Working for us
Work for us and you can play a key role in tackling one of the most technical, complex challenges facing the UK today, helping us leave a safer environment for future generations.
Our location
Our office at Harwell is based in the most rural county in the South East, Oxfordshire. This county has a population of around 635,500, over half of which lives in towns or villages of less than 10,000 people. There is free parking on site.
The county is a popular visitor destination for its rural beauty, numerous market towns and Oxford city itself, which has earned a global reputation for its academic and architectural splendour. Oxford is also a global centre of publishing.
Oxfordshire has consistently high levels of employment and the workforce is amongst the most highly-qualified in the country. World-class business clusters include bioscience, advanced motorsport engineering, scientific research and cryogenics.
Working for RWM
We recognise that our people are our greatest asset. We’re committed to providing an environment where you will feel valued and respected.
What we offer you
Work for us and you can play a key role in tackling one of the most technical, complex challenges facing the UK today, helping us leave a safer environment for future generations.
In return for the significant contribution you’ll make to our future, you’ll receive excellent benefits and rewards, as well as a healthy work/life balance working at RWM.
We offer a generous career-average pension scheme - Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (PCSPS) www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk. This is an excellent scheme and more information can be provided.
We offer a generous performance related bonus based on both RWM and individual performance.
On appointment to an RWM job, full-time staff are entitled to a generous annual holiday allowance of 30 days’ annual leave. The leave allowance is pro-rata for part-time staff and we operate a buy/sell scheme.
Supporting different working arrangements and the accommodation of agile and flexible working patterns.
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Childcare vouchers (if applicable)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Payroll Giving
We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. At RWM we are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the diversity of our people and actively seek to have a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the communities we support. Currently we are underrepresented in some areas, and would particularly welcome applicants from Women, Black, Asian and Ethnic Minorities, LGBTQ+ and candidates who have a disability.
In promoting equal opportunities, RWM welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We select people according to their abilities and our needs. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of disabled candidates who meet all of the essential criteria, RWM will interview the best candidates from within that group.
Disability confident
In promoting equal opportunities, RWM welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We select people according to their abilities and our needs. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of disabled candidates who meet all of the essential criteria, RWM will interview the best candidates from within that group.
Disabled candidates who actively apply for our vacancies will need to be accessed against our selection criteria, if you feel that they meet all of the essential criteria RWM will guarantee that they have an interview. If we have a high volume of disabled candidates who meet all of the essential criteria, please choose 3 of the best candidates from within the group to be interviewed.
