Amentum will inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes , plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

About the Opportunity

We employ the UK's most experienced and skilled technical services professionals and has grown to over 8,000 people in locations across the UK - we provide the resources to turn great ideas into reality, and we offer capable and committed individuals the opportunity to shape their careers how they wish.

Hinkley Point C (HPC) is the first new nuclear power station to be built in the UK in over 20 years, HPCs two EPR reactors will be capable of generating 3.26GW of secure, low carbon electricity for 60 years, enough electricity to power around 6 million homes. In addition to the projects ‘clean energy’ benefits, HPC will create thousands of jobs and bring lasting benefits to the UK economy.

We are currently recruiting for an Delivery Risk Lead to work on the HPC project in the South West.

Key responsibilities will be: 

• Implementation of the Risk Management Framework through the project organisation including the Portfolio and adherence with the Risk Management processes and governance cycle within the project delivery organisation.

• Act as a Risk Lead and provide risk management support to the Area, Programme and Functional Directors and teams to ensure project portfolio and delivery risks are adequately identified, assessed, controlled, actioned, and reported to the Project.

• Alignment and linkage of delivery risks to portfolio risks to ensure there is a comprehensive coverage of risk across the project and to support Executive reporting on risk exposure and support linkage to the strategic risk register.

• Continuous review and improvement of delivery risk management work instruction, supporting training and ARM Risk Management Software.

• Accountable for the timely production, assurance and focussed Risk and Opportunity reporting for the Project at all levels, including Project Review, Portfolio Risk Review, and board reporting:

• Ensure risk management data is accurate, metrics are available to the project through Power-Bi reporting, and reporting meets the needs of the project.

Qualifications & Experience

• Educated to degree level and / or relevant evidencable relevant experience in similar role / context.

• Risk specific qualifications or membership to a professional body is preferrable.

• Senior level experience within a Risk or Project Controls team in a complex, highly regulated industry (ideally nuclear or energy).

• Experience of practical application of Risk frameworks and methodologies, and how they are applied in major projects.

• Proven leadership experience and experience of supporting a team to maximise the team contribution to Project success.

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed,  marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.