Lead CS&A Engineer

Amentum; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Lead CS&A Engineer in Warrington. This role involves leading a team of engineers, ensuring the delivery of essential civil, structural, and architectural designs for a significant nuclear project. Candidates should have at least 7 years of relevant engineering experience and appropriate institutional membership. The company offers competitive benefits, including flexible working arrangements and professional development support.

Benefits

Free single medical cover

Enhanced parental leave pay

Reimbursement for professional development

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of engineering experience in relevant roles.
• Experience within a regulated and quality assured system, preferably nuclear.
• Proven ability to influence engineers and guide technical personnel.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in the definition and implementation of functional works.
• Delivery of civil, structural, and architectural design.
• Manage delivery partners and design team interfaces.

Skills

Lead a team

Civil, structural, and architectural design

Risk identification and mitigation

Delivery of construction information

Education

MEng or equivalent

Chartered Engineer / qualified Architect / Architectural Technologist

Job description

Lead CS&A Engineer – Birchwood, Warrington

BEPPS2 now has an exciting opportunity to recruit a Lead CS&A Engineer. As a Lead CS&A Engineer your responsibilities will include:

• Lead a team of CS&A engineers and architects in the definition, implementation and delivery of specified functional works that achieve safety, functional and business requirements.
• Key role holder within the Engineering team on the project.
• Delivery of the civil, structural, and architectural design.
• Delivery of construction information.
• Manage the interface to and between key Delivery Partners and the design team.
• Understanding of the commercial implications of products, scope and packages.
• Delivery of substantiation and other approvals.
• Risk identification with proposed resolution/mitigation.
• Production of Schedule and identification of key milestones.
• Develop deliverables list and format (drawings, specifications, reports, BIM etc.).

Qualifications

• Higher Education Qualification in Engineering (or equivalent) subject – MEng (preferred).
• Appropriate (Engineering or Scientific) Institution Membership – Chartered Engineer / qualified Architect / Architectural Technologist.
• Background engineering experience demonstrating a record of successful delivery including recent positions influencing professional engineers and guiding technical personnel.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience within the previous 10 years working in roles where knowledge of engineering was a key attribute.
• Experience of working within a regulated and quality assured system (preferably nuclear) in roles where professional judgment is the key attribute.

About the Project

Amentum is the Design and Engineering partner for Sellafield under the PPP (Programme and Project Partners). This is a 20‑year arrangement to deliver ~£7bn of major projects. We are looking to recruit high value expertise from across regulated and comparable sectors to work in a collaborative environment. PPP is delivering major projects, site-wide improvements and provision of supporting services.

The Project Box Encapsulation Plant Product Store (BEPPS2) is a PPP Major Project to design and construct a new mechanical handling waste storage facility that will safely store waste packages for many years to come. The project status is currently at detailed design.

Benefits

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.