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Graduate Trainee - Estates Strategy and Planning
Programme
Evolve Graduate Programme
Salary
£31,000 starting salary plus benefits
Location
Aldermaston, Reading area, Berkshire - onsite
Duration
Two years
Start date
September 2027
Working pattern
9-day working fortnight
About AWE
We are a team of remarkable people, united by one extraordinary mission: keeping the UK safe and secure. Our work supports the UK's independent nuclear deterrent and wider national-security capabilities through science, engineering, technology and specialist expertise.
Programme purpose
The Estates Strategy and Plans team shapes the long-term development, performance and sustainability of AWE’s estate. As a Graduate, you will support the strategies, plans and evidence that ensure infrastructure and assets remain safe, efficient and fit for purpose.
The two-year programme will build your analytical, technical, commercial and stakeholder-engagement capability. You will learn how strategic planning, asset management, investment, sustainability and energy objectives come together in a complex and highly regulated organisation.
Key activities and responsibilities
Support the development of long-term estate strategies and plans that keep infrastructure safe, efficient and fit for purpose.
Contribute to asset-management plans, requirements capture and future capability planning.
Support infrastructure investment proposals, options appraisal and business-case development.
Analyse complex estate, asset and energy data to support evidence-based decisions.
Contribute to energy, carbon-reduction, efficiency and environmental-impact strategies.
Work with project teams, operational users and technical specialists to align plans with business needs and value for money.
Learning and development
How estate strategies and asset-management plans are developed, governed and aligned to organisational objectives.
How infrastructure investment proposals and business cases balance cost, risk, performance and future capability.
Requirements capture, options appraisal, data analysis and evidence-based decision-making.
How strategic estate planning links with project delivery and operational priorities.
Energy management, carbon reduction, sustainability and environmental performance across a complex estate.
Stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing across multidisciplinary teams.
Career development and progression
You will gain exposure to strategic planning, infrastructure investment, asset-management principles, business-case development, project delivery, operations, sustainability and energy management. Following successful completion, you will be well positioned to develop within Estates Strategy and Planning or a related discipline, with increasing responsibility for investment decisions and strategic direction.
Behaviours and qualities
Proactive: You take ownership, show initiative and look for practical ways to add value.
Analytical: You can interpret complex information and use evidence to support recommendations.
Collaborative: You build constructive relationships and value the knowledge of different stakeholders.
Organised: You can manage competing priorities and deliver work to a high standard.
Detail focused: You understand the importance of accuracy, quality and compliance.
Adaptable: You respond positively to changing priorities and new challenges.
Entry requirements
2:2 Minimum degree grade in any degree discipline
You must be available to join AWE in September 2027.
You must be a British National and willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance.
You must be willing to work onsite and complete an Occupational Health pre-employment assessment.
Salary and benefits
£31,000 starting salary.
A market-leading contributory pension scheme.
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