Area Engineering Manager

Amentum; Risley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Risley is seeking an experienced Area Engineering Manager. This role requires leading a multidisciplinary team to ensure successful project delivery and compliance with nuclear industry regulations. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in engineering, project management experience, and knowledge of relevant safety regulations. The company offers a collaborative environment focused on innovation and integrity.

Qualifications

• Background engineering experience with successful delivery.
• Significant experience in engineering design environments.
• Proven project delivery across full project life cycle.
• Recent experience within regulated and quality assured systems.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations related to nuclear industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Deliver project phases on time and on budget.
• Develop safety cases and attend HAZOPs.
• Interfacing with project discipline leads and site clients.

Skills

Engineering design

Project delivery

Nuclear industry regulations knowledge

Job description

At Amentum, we're not just solving problems; we're engineering the future. Our team is driven by an unyielding commitment to innovation, integrity, and collaboration, tackling some of the most significant challenges in science, security, and sustainability. If you're passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values diversity, and ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive.

Here, we believe that success comes from continuously pushing boundaries and working together to deliver on our promises. We embrace challenges with confidence and are dedicated to creating a secure and vibrant future for all. If you're ready to join a team that values your unique perspective and is committed to your safety, well-being, and professional growth.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy.

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.

For our team in Warrington, we are seeking an experienced Area Engineering Manager.

Scope of responsibilities

To Lead and direct a multi-disciplinary engineering Team to : Deliver the Stage 3 Define phase onwards in line with agreed project schedule and cost / Drive Engineering teams to optimise the stage 2 Appraise and Select single preferred solution and produce a stage 3 Preliminary Design

Complete preliminary design assurance activities in line with agreed Risk Based Assurance Strategy

AEM leading the multidiscipline teams, responsible for estimating, scheduling, forecasting and the production of the agreed design deliverables.

Management of the DSA teams in production of deliverables

Development of the safety case(s), including attendance at HAZOPs, support to safety assessment, review of ES, production of substantiation documentation

Identification of additional resource demand where required to ensure all deliverables can be originated and checked in accordance with the project schedule dates

Interfacing with other Project Discipline leads within the project(s)

Interfacing and engagement with Site clients and stakeholders.

Support production of Stage 4 Deliver estimate and schedule.

Have input to the commercial engagement of suppliers in the Define phase

Work collaboratively with full integrated project team

Requirements

Background engineering experience demonstrating a record of successful delivery including recent positions influencing professional engineers and guiding technical personnel.

Significant experience working in an engineering design environment in roles where knowledge of engineering was a key attribute.

Proven project delivery across full project life cycle.

Recent experience working within a regulated and quality assured system (preferably nuclear) in roles where professional engineering judgement is the key attribute.

Knowledge and understanding of governing laws, regulations and standards for nuclear industry (equivalence from other industries will be considered) :

Health & Safety at Work Act and various Regulations including The Construction (design and management) Regulations 2015, Safety of Machinery, CDM, LOLER, Pressure Systems, DSEAR, Ionising Radiation.

Experience with Project System Engineering and the system engineering approach to design.

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