Project Manager

Amentum; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical cover

Pension contributions

Parental leave

Professional development

Flexible benefits

Hybrid work

Job summary

Amentum, a global leader in engineering and project management, seeks experienced Project Managers to lead complex UK defence programmes from Bristol. You will drive projects from inception to completion, ensuring safety, timeliness, budget adherence, and quality, while coordinating stakeholders and managing risks.

You will play a key role in delivering across disciplines, with on-site presence in Bristol 1–2 days per week and the remainder hybrid or remote, supported by a competitive package

Qualifications

• Significant track record delivering projects on time, within cost, and to quality constraints.
• Ability to operate autonomously with authority and build key relationships.
• Consultancy focus with ability to scope wider client opportunities.
• Expertise in P3M practices and their application across environments.
• Experience coaching and mentoring teams and individuals.
• Willingness to attain UK security clearance and residency in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Understand and apply organisational policies, processes, and procedures.
• Support business case development and approval processes.
• Analyze and manage timely, cost-effective delivery of client projects.
• Influence client delivery through planning, monitoring, and reporting of performance.
• Identify assumptions and dependencies and manage risks.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and management procedures.
• Coordinate services through engineering, project controls, commercial and financial support.
• Maintain accurate project records and history per policy.
• Capture learnings and apply continuous improvement in delivery.

Skills

Project delivery

Autonomy

Consultancy focus

P3M practices

Coaching

Security clearance

Education

Degree or equivalent

APM PFQ/PMQ

PRINCE2 / MSP

Job description

Amentum is a global leader in engineering, project and programme management, and solutions integration. Founded on programme, project, and engineering experience—combined with deep-seated specialist capabilities—Amentum has become a recognised delivery partner across major UK Government and commercial programmes.

Our Defence & Security business supports the UK Ministry of Defence in the delivery of their capabilities and objectives via a host of frameworks, not least the Project Delivery Partner framework, which sees us delivering Project Management, Project Controls, and Operational Delivery support across the land, sea, air, and corporate domains. The work we do is of international importance in ensuring our national security and that of our allies—something our team is proud to support. The framework enables our employees to traverse a range of innovative programmes and projects, which challenge them and ensure they develop their skills to the highest levels. The support structures we have in place ensure our employee welfare and career development are achieved to the highest standards.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you would expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and a 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 programmes that incorporate matched funding, paid volunteering time, and charitable donations.

About the Opportunity:

As part of our continued growth, we are seeking experienced and enthusiastic Project Managers with proven delivery experience to join our team and support the successful delivery of some of the UK's most complex and challenging projects and programmes. In this role, you will work closely with our clients, leading projects from inception through to completion and ensuring they are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

You will play a key role in coordinating stakeholders, managing project risks and opportunities, and driving successful outcomes across a diverse portfolio of projects.

The position is primarily based in Bristol and the surrounding area, with a requirement to be on-site at least one/two days per week, with the remainder of the week offering hybrid or remote working flexibility.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Understand, and deliver in accordance with, organisational policies, processes, and procedures.
• Support the development and assurance of business cases as part of wider approval processes.
• Analyse, develop, support, and manage the timely and cost-effective delivery of client projects, meeting business and environmental objectives.
• Influence, support, and expedite client project delivery through effective planning, monitoring, controlling, and reporting of project performance.
• Identify and effectively manage project assumptions and dependencies.
• Support identification of slippage and risk, and implement remedial or mitigating actions, ensuring compliance with all relevant safety, environmental, and management procedures.
• Champion the application of appropriate programme and project delivery strategies and commercial vehicles to secure successful business outcomes.
• Ensure appropriate services to the project are coordinated and delivered through technical, engineering, project controls, commercial, and financial support functions.
• Maintain project records, information, and history accurately and in line with policy.
• Ensure learning from experience is captured and apply continuous improvement techniques to project delivery.

Here's What You'll Need:

• Significant track record of successfully delivering projects in line with time, cost, and quality constraints.
• Ability to operate autonomously, with authority, and skilled in developing and maintaining key relationships.
• Consultancy focus with a proven history of identifying and delivering client requirements, and the ability to scope wider business opportunities.
• Expertise in P3M practices, methodologies, and techniques, and their appropriate application to varied environments.
• Highly skilled in the provision of coaching and mentoring.
• Ability and willingness to attain security clearance, which includes being resident in the UK for the preceding 5 years.

Desirable Skills and Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject.
• APM PFQ/PMQ qualification.
• Strong knowledge of the Defence industry and experience working in a high-profile Tier 1, Prime, and/or subcontractor organisation.
• Membership of the Association for Project Management (MAPM) is advantageous.
• PRINCE2 or Agile Practitioner qualification.
• Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner (desirable but not essential).

What's in It for You:

• Competitive salary and benefits package, with unrivalled salary sacrifice schemes available.
• Free single medical cover and digital GP service.
• Generous pension contributions.
• Enhanced parental leave and family-friendly policies.
• Professional development support and membership reimbursement.
• Access to a flexible benefits programme tailored to your needs, including buying or selling up to 10 days' extra holiday.
• Hybrid and flexible working options to support work-life balance.

Our Culture:

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit Promoting Equality & Diversity in Jobs and Career - VERCIDA 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.

Your application experience is important to us and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join us then please, contact us.