Project Manager - Roads

Amentum; Leiston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Project Manager in the Nuclear Power Programmes unit, where your expertise will help shape the future of energy. You will lead large-scale infrastructure projects, ensuring they meet safety, quality, and budget standards. This role offers the opportunity to work on exciting projects across the UK and Europe, with a focus on innovation and collaboration. The company values diversity and inclusion, providing a supportive environment that encourages professional growth and work-life balance. If you're passionate about making a positive impact in the energy sector, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Free Single Medical Cover

Enhanced Parental Leave Pay

Employee Assistance Programs

Professional Development Reimbursement

Paid Volunteering Time

Charitable Donations Matching

Flexible Working Hours

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing large-scale infrastructure projects valued at £30-£100 million.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and proactive approach to challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site project activities, ensuring safety, quality, and budget adherence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive project objectives.

Skills

Project Management

Problem-Solving

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Risk Management

Education

Civil Engineering Background

Tools

Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB)

NRSWA Qualification

Job description

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. 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

Nuclear Power Programmes is one of the newest Business Units and has been formed with the vision to support positive change and help shape the future of Nuclear Power.

Operational throughout the UK and across continental Europe, we are seeking to expand our team on a variety of nuclear projects, which range in technologies and that find themselves at different stages of their development. To do this, we are seeking to continuously employ talented individuals to join our diverse team that are excited about nuclear projects and are committed to Net Zero, and Energy Security.

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 recruiting for a Project Manager - Roads, you’ll ensure delivery of all (or part of) the engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and commissioning activities for the life cycle of the contract or work package in accordance with the overall Project schedule. This post will ensure planning and delivery is in accordance with all safety, quality, time and cost parameters to meet the needs of the Project.

Scope of accountability may include the design and construction of on and off-site infrastructure that may include (but not be limited to) Park and Ride sites, Railworks, accommodation campus, temporary cabins, temporary construction roads, hardstandings, utility networks (comprising potable water, comms & data, power, fire fighting water etc) and highway works (comprising bypasses and public realm works to adoptable standards). This role will be site based 5 days per week, key responsibilities will be:

• Lead and manage on-site project activities, ensuring adherence to safety expectations, timelines, quality and budgets.
• Obtaining Permits and Consents for DCO compliance requirements.
• Support the Senior Project Manager (SPM), Commercial and Procurement teams in the development and implementation of Sourcing Strategies and the development of tender documents.
• Provide written and oral reports and attend weekly and monthly reports to the SPM and engage with Site Delivery management for progress presentations. Reports will include (but not be limited to) H&S, progress, cost, and environmental monitoring, production rates, stakeholder relationships etc.
• Respond to tender queries, meet with suppliers if required and provide input to tender technical reviews.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive project objectives and milestones.
• Oversee contractor and subcontractor activities, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
• Interface with other projects and programmes to ensure a high-level view of how the total project is progressing and to identify and adopt the use of best practices.
• Proactively identify and mitigate project risks, ensuring smooth project progression.

Here's What You'll Need

• Proven experience as a Project Manager in large-scale infrastructure or energy projects, major complex projects (value size approx. £30- £100 mil plus), ideally such as HS2, HPC, Thames Tideway, CrossRail, Transport for London (TfL).
• Experience in delivering Highway schemes within the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB). This can include coordination of design, departures from standard and on-site delivery control.
• Background in a regulated Highway environment including local authority or Highway England, delivering S278 works and S106 agreements.
• Knowledge of the Specification for Highway Works and series therein.
• Awareness of Chapter 8 and experience in delivering or managing traffic management schemes. NRSWA qualification desirable but not essential.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to challenges.
• Experience in contractor and approving authority management and delivery of adoptable highways and associated structures and utilities.
• Significant experience in development of programmes and resource management.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Able to deal with complex issues and work within our local supply chain vision, creating a one team ethos.
• Ideally, you’ll have a civil engineering background with a potential specialism in road construction.

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. 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.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.