Posted Apr 26, 2026
Amentum is a premier global technical and engineering services partner. We draw from a century-old heritage of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong culture of safety and ethics. We are now recruiting for a Project Engineering Manager to join us permanently on our major projects. As PEM you will is responsible for the management, leadership, coordination, implementation and performance of discipline engineering activities for an assigned project within our major project. Responsibilities: As Project Engineering Manager you will: Have a solid understanding and is able to apply relevant safety legislation, including: Construction Design and Management (CDM); Principal Designer requirements; Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER); Health and Safety at Work Act You will review and manages control of design on a project: production of Design Control Plans (DCP); design review management and input; design change control Produces appropriate engineering deliverables: Bases of design (BoD); analysis; calculations; drawings/diagrams; specifications Manage and coordinate technical risk management activities: risk management strategy and planning; risk identification and assessment; risk mitigation; risk register production and maintenance Coordinate the management of requirements: Understanding of systems engineering principles; requirements identification; configuration control; validation and verification Manage and coordinate the development of engineering delivery baselines: scope definition; input to project management deliverables (WBS, schedule, estimate etc); project execution plan / engineering execution plan) Coordinates oversight of project delivery and project reporting: rules of credit; progress monitoring and reporting; recovery planning Engages with, and oversees delivery partners and supply chain organisations: specification of engineering and technical requirements; technical assessment of tenders; management of TQs and concessions; management of supply chain deliverables. Understand and works within / provides input to the project delivery lifecycle Understands and works with / provides input to nuclear industry standard gated delivery processes Responsibilities (nuclear specific engineering): Experience & knowledge of the UK nuclear site licence conditions and specifically those related to engineering Knowledge of configuration controlled nuclear baseline throughout the project facility lifecycle Experience of nuclear site licence company procedures Knowledge of generic nuclear new-build safety case: stages and key deliverables; design change control; engineering deliverables Solid and proven knowledge of UK nuclear facility operational safety case: design change control/configuration management; facility modification; periodic review of safety Knowledge of design substantiation process and interactions with the nuclear safety case Experience of quality control and the relationship between nuclear safety and the project lifecycle Knowledge of the UK nuclear and environmental regulators and their interactions with UK nuclear site licence companies Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required: Ideally Bachelors degree in engineering or science subject or demonstrated equivalent combination of qualifications and experience. Possess or working towards Professional membership of a relevant chartered body Proven experience working in a complex/major project engineering delivery environment of which part in a supervisory capacity managing a single-discipline engineering delivery team including management of engineering supply chain organisations Currently hold SC or prepared to go through the SC process. Amentum is an equals opportunities employer. Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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For more than 100 years, Amentum has tackled the world's toughest challenges to deliver agile and steadfast solutions to the U.S. government and its allies. With more than 50,000 employees on all seven continents and in more than 60 countries, Amentum delivers a broad range of operational support services to meet the critical needs of our clients. Our headquarters are in Chantilly, VA. Find us online at https://www.amentum.com/ If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at TAOps@amentum.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. 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