"I left the Royal Navy in 2014 as an experienced Warrant Officer, and initially stepped completely out of my comfort zone into the construction industry; a company providing fabricated steel products to large projects in London. I quickly realised that this didn’t have the structure or purpose I was looking for, and that I wasn’t making best use of my skills, especially in leadership and management. That led to my move to AWE.
I started in Information and Knowledge Management. As a former Warfare Specialist in the Royal Navy, this was quite aligned to my service experience. I have since moved into a more technical position within Information Services, leading a team to deliver a centralised reporting and insight capability. Something that has never been done at AWE.
I enjoy working at here, as I meet many people from all backgrounds and skill sets: scientists, engineers, graduates, business support specialists, and more. All have unique requirements and experience but ultimately, we all work towards one goal: the AWE mission. Equality and diversity play a key role in our success. To do what we do, you cannot all be the same. We, and AWE are unique!
I also like that since Covid 19, the business and ways of working have changed for the better. We now enjoy the ability and flexibility to work from home if our work allows and when we need. So, you can easily dovetail your work and personal life.
There are lots of service leavers at AWE. The company acknowledges and welcomes our ‘get the job done attitude’; our strong communications skills; and our mission-centric leadership and management. Since joining, I have been promoted twice and have been involved and led aspects of two significant transformational projects; one of which provided AWE with the ability to work remotely! I am very proud of what I have achieved here and intend to remain for the foreseeable future."