Facility Engineer - Operational Technology Location : Reading/Basingstoke area Package : £37,860 - £50,000 (depending on suitability) AWE is now recruiting for Facility Engineers to join a multi-discipline service delivery function and be responsible for providing expertise in disciplines such as software configuration, SMART instruments and disaster recovery, whilst considering cyber security aspects.
Why work at AWE as a Facility Engineer?
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: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work.
In addition, 208 hours of holiday each year (equal to at least 25 days leave) plus Bank Holidays.
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'.
What will you be doing as a Facility Engineer?
You will be part of a specialist team within a multi-discipline service delivery function and will be responsible for providing expertise in disciplines such as software configuration, SMART instruments and disaster recovery, whilst considering cyber security aspects.
Within this position you will: Act as the intelligent customer for AWE with regards to OT as part of the Operational Technology team Providing technical consultancy to maintainers, facility engineers, project managers and commissioning teams Develop, maintain and update Policies and Procedure for use within the team and wider areas Working across a range of plant, facilities and systems within the sites in both production and research environments in support of the UK nuclear deterrent Identifying technical issues, evaluating options and providing solutions within the bounds of individual technical competence, seeing tasks through to satisfactory conclusion We'd love to hear from Facility Engineer's with experience in some, or all of the following: Working in an Operational Technology Engineering role or supporting OT equipment Diagnosing faults on OT/PC based systems and installing/replacing hardware/software to resolve the issue SCADA and PLC / BMS / DCS systems and developing or modifying software for them Industry standard packages such as Step7, TIA Portal, WinCC, Unity Pro, Wonderware, RSLogix etc Software engineering techniques and design for maintenance principles Configuration control of software on operational plant & equipment Cyber security practices for OT systems and why relevant 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.
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