Amentum
Head of Commissioning
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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 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 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 offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients, and communities. 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.
About the Opportunity
As Head of Commissioning, you’ll lead the delivery of Commissioning, Operational Readiness & Transition activities across the portfolio. You will ensure the programme has the resources and processes in place to plan and deliver a Commissioning, Operational Readiness & Transition (OR&T) test and validation programme that confirms design intent against functional acceptance criteria, and that the client organisation is trained and ready for an efficient transition into Operations.
You’ll be accountable for the overall organisation, direction, and performance of Commissioning, OR&T, managing delivery teams and the wider supply chain to drive safe, timely completion of projects within budget and specification. A key part of the role is planning, balancing, and prioritising commissioning resources within the portfolio, alongside building strong client relationships through workshops, site visits, and regular communication.
You’ll also support business development, helping to shape bids and proposals and showcase our commissioning capability to existing and prospective clients. It’s an opportunity to work on complex, safety-critical projects in highly regulated environments, embedding commissioning, operability, and maintainability requirements into every stage of delivery – from design and risk through to contract and handover.
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Here’s What You’ll Need
- Significant experience leading Commissioning, Operational Readiness & Transition activities on complex, major projects, ideally within Nuclear, Oil & Gas, or other highly regulated industries.
- A strong track record of managing delivery teams and supply chain partners to achieve safe, timely, and cost-effective project completion.
- Degree-level qualification in engineering or a science subject (or equivalent experience), ideally with professional membership of a relevant chartered body.
- A project management qualification such as APM PMQ, or a willingness to work towards one.
- Confident stakeholder management skills, with experience building strong relationships with clients and cross-functional teams.
- Experience embedding commissioning, operability, and maintainability requirements into wider project processes such as design, risk, and contract 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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For more than 100 years, Amentum has tackled the world’s toughest challenges to deliver agile and steadfast solutions to the U.S. government and its allies. With more than 50,000 employees on all seven continents and in more than 60 countries, Amentum delivers a broad range of operational support services to meet the critical needs of our clients. Our headquarters are in Chantilly, VA. Find us online at https://www.amentum.com/
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