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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.\nHere, 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.\nPeople 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.\nThe Opportunity\nAmentum is the Design and Engineering partner for Sellafield under the PPP (Programme and Project Partners). This is a 20-year arrangement to deliver ~£7bn of major projects. We are looking to recruit high value expertise from across regulated and comparable sectors to work in a collaborative environment. PPP is delivering major projects, site wide improvements and provision of supporting services.\nPPP is an exciting model to work in with Four world class organisations who have come together as one team, to create a clean and safe environment for future generations. The programme arrangement is set to deliver ~£7bn worth of major projects creating a lasting legacy through the long-term partnerships.\nWe are continually recruiting high value expertise from across regulated and comparable sectors to work in a collaborative environment. PPP is continually delivering major projects over the next couple of decades, so there are lots of opportunities to develop your careers with a leading multinational company that put people first.\nThe Projec t\nThe SCP project is a large effluent treatment plant currently in the construction phase of delivery, and we are looking for a proactive and collaborative Area Engineering Manager to lead close out of the Area 700 (HVAC) and Area 800 (E&I) design and ongoing support to MEICA installation and commissioning.\nThe Role\nBased at our office in Warrington, with occasional visits to Cumbria, as an Area Engineering Manager (AEM) you will lead remaining detailed design delivery within your area and act as the key engineering interface to the onsite construction team, ensuring engineering outputs are aligned, coordinated, and ready to build.\nResponsibilities\nAs a AEM your responsibilities could include:\nLeading engineering delivery for assigned areas, ensuring outputs are fully aligned with construction needs.\nOwning and Managing the design schedule for assigned areas to include all remaining design activities and alignment with the construction schedule.\nManaging schedule progress for assigned areas through weekly LoS updates and monthly updates to the planning team.\nManaging AOP and EAC costs for assigned areas through maintenance of accurate resource profiles, mobilisation and demobilisation.\nAct as the day-to-day engineering interface for construction Package Managers, supporting issue resolution and enabling construction progress.\nDrive timely close out of technical queries, design changes, and construction clarifications with SMEs.\nMaintain strong relationships across engineering, construction, safety, planning, and assurance teams.\nAs an AEM you will already have:\nExperience in engineering management on major infrastructure or highly regulated projects.\nExperience in managing cost and schedule.\nExperience of change control.\nStrong understanding of multi-disciplinary engineering and its interface with construction.\nConfident communicator who builds positive, collaborative relationships.\nDelivery focused mindset with the ability to manage emerging issues at pace.\nChartership desirable, but not essential.\nOur Culture\nOur values are built on a strong foundation of safety, integrity, and respect for every individual. 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