Assistant Project Manager

Amentum; United States; Remote; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support the comprehensive lifecycle delivery of the HPC project. You will report to the Service Manager and help coordinate engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction, and handover activities to meet the contract schedule.

You will work with the Project Manager, Utilities Delivery Leads, and teams to ensure safety, quality, time, and cost targets. Strong organizational skills and clear communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral presentation skills.
• People management with ability to influence and collaborate.
• Analytical skills including budget analysis and forecasting.
• Ability to cope under pressure and meet tight timelines.
• Meticulous attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assist and work under supervision on tasks to support Project Manager’s delivery of HPC scope.
• Interface with key teams within NNB to support project delivery.
• Support management systems for planning and document control processes.
• Assist in compliance with approved procedures.
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders for HPC project.
• Under supervision, project manage delivery of documents for ONR L4 meetings and overall planning schedules.
• Maintain a full, auditable archive of project decisions.

Skills

Excellent written and oral presenting

People management

Analytical skills including budget & 4

Under pressure performance

Attention to detail

Engineering/related degree (optional)

Education

Engineering degree or related field (optional)

Job description

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. 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.

About the Opportunity

We employ the UK's most experienced and skilled technical services professionals and has grown 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. 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.

The Assistant Project Manager (APM) will demonstrate the strongest direction of all activities associated with the full life cycle delivery of the major contracts assigned. Reporting directly to the Service Manager you will be accountable for ensuring delivery of all engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and handover activities for the life cycle of the contract or work package in accordance with the overall Project schedule.

The APM will work closely with the Project/Service Manager and Utilities Delivery Leads to ensure planning and delivery is in accordance with all safety, quality, time and cost parameters to meet the needs of the Project.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist and work under supervision on tasks required to support the Project Manager’s delivery of the project and contract scope for HPC.
• Liaise and interface with the other key teams within NNB on specific tasks which are required to support the principle task of delivery of the project and contract scope for HPC.
• Has an awareness to develop, implement and provide ongoing support towards the use of management systems which will support delivery and quality of the outputs from the Project Controls Department, including planning and document control processes.
• Participate in providing support to the wider Team with regard to compliance with approved NNB procedures.
• Participate in developing the relationships with key statutory stakeholders for the HPC project
• Under supervision of the Project Manager the APM will project manage delivery of documents required to secure Project delivery including those required for ONR L4 meetings. This will include the overall Planning Schedule, as well as detailed schedules for associated technical work streams.
• Ensure that a full and auditable archive of project decisions is maintained to document the project evolution and history.

Education, Experience and Skills:

• Excellent written and oral presentation skills, able to communicate effectively and interact with senior managers.
• People management skills, with the ability to build relationships, influence and work collaboratively within complex, internal and external, multidisciplinary groups.
• Ability to display and communicate a logical thought process, with excellent analytical skills, including capabilities for budget analysis and forecasting.
• Ability to cope well under pressure and within tight timeframes.
• Undertake individual working to a high level of attention to detail.
• May have (but not essential) a Degree or similar qualification in engineering, construction or related field.

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 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.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent.

For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com 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.

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.