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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.
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
Assurance, Technology & Regulation (ATR) team has a primary focus on three key areas; Independent Oversight & Assurance, Technology Development, and Regulatory Support. Amentum’s Independent Nuclear Assurance (INA) team has been supporting the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) naval nuclear propulsion programme for over 60 years.
The purpose of this role is to provide programme support to the Futures Programs and the Lead Programme Manager within our Independent Nuclear Assurance (INA) organisation.
This role provides project and programme support on technically complex, time critical tasks within the INA programme of work. The role involves elements of Project management, supporting the Lead Programme Manager in the delivery of the larger INA programme. The Support Programme Engineer reports to the Lead Programme Manager and provides support, in a programme support role to the other Program engineers.
Key responsibilities
- Support the production of task sheets in accordance with client requirements and due process.
- Monitor and control tasks to ensure that they are delivered to budget and schedule.
- Contribute along with the Cost Engineer in the production of robust financial and task reporting
- Develop, maintain and manage Project area risk registers
- Identification and management of change control
- Proactively interact and collaborate with members of the Programme Management Office.
- Support the timely preparation of monthly dashboards for the attention of the customer’s management team
- Support the Programme engineers in managing the programme, including undertaking wider contract and programme reporting, Maintenance of Internal work trackers.
- Liaising with the Planners to ensure good resource management and highlighting where there are issues.
- Demonstrate a focus on internal stakeholder management, liaising technical leads representatives and a commitment to delivering on promises
- Work in a safe and sustainable manner, adhering to the highest professionals standards and ‘doing the right thing’.
Here’s what you’ll need
- Good organisational skills with the ability to work flexibly and prioritise workload effectively.
- IT literate (proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
- Numerate - understanding of manipulating Excel spreadsheets and producing reports.
- Team player, the role needs to work closely with other Program Engineers and project teams.
- Capable of dealing with problems in a practical manner with the ability to identify and implement solutions.
- Ability to multi-task and work under own initiative.
- Able to work under short term pressure to resolve emerging issues in a timely and responsive manner.
Our culture
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.
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