AI Adoption Specialist (AI Adoption)
Closing date: 23rd June 2026
Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.
Package: £61,460 - £90,000(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.
Ready to play your part?
At AWE, it's not just a job, it's far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?
Responsibilities to include:
- Drive organisation‑wide AI uptake through a people‑centred adoption programme, building confidence, responsible use and an AI‑enabled culture that improves productivity and ways of working.
- Design and run a comprehensive AI training curriculum for all staff levels, building practical skills, digital confidence and safe, effective use of AI tools.
- Lead quick‑win delivery of lightweight AI tools embedded in local workflows, ensuring they are user‑friendly, valuable and appropriately governed before handing complex cases to Enterprise AI.
- Build and manage a high‑performing team with agile, delivery‑focused ways of working. Provide coaching, clear direction and a culture of pace, collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Establish and grow an internal AI Champions network and communities of practice to spread knowledge, share success stories and embed grassroots enthusiasm for AI.
- Lead change management, communications and hands‑on support to ensure new AI tools are adopted smoothly. Provide onboarding, guidance and practical help during roll‑outs.
- Monitor usage, impact and user feedback for AI tools and training. Define success metrics and drive improvements through retraining, tool refinement or targeted interventions.
- Uphold responsible AI policies, apply safeguards, and ensure every solution has a clear sustainment plan with appropriate handover to business units or Enterprise AI.
Additional duties:
- Create tailored training materials, deliver engaging sessions and continuously refine content based on feedback and learning trends.
- Oversee agile squads delivering small‑scale AI solutions, ensuring tight scoping, rapid iteration and essential governance while escalating larger opportunities appropriately.
