Business Improvement Officer

Amentum; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum seeks a Business Improvement Officer to enhance delivery planning and resource allocation for its Energy Programmes. The role involves reviewing current methodologies, proposing solutions, and ensuring stakeholder engagement across teams. A supportive culture emphasizes inclusion, diversity, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Free single medical cover

Enhanced parental leave pay

Reimbursement for professional development

Paid volunteering time

Charitable donations

Qualifications

• Proven experience in resource and delivery planning for projects.
• Strong understanding of various project management methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills for engaging stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive review of current tools and processes.
• Design and propose scalable solutions for resource matching.
• Lead the trial and rollout of solutions to streamline planning.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Education

Proven experience in resource and delivery planning

Understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, PRINCE2, PMBOK)

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Primavera

Job description

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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.

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

Energy Programmes is one of our newest Business Units and has been formed with the vision to support positive change and help shape the future of Nuclear Power. Our embedded teams are delivering support to Hinkley Point C (New build power station in the South West), Sizewell C (located in the South East), helping develop technologies in SMR (Small modular Reactor) capability and working towards building Poland's first Energy Power station.

Working 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 currently recruiting a Business Improvement Officer who will conduct a comprehensive review of current tools, processes, and arrangements for delivery planning and resource allocation. Key responsibilities will be:

Benchmark against industry best practices to identify optimal tools, data structures, and planning methodologies

Design and propose a scalable solution (tool, process, or hybrid) that:

Provides a clear view of contracted scope and enables resource matching to work breakdown structures.

Offers visibility of available resources across teams

Supports work packaging and assignment of scope

Integrates cross-team resource needs and dependencies, including early-stage planning and acceptance

Lead the trial, rollout, and refinement of the solution to ensure it is fully operational

Engage with stakeholders across departments to ensure alignment and adoption

Qualifications

Proven experience in resource and delivery planning, ideally in project- or program-based environments

Strong understanding of project management methodologies (, Agile, PRINCE2, PMBOK)

Experience with planning and resource management tools (, MS Project, Smartsheet, Primavera, or similar)

Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and implement process improvements

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities

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 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.