Amentum
Commissioning Operability Manager
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Commissioning Operability Manager
Commissioning Operability 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.
Here, we believe that success comes from continuously pushing boundaries and working together to deliver on our promises. 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.
We provide a competitive package along with:
- Free single medical cover and a digital GP service for UK employees
- Family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes
- Reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships
- Hybrid, part-time, and flexible working options to suit you and our business
About the Opportunity
The Nuclear Power Programmes team is dedicated to supporting positive change and shaping the future of nuclear power. Operating across the UK and continental Europe, we seek to expand our team across various nuclear projects differing in technology and development stages.
In client-facing and internal roles, we deliver key programme and project management capabilities throughout the project lifecycle, focusing on safe, high-quality, and timely solutions by fostering innovation and collaboration.
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As Commissioning Operability Manager, you will be responsible for:
- Leading operational readiness activities to ensure new or modified plant systems are safely transitioned from commissioning into routine operations.
- Working closely with project teams, contractors, and clients to ensure people, plant, and procedures are fully prepared to support operational commencement.
Key Responsibilities
- Champion a strong safety culture, promoting nuclear, radiological, environmental, and conventional safety standards.
- Support the Start-Up Manager in leading multidisciplinary start-up and operational readiness teams.
- Develop readiness strategies, criteria, and assurance processes to achieve operational milestones.
- Coordinate readiness reviews and ensure that the plant, personnel, and procedures are prepared for operation.
- Lead the transition from project delivery and commissioning into operational status.
- Define operational structures, staffing requirements, and competency frameworks.
- Oversee the development and validation of operating procedures, maintenance instructions, and operational documentation.
- Ensure compliance with nuclear licence conditions, safety case requirements, and regulatory expectations.
- Manage start-up resources, priorities, and stakeholder relationships to support successful project delivery.
- Collaborate with commissioning teams to incorporate operational requirements into testing and validation activities.
Essential Experience
- Significant experience in nuclear operations, operational readiness, commissioning, engineering, or plant start-up environments.
- Proven experience in leading multidisciplinary teams within highly regulated industries.
- A strong understanding of nuclear safety, operational governance, safety cases, and regulatory compliance.
- Experience delivering operational readiness and transition-to-operation programmes.
- Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, planning, and communication skills.
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Our Culture
Our culture is built on the foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion, and diversity. We prioritise a positive mental health environment and a sense of belonging for all employees. We practice inclusion in everything we do, benefiting from depth of connection and creativity.
At Amentum, employees are accepted for who they are, regardless of their age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith, belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or pregnancy/family leave status. This is reflected in our extensive Global Employee Networks, and our partnership with VERCIDA to attract and retain diverse talent.
We are a Disability Confident employer, and we commit to interviewing all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy.
We encourage applications from those seeking flexible working arrangements and candidates who may not meet all requirements.
If you require further support or reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process, please contact the team.
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