Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.
Package: £38,030 - £75,930 (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.
Closing Date: 30th November 2026
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:
- Background in Estimating, cost engineering, Quantity Surveying, Commercial, Cost planning.
- 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.
- Be an active member of a relevant of a Professional Body and willing maintain CPD.
Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:
- Support the P3M Function and Project Controls Capability Lead with upholding a professional, credible and resilient authority across the business.
- Apply best practise estimating policy, processes and procedures on projects and programmes.
- Leads the development of complex cost estimates, for an agreed scope and approach
- Providing estimating input to performance reporting, risk and change assessments.
- Write estimate plans, develop and assemble estimate data, review estimates and write estimate bases with underpinning qualification and assumptions.
- Where required, lead, coach and develop a team and influence others at specialism or functional level to create and deliver project, programme and portfolio plans
- Provide support, guidance and coaching for the Project / Programme / Portfolio teams. Inspire and drive high performance through the engagement and development of individuals promoting a psychological safe, diverse, and inclusive environment that encourages them to seek opportunities for continuous improvement and personal development
- Maintain 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:
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'.
Hybrid working is available for this role on an informal, non-contractual basis.
