The application process
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Liabilities
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Your mission
£31,000 + BENEFITS | 2 YEARS
Join the Liabilities team, which sets direction and manages nuclear, radiological, chemical and explosive waste alongside the safe decommissioning and demolition of associated facilities. Through structured placements, you will gain experience across the full liabilities lifecycle and see how strategy, projects, operations, engineering, safety and waste specialists work together.
Our work is of the highest national security so you must be a British Citizen to apply.
THE QUALIFICATIONS YOU’LL NEED
We ask for a minimum 2:2 in a relevant technical or general degree
You must be available to join AWE in September 2027.
LOCATION: READING, BERKSHIRE
You’ll be based at our Aldermaston site near Reading.
We work a nine-day fortnight. That means every other Friday off work + 270 hours of annual leave.
SKILLS YOU’LL NEED TO DEMONSTRATE
• Project delivery
• Solving problems
• Building relationships
• Organised
• Team player
Your journey
Play a key role in helping AWE safely manage its legacy facilities and infrastructure while developing valuable skills in programme delivery, planning and stakeholder engagement. As a graduate, you’ll gain hands-on experience supporting decommissioning, demolition and waste management programmes, working alongside experts from engineering, safety, operations, commercial and project teams.
You’ll learn how complex projects are planned and delivered, apply risk-based approaches to support safe and compliant operations, and use data and reporting to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement.
Through a range of placements and opportunities to work with senior leaders, you’ll build a broad understanding of the organisation and develop the knowledge, skills and confidence needed for a successful career in programme and project delivery.
What you’ll learn
DECOMMISSIONING | PROJECT DELIVERY
During this programme, you’ll gain a broad understanding of how complex decommissioning, demolition and waste-management activities are planned, managed and delivered safely.
You’ll learn about the full lifecycle of liabilities management and how teams across strategy, projects, engineering, operations, facilities and safety work together to achieve successful outcomes. As you develop your project delivery capabilities, you’ll work towards recognised qualifications such as the APM Project Fundamentals Qualification and IOSH health and safety certifications, while building practical knowledge of risk management, regulatory compliance and safe systems of work.
You’ll also develop expertise in continuous improvement through Lean Sigma Six Yellow Belt training, strengthen your stakeholder engagement and problem-solving skills, and gain experience using digital tools such as Excel and Power BI to analyse data, monitor performance and support informed decision-making.
