Area Engineering Manager

At Amentum, we're not just solving problems; we're engineering the future. Our team is driven by an unyielding commitment to innovation, integrity, and collaboration, tackling some of the most significant challenges in science, security, and sustainability. If you're passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values diversity, and ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive.

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For our team in Warrington, we are seeking an experienced Area Engineering Manager.

Scope of responsibilities:

• To Lead and direct a multi-disciplinary engineering Team to: Deliver the Stage 3 Define phase onwards in line with agreed project schedule and cost/ Drive Engineering teams to optimise the stage 2 Appraise and Select single preferred solution and produce a stage 3 Preliminary Design

• Complete preliminary design assurance activities in line with agreed Risk Based Assurance Strategy

• AEM leading the multidiscipline teams, responsible for estimating, scheduling, forecasting and the production of the agreed design deliverables.

• Management of the DSA teams in production of deliverables

• Development of the safety case(s), including attendance at HAZOPs, support to safety assessment, review of ES, production of substantiation documentation

• Identification of additional resource demand where required to ensure all deliverables can be originated and checked in accordance with the project schedule dates

• Interfacing with other Project Discipline leads within the project(s)

• Interfacing and engagement with Site clients and stakeholders.

• Support production of Stage 4 Deliver estimate and schedule. 

• Have input to the commercial engagement of suppliers in the Define phase

• Work collaboratively with full integrated project team

Requirements

• Background engineering experience demonstrating a record of successful delivery including recent positions influencing professional engineers and guiding technical personnel.

• Significant experience working in an engineering design environment in roles where knowledge of engineering was a key attribute. 

• Proven project delivery across full project life cycle.

• Recent experience working within a regulated and quality assured system (preferably nuclear) in roles where professional engineering judgement is the key attribute.

• Knowledge and understanding of governing laws, regulations and standards for nuclear industry (equivalence from other industries will be considered):

• Health & Safety at Work Act and various Regulations including The Construction (design and management) Regulations 2015, Safety of Machinery, CDM, LOLER, Pressure Systems, DSEAR, Ionising Radiation.

• Experience with Project System Engineering and the system engineering approach to design.

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