Electrical Training Manager

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.

AWE is looking for a Qualified electrical engineer to work as a Training Manager in our award winning apprentice academy. The role would be responsible for inspiring and leading our apprentices to a successful electrical career.

Location - Reading / Basingstoke Area

Salary: £45250 - £50000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)

AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include:

• Market leading contributory pension scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement (270 hours a year plus every other Friday off)
• Flexible working hours
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• Consideration for either full time or part time hours. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time

Candidates must be a qualified electrician with experience in electrical maintenance and installation holding at least a BTEC / City and Guilds Level 3 or equivalent.

Within this role you will:

• Optimise, organise, develop and deliver skills and underpinning knowledge training for allocated apprentices including the review and maintenance of course files, syllabi and schemes of work
• Have or be willing to obtain teacher and assessor status and maintain it via continued professional development activity
• Work as part of the Skills Academy team to ensure that defined company and national contracted requirements for development are met
• Assure, assess and / or instruct apprentices skills, knowledge and behaviours, including during work-based learning
• Line manage apprentices including company performance management process and identify and address development needs and assessment using recognised company and academy processes
• Lead a team of approx. 12 direct reports

Candidates should be able to demonstrate some of the following:

• Proven presentation skills
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal to be understood by a range of audiences, from new apprentices to senior management within AWE
• Good influencing skills to ensure the appropriate learning opportunities and development of individuals
• Extensive experience in an engineering environment (engineers only)

Although you may already hold a teaching/training background we welcome applications from those looking to change roles and specific subject area training will be provided to the successful candidate.

As part of this role you must:

• Undertake and pass a CRB check
• Have the ability and affinity for working with a diverse range of people and grades across the business particularly young people
• Have the ability to attend off-site events (e.g. meetings, conferences, residential courses, etc.) which may include short periods away from home including overnight stays

Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for the role.

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