Strategic Project Director – Nuclear Decommissioning

Amentum; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options (hybrid)

Social value engagement opportunities

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex, high‑value programmes within a regulated environment. You will plan, execute and close projects on time and within budget, guiding Delivery Leads, Engineers and Administrators to deliver safe, compliant outcomes.

The role emphasizes leadership, stakeholder engagement, and robust project controls across cost, schedule, quality and risk, with social value contributions and flexible working options including hybrid schedules.

Qualifications

• Significant, minimum 10 years of experience in Project Management within a highly regulated and quality assured system in roles dependent upon engineering judgement.
• APM Chartered Project Professional and member of the Association of Project Management (APM) or PMI.
• Degree level qualification (2:1 minimum) in a relevant STEM subject.
• Previous experience of taking full accountability for end-to-end project delivery performance, including cost, schedule, quality, safety, and risk across assigned portfolios.
• Demonstrable experience in reviewing and challenging project budgets, forecasts, and schedules, ensuring early identification of risks, trends, and recovery actions where required.
• Superior interpersonal and leadership skills are required to enable effective interaction with clients, seniors and peers while working in a collaborative “Team” environment and able to build and maintain effective internal and external working relationships.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and quality are required along with a process improvement-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for multiple complex or high value projects, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives and client expectations.
• Take full accountability for end-to-end project delivery performance, including cost, schedule, quality, safety, and risk across assigned portfolios.
• Lead, mentor, and develop Project Managers and other delivery staff, providing professional guidance, performance management, and succession planning support.
• Act as the primary senior interface with clients, joint venture partners, regulators, and internal senior leadership, managing key relationships and escalation matters.
• Oversee the development, approval, and governance of project execution plans, ensuring consistent application of best practice project management methodologies.
• Provide assurance that robust project controls are in place, including programme management, cost control, risk and opportunity management, and change control processes.
• Review and challenge project budgets, forecasts, and schedules, ensuring early identification of risks, trends, and recovery actions where required.
• Sponsor and lead resolution of complex project issues, claims, disputes, and contractual matters, providing direction and support to project teams.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Budgets & cost control

Communication

Education

APM Chartered Project Professional / PMI member

Degree in STEM (2:1 minimum)

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex, high‑value programmes within a regulated environment. You will plan, execute and close projects on time and within budget, guiding Delivery Leads, Engineers and Administrators to deliver safe, compliant outcomes.

The role emphasizes leadership, stakeholder engagement, and robust project controls across cost, schedule, quality and risk, with social value contributions and flexible working options including hybrid schedules.