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Amentum

Project Manager

Amentum

Project Manager at Amentum leading complex Defence and CNI projects. Managing project lifecycle from bid to execution ensuring alignment with customer requirements.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeCardiff • 🇬🇧 United KingdomJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead the delivery of complex Defence and Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) projects, ensuring performance against cost, schedule, quality, and risk objectives
  • Manage project lifecycle activities across CADMID phases, from concept and assessment through to delivery and in-service support
  • Support bid and proposal activities, including planning, resource estimation, risk identification, and transition into delivery
  • Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, suppliers, and partners to deliver integrated solutions
  • Establish and maintain project management plans, including schedules, budgets, risk registers, and reporting frameworks
  • Ensure compliance with MOD or industry governance, assurance processes, and contractual requirements
  • Engage with senior stakeholders, providing clear reporting, issue resolution, and decision support

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Degree qualified in Business, Engineering, Project Management, or related discipline (or equivalent experience)
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
  • Proven experience managing delivery of complex projects across full lifecycle phases
  • Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and suppliers within complex delivery environments and bid activities
  • Strong understanding of project management methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, MSP, or hybrid approaches)
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to tight deadlines
  • Strong commercial awareness, including contract management and financial control
  • Professional certification (e.g. PRINCE2 Practitioner, APM PMQ, MSP) [highly desirable]
  • Familiarity with MOD governance frameworks and delivery environments [desirable]
  • Understanding of project controls, reporting, and assurance processes

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • free single medical cover
  • digital GP services
  • enhanced family-friendly policies
  • employee assistance programmes
  • reimbursement for professional development
  • matched-funding schemes
  • paid volunteering
  • charitable contributions

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementrisk managementresource estimationcontract managementfinancial controlproject controlsreportinganalytical skillsproblem-solvingmulti-disciplinary team management
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationstakeholder engagementissue resolutiondecision supportability to manage competing prioritiestime managementcollaborationadaptabilitystrategic thinking
Certifications
PRINCE2 PractitionerAPM PMQMSP