held only for this purpose in accordance with GDPR.

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