Amentum
Engineering Manager
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At Amentum, we're not just solving problems; we're engineering the future. Our team is driven by an unyielding commitment to develop your career within a supportive 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.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business. If you're passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive.
Here, we believe that success comes from continuously pushing boundaries and working together to deliver on our promises. We embrace challenges with confidence and are dedicated to creating a secure and vibrant future for all.
We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.
We are currently looking for an Engineering Manager to join the team based in Birchwood Park, Warrington.
About the Role
We are looking for a Control Systems Engineering Manager (EM) with a strong control systems background and experience working in complex engineering environments. This is a hands-on engineering leadership role for someone who wants to move beyond individual technical delivery and take greater ownership of engineering scope, technical direction, people, assurance and delivery. Typically suited to an engineer with 7+ years’ experience, the role provides the opportunity to broaden your technical and leadership experience across multiple projects, platforms and stages of the engineering lifecycle. You will lead and coordinate engineering activities from early definition and design through to build, integration, testing, commissioning and handover, working closely with multidisciplinary engineering, project, safety, commercial, construction and operational teams.
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The role may involve supporting multiple workstreams or projects depending on programme requirements.
Key Responsibilities
As Engineering Manager, you will be accountable for leading and directing engineering activities within the authority delegated by the Project Manager and the applicable project governance arrangements.
- Engineering Leadership
- Project Delivery
- Control Systems Engineering
- Requirements, Verification and Assurance
- Safety, Risk and Compliance
- Stakeholder Management
What We're Looking For
Significant experience working in an engineering design and delivery environment where professional engineering judgement is required.
- Strong control systems, automation or related engineering experience.
- Demonstrable experience leading and directing engineering teams, including multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience delivering engineering scope against cost, schedule, quality and technical requirements within a structured governance environment.
- Experience implementing engineering elements of a Project Execution Plan (PEP).
- Experience defining and managing engineering requirements, scope breakdown structures and verification strategies.
- Demonstrable experience identifying, assessing and mitigating engineering and technical risks.
- Experience ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, standards, procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Experience establishing and implementing proportionate engineering assurance and checking arrangements.
- Experience working across multiple stages of the engineering lifecycle.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and leadership skills.
- Ability to make sound engineering decisions and provide clear technical direction in a complex project environment.
- Higher education qualification in an engineering discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Membership of an appropriate professional engineering institution.
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, or a demonstrable and agreed route to chartership.
- We are also interested in candidates who have strong relevant experience and are actively working towards professional registration.
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What You Can Expect
This role offers the opportunity to:
- Work on complex, safety-critical engineering systems rather than routine maintenance activities.
- Broaden your experience across multiple control system platforms and technologies.
- Take ownership across the full engineering lifecycle, from early design through to commissioning and handover.
- Develop your engineering leadership and people management capability.
- Work alongside experienced engineers and multidisciplinary technical teams.
- Develop towards senior engineering and technical leadership positions.
- Gain experience across engineering assurance, safety, project delivery and stakeholder management.
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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