We’ll 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.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the Opportunity

Nuclear Power Programmes is one of the newest Business Units and has been formed with the vision to support positive change and help shape the future of Nuclear Power.

Operational throughout the UK and across continental Europe, we are seeking to expand our team on a variety of nuclear projects, which range in technologies and that find themselves at different stages of their development. To do this, we are seeking to continuously employ talented individuals to join our diverse team that are excited about nuclear projects and are committed to Net Zero, and Energy Security.

In both client facing and internal roles we are delivering major programme and project management capabilities throughout the project lifecycle. We are driving to deliver safe, high quality and to time solutions by thinking innovatively and working collaboratively.

Amentum are recruiting for a Project Manager to support the Civil Works Programme which comprises a series of projects that will be delivered over a 10-year period. Each element of the scope has been assigned to a combination of participants that will be responsible and accountable for the delivery. The Civils Programme will deliver the Sizewell C Civil Engineering scope to support the Nuclear, Conventional and Heat Sink islands. To successfully deliver the Programme requires excellent coordination and integration with the Site Establishment, Site Operations, and Mechanical / Electrical / Heating (MEH) Alliance. Key responsbilities will be:

• Take a global overview of the nuclear power plant Systems, Structures and Components (SSCs) with a view to maximise replication from HPC and prepare for key contracts to be awarded.
• Timely delivery of engineering studies by the RD or by key contractors and for ensuring they meet the needs of the SZC project.
• Prepare with the multidisciplinary team specific post-FID contracts (terms & conditions, contractual appendices and technical specification).
• Drive the implementation of site-specific design changes into the design deliverables in their programme, including contract specifications to enable robust pricing.
• Manage internal interfaces (between contracts and systems) and external interfaces (between programme scopes) to ensure a coordinated approach to design and delivery.
• Early engagement with stakeholders (including equipment suppliers) to identify obsolescence issues and other risks to replication.
• Manage the technical elements of the procurement process for specific contracts.
• Ensure that lessons-learnt and knowledge-capture are practiced as business as usual.
• Develop and implement strategies and plans in line with the overall programme execution plan (PEP).
• Define the work scope to be delivered within the contract or package of work and the interfaces to the other elements of the programme.
• Drive the delivery of the contract or package activities to ensure they are delivered safely, on time, to budget, meeting business & technical requirements.
• Ensure that contract or package contractual requirements are fulfilled.

Here's What You'll Need

• Degree and Chartered status in Project management, Construction, Civil engineering, or other relevant discipline.
• Formal project management qualification, for example APM or PRINCE2.
• Good understanding of the complexity of major projects, including interface management between scope areas.
• Knowledge and understanding of Project Management and working knowledge and management experience of construction activities.
• Experience of managing major projects from concept to handover, throughout the project lifecycle within a technically complex and dynamic environment whilst ensuring high levels of safety, security, and environmental responsibility
• Demonstrate success coordinating multi-disciplinary design/procurement work and driving design/procurement teams to deliver on time.
• Background in mechanical, electrical, process, systems or civil engineering for large industrial plants.

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.

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