Contract Engineering Lead

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.

Amentum currently have a opportunity for a Contract Engineering Lead from a multidisciplinary background to join the Ancillary Works Team in the EPR Design Centre who will be responsible for overseeing the design of a building that houses an auxiliary boiler system, which provides steam to the main turbines of two reactors at HPC. This is supported by a multi-disciplinary Team within NNB.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing technical management of the Contract(s), including being the primary point of contact for the civil programme Project Managers and Mechanical, Electrical and Heating and Ventilation (MEH) programme Project Managers,
• Ensuring consistency of Contract Partner(s) deliverables with the contract technical specifications
• Ensuring Safety and UK Context requirements are taken into account in design activities, noting that the Ancillary Works Team enact the Principal Designer role for this contract on behalf of NNB
• Monitoring the effectiveness of the overall engineering delivery strategies; and proposing changes where necessary,
• Ensuring effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders,
• Coordinate engineering design activities performed by the different Contract Partners in parallel work streams,
• Providing technical support and information to the Contract Partner(s) where required,
• Managing the surveillance of the Contract Partner(s) detailed design work, in conjunction with NNB’s technical management, in accordance with project processes,
• Ensuring effective configuration control process are in place and are implemented, both with the Contract Partners and within NNB,
• Leading the resolution of transverse (multi-programme) engineering issues or risks and ensuring that the Contract Partner(s) schedules and milestones are consistent with global schedule,
• Ensuring that the Contract Partner(s) List of Deliverables (LoD) are consistent with the agreed schedule(s) and to ensure the Contract Partner is delivering design output in accordance with the agreed schedule and the LoD.
• Agree and accept the Contract Partner Design Schedule on behalf of NNB and provide and coordinate engineering design gateway requirements and reviews, 
• Coordinate Constructability Reviews prior to the Readiness Review and formal transfer for construction/erection/installation,
• Manage the coordinate and consolidate comments provided by all the Stakeholders during the deliverables review process,
• Facilitate optimisation of the design via modifications, trends and changes from feedback across the project,
• Lead discussions with the Contract Partner, providing support to the NNB Project Manager with early warning and compensation events, reviewing project change requests and provide support to the commercial lead for cost and schedule impact assessment and negotiation

Education, Skills & Experience

• Degree qualified or equivalent in Mechanical preferred civil/structural/architect/process Engineering discipline
• Experience in design management and coordination on large multi-discipline infrastructure projects
• Experience in nuclear industry appreciated. Awareness of the nuclear safety related constraints
• Solid Technical knowledge of building design and construction; particularly key UK legislation (eg CDM 2015)
• Accuracy, tenacity, diplomacy, results-oriented, leadership
• Acknowledged organisational skills including the ability to delegate
• Ability to work independently and be proactive
• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills
• Discretion, ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information
   

Our Culture

Our values are built on a strong foundation of safety, integrity, and respect for every individual. People are at the heart of our mission, and we believe in supporting one another through a culture of care and collaboration.

We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. Supporting mental wellbeing and fostering a sense of connection are essential to how we work.

When we embrace different perspectives and work together, we become more innovative, more agile, and more successful.

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