Senior Estimator

If you’d like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given.

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.

Next steps:

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point above, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.

Important things you need to know:

• We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.
• 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.
• Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.

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 will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.

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

About AWE

If you’re looking for a role with excitement, intrigue and something that really makes a difference then now is the time to join AWE. We are at the start of a once in a generation – possibly two generations – programme to design and produce a replacement warhead for the UK’s continuous at sea deterrent. We will do this while continuing to deliver the Trident programme as well as managing ambitious state-of-the-art capital and construction projects – some of which have never been done before. Find out more on our website.

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