Piping Engineer - Completion Lead

Amentum; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical cover

Digital GP service

Enhanced parental leave pay

Employee assistance program

Professional development & memberships

Matched funding & volunteering

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Piping Completion Lead for the MEH programme on a UK site. The role focuses on front-line delivery of piping scope, driving issue resolution with installation teams and coordinating with MEH discipline leads within a safety-conscious, high-pressure schedule.

Strong leadership and contractual awareness are essential, with experience in pressure test and completion activities. The position operates on-site at HPC-related works in the UK, reporting to Construction Engineering

Qualifications

• Proven experience in pressure test and completion activities.
• Meticulous and rigorous approach to engineering.
• Strong leadership and team coordination skills.
• Ability to influence a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Knowledge of contractual and commercial mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Front-line site delivery role on MEH piping scope to unblock technical issues under schedule pressure.
• Coordinate with installation teams and other MEH disciplines for integrated delivery.
• Delegate decision-making on site within defined boundaries to enable fast issue resolution.
• Lead and empower team members to deliver quality, on-time completion within safety standards.
• Ensure alignment with Construction Engineering Manager and Piping Construction Engineering team.

Skills

Leadership

Piping

Construction engineering

Stakeholder management

Autonomous working

Contractual knowledge

Job description

• The MEH programme has commenced bulk installation on site since the start of 2024, whereas previously the focus has been on securing the design and manufacturing. As such the spotlight will fall on the construction leads for the engineering delivery of the site scope;
• The Piping Completions Lead reports functionally to the "Piping Construction Engineering Manager";
• The current Piping Construction Engineering team size is 19 engineers; however, it also involves operational leadership of a matrixed team;
• As this is a front-line site delivery role, there is a necessity to work with flexibility and be able to work under the time pressure of the schedule in order to unblock technical issues to allow continuity of work by the installation teams.
• The Piping Completion Lead works closely with the installation Contract Engineering Lead and both reports to the Construction Engineering Manager who is part of a wider of team of Leaders delivering the E2E life cycle of the piping scope. Delivery of the upstream engineering sequence is outside the scope of the Construction Engineering team, however they should ensure integration with the other areas of the team and other disciplines;
• The Piping Completion Lead has counterparts across the other disciplines in MEH engineering, who perform equivalent roles for the other disciplines of MEH;
• The Piping Completion Lead will have delegation to perform decision making on site within a defined boundary to allow efficient and quick resolution of topics. Proven experience working in an equivalent / related role related to pressure test and completion activities;
• Meticulous and rigorous approach to engineering to achieve high professional standards;
• Proven ability to successfully deliver engineering safely to the correct quality, time and cost in a fast paced, schedule driven environment;
• Strong people leadership skills to coordinate efficient delivery of their scope through empowerment of their team members and drawing on the necessary support from others in the organisation;
• Ability to influence a diverse range of stakeholders;
• Ability to work autonomously but with awareness of own limitations;
• Knowledge of contractual and commercial mechanisms.

About Amentum

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., We employ the UK's most experienced and skilled technical services professionals and has grew to over 8,000 people in locations across the UK - we provide the resources to turn great ideas into reality, and we offer capable and committed individuals the opportunity to shape their careers how they wish.

About Hinkley Point C (HPC)

Hinkley Point C (HPC) is the first new nuclear power station to be built in the UK in over 20 years, HPCs two EPR reactors will be capable of generating 3.26GW of secure, low carbon electricity for 60 years, enough electricity to power around 6 million homes. In addition to the projects 'clean energy' benefits, HPC will create thousands of jobs and bring lasting benefits to the UK economy.

Benefits

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

• 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
• Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations