Operations Manager

Amentum; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is searching for an Operations Manager to support their Energy Division. This pivotal role involves overseeing recruitment, team development, and operational processes to ensure alignment with corporate values. The Operations Manager will foster engagement through team activities and serve as a link between various teams. The ideal candidate will possess excellent problem-solving abilities, strong leadership skills, and a strategic mindset. This position offers a hybrid working model requiring weekly attendance at the London office.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Free medical cover

Enhanced parental leave pay

Professional development reimbursement

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong background in team development and recruitment.
• Proven leadership and collaboration capabilities.
• Ability to think strategically and deliver business objectives.
• Understanding of financial and commercial operations.

Responsibilities

• Drive recruitment and resourcing activities.
• Oversee mobilisation, onboarding, and off‑boarding.
• Coordinate team development and training.
• Support promotions and line management.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements.

Skills

Problem-solving

Team development

Recruitment

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Communication

Job description

We are seeking an Operations Manager to support our SZC portfolio within the Energy Division. This is a pivotal role in delivering one of the most complex and significant infrastructure projects in the UK: the construction of a new nuclear power station, contributing to the nation's Net Zero carbon target. This undertaking brings unique challenges, and your expertise will be essential in ensuring that our operational processes run seamlessly and efficiently. As Operations Manager, you will play a critical role in both people leadership and operational delivery. You will lead and develop a growing team, ensuring their wellbeing, capability development, and career progression, all aligned with Amentum's core values. Acting as a key link between the SZC portfolio and our central operational team, you will ensure that processes and procedures are implemented consistently and effectively. Your responsibilities will span recruitment and onboarding, mobilisation, vetting, and off‑boarding. You will enable line managers, and maintain strong connections with corporate functions to ensure smooth operations. Additionally, you will foster engagement through team briefs, social activities, and initiatives that keep our people connected and motivated.

Responsibilities

• Drive recruitment and resourcing, including interviews and candidate selection.
• Oversee mobilisation, onboarding, vetting, and off‑boarding activities.
• Coordinate team development: maintain capabilities, manage training, and oversee career progression.
• Support promotions and enable effective line management of seconded team members.
• Coordinate team briefs, engagement activities, and social events.
• Ensure compliance with Amentum processes and procedures across the portfolio.
• Act as the primary link to the central operational team and corporate functions.
• Ensure all work complies with health, safety, quality, and governance requirements.
• Hybrid working is available; however, weekly attendance at the London office is essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent problem‑solving skills.
• Strong background in team development and recruitment, with an understanding of technical roles.
• Proven leadership, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Ability to think strategically and deliver business objectives.
• Sound understanding of financial and commercial aspects of operations management.
• Exceptional communication skills across all levels.

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 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. 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. 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.