Area Engineering Manager

OCONUS-UK-Warrington
Full-time
Posted Aug 17, 2026

Skills

Operations
Requirements Management
Systems Engineering

Job description

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 diversity, and 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. If you're ready to join a team that values your unique perspective and is committed to your safety, well-being, and professional growth.

pression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave.As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.

About the Role

Amentum is seeking experienced Area Engineering Managers (AEMs) to support the Design Services Alliance (DSA) via AXIOM at Sellafield.

The AEM provides engineering leadership to multidisciplinary teams in the development and delivery of safe, technically robust and fit-for-purpose engineering solutions.

Working across projects, defined engineering areas or portfolios of work, you will take responsibility for the technical integrity and integration of the engineering solution within your allocated area. Opportunities may span Front End Enabling Delivery (FEED), concept and preliminary design, detailed design and engineering support through construction and commissioning.

You will act as the engineering focal point for your area, bringing together engineering disciplines, safety, operations and project stakeholders to ensure solutions satisfy project requirements and are delivered to the required standards of safety, quality, cost and schedule.

Key Responsibilities

•Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams through the applicable stages of the engineering lifecycle.

•Take technical responsibility for the development and delivery of engineering solutions within the allocated area.

•Define and manage engineering scope, requirements, interfaces, technical risks and design deliverables.

•Lead engineering integration, technical decision-making and resolution of multidisciplinary engineering issues.

•Ensure appropriate engineering governance, design assurance, verification and design change arrangements are applied.

•Ensure engineering solutions comply with applicable legislation, regulations, standards and safety requirements, including the principles of CDM 2015.

•Ensure engineering solutions appropriately consider construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance and decommissioning requirements.

•Manage engineering delivery against agreed scope, cost, schedule and quality requirements, including resource planning and forecasting.

•Work collaboratively with Project Engineering Managers, Project Managers, engineering disciplines, Safety Case, Operations, Construction, Commissioning and other key stakeholders.

•Promote high standards of engineering professionalism, technical integrity and nuclear safety.

Essential Experience

•We're looking for candidates who can demonstrate:

•Significant engineering experience within a highly regulated and quality-assured environment.

•Significant experience in an engineering design environment where professional engineering judgement has been a key attribute.

•Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.

•Experience taking technical responsibility for the development and/or delivery of complex engineering solutions.

•Strong understanding of engineering governance and design assurance.

•Experience managing engineering requirements, technical risk, interfaces and design change.

•Experience delivering engineering scope to cost, schedule and quality requirements.

•Knowledge and application of relevant engineering legislation, regulations, codes and standards.

•Good working knowledge of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.

•Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Desirable Experience

•Experience in one or more of the following would be advantageous:

•Sellafield or other UK nuclear industry experience.

•Front End Engineering Design (FEED), concept and preliminary design.

•Detailed design delivery.

•Systems Engineering and Requirements Management.

•Optioneering, Value Management or Technology Readiness Assessment.

•CDM Principal Designer responsibilities.

•Safety Case development and design substantiation.

•Construction, installation and commissioning support.

•Supply-chain engineering management.

•Experience working within gated project delivery processes.

Qualifications

•Relevant engineering qualification or demonstrable equivalent engineering experience.

•Membership of a recognised professional engineering institution is desirable.

•Chartered Engineer status is desirable and would normally be expected for higher-complexity AEM assignments.

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. We partner with VERCIDA , for greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team .