Piping Engineer - Completion Lead

Amentum will 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 and diverse 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. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

About the Opportunity

We employ the UK's most experienced and skilled technical services professionals and has grown to over 8,000 people in locations across the UK - we provide the resources to turn great ideas into reality, and we offer capable and committed individuals the opportunity to shape their careers how they wish.

Hinkley Point C (HPC) is the first new nuclear power station to be built in the UK in over 20 years, HPCs two EPR reactors will be capable of generating 3.26GW of secure, low carbon electricity for 60 years, enough electricity to power around 6 million homes. In addition to the projects ‘clean energy’ benefits, HPC will create thousands of jobs and bring lasting benefits to the UK economy.

The Piping Engineer - Completion Lead will deliver Mechanical & Piping Construction Work packs to support the MEH Alliance programme.

Key Responsibilities

• •The MEH programme has commenced bulk installation on site since the start of 2024, whereas previously the focus has been on securing the design and manufacturing. As such the spotlight will fall on the construction leads for the engineering delivery of the site scope;
• •The Piping Completions Lead reports functionally to the “Piping Construction Engineering Manager”
• •The current Piping Construction Engineering team size is 19 engineers; however, it also involves operational leadership of a matrixed team;
• •As this is a front-line site delivery role, there is a necessity to work with flexibility and be able to work under the time pressure of the schedule in order to unblock technical issues to allow continuity of work by the installation teams.
• •The Piping Completion Lead works closely with the installation Contract Engineering Lead and both reports to the Construction Engineering Manager who is part of a wider of team of Leaders delivering the E2E life cycle of the piping scope. Delivery of the upstream engineering sequence is outside the scope of the Construction Engineering team, however they should ensure integration with the other areas of the team and other disciplines.
• •The Piping Completion Lead has counterparts across the other disciplines in MEH engineering, who perform equivalent roles for the other disciplines of MEH.
• •The Piping Completion Lead will have delegation to perform decision making on site within a defined boundary to allow efficient and quick resolution of topics.

Education, Experience and Skills:

• •Proven experience working in an equivalent / related role related to pressure test and completion activities;
• •Meticulous and rigorous approach to engineering to achieve high professional standards;
• •Proven ability to successfully deliver engineering safely to the correct quality, time and cost in a fast paced, schedule driven environment;
• •Strong people leadership skills to coordinate efficient delivery of their scope through empowerment of their team members and drawing on the necessary support from others in the organisation;
• •Ability to influence a diverse range of stakeholders;
• •Ability to work autonomously but with awareness of own limitations;
• •Knowledge of contractual and commercial mechanisms.

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.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. 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.

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