Level 6 (Degree)

Design & Construction Management

(Applications for Design & Construction Management roles are now closed.)
We have an exciting future in building massive infrastructure projects. This apprenticeship will give you the knowledge, skills and behaviours to lead and manage a wide range of different building and infrastructure projects.

While working at AWE you will act as the pivotal link between designers, such as architects or engineers, and construction teams and project stakeholders. Alongside academic studies, working in a live environment, you will build a fundamental understanding of both construction and architectural principles and practices. You will hone your skills in a range of disciplines including Design Development, specifications and information management, project management, value management and maintenance of safety/regulatory standards.

Nuclear Engineering – Electrical

(Applications for Nuclear Engineering Electrical roles are now closed.)
On completion, you will be able to use the knowledge, skills and behaviours developed to enable systems and equipment to operate safely, efficiently and in an environmentally sustainable way, meeting the requirements set out by our company and the Professional Body Institutions.

You will have a fundamental and core knowledge of engineering and science principles and practices and will be able to demonstrate discipline skills commensurate with the employed job role.

This typically includes design, plant performance enhancements, operational management, project management and maintenance of safety standards, utilising analytical thinking to provide innovative solutions.

Nuclear Engineering – Mechanical

(Applications for Nuclear Engineering Mechanical roles are now closed.)
This apprenticeship will allow you to use and develop knowledge, skills and behaviours to operate systems and equipment to safely, efficiently and sustainably, meeting the requirements set out by our company and those of the Professional Body Institutions.

You will have a fundamental and core knowledge of engineering and science principles and practices and will be able to demonstrate discipline skills commensurate with the employed job role.

This typically includes design, plant performance enhancements, operational management, project management and maintenance of safety standards, utilising analytical thinking to provide innovative solutions.

Electronic Design

(Applications for Electronic Design roles are now closed.)
This apprenticeship follows the embedded electronic systems design and development engineer (degree) standard and leads to roles designing and developing electronic circuits, devices and systems. As an electronic apprentice you will spend your first year of training producing several electronic projects whilst also attending college part time. These projects will help you to develop your skills and knowledge in basic electronic theory, components, basic circuit design, circuit construction and reporting.

Manufacturing

(Applications for Manufacturing roles are now closed.)
As a Manufacturing Engineering Apprentice, you will develop the knowledge and people skills to enable the design and manufacture of a wide range of products, materials and tools to support our mission. Our operations include precision component manufacture, fabrication, explosive formulation, fissile material production, rubbers and plastics, and warhead assembly and disassembly.

Building & Services

(Applications for Building & Services roles are now closed.)
Building Services Engineers create a safe, healthy and comfortable environment in which people can live, work and achieve: Imagine yourself in the most fabulous building in the world. Now take away the lighting, heating and ventilation, the lifts and escalators, acoustics, plumbing, power supply and energy management systems, the security and safety systems. You are left in a cold, dark uninhabitable shell. Building Services Engineers bring buildings to life.

Project management

(Applications for Project Management roles are now closed.)
As a Project Management Apprentice at AWE, you will be given the opportunity to support an array of mission critical projects. Throughout your career at AWE, you will have the chance to work in support of our core programme, on large infrastructure projects, and on a wide range of supporting programmes which enable AWE to operate and grow. You will work with a wide variety of passionate and industry leading subject matter experts, building strong relationships with teams and stakeholders.