Regulatory Consultant

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 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.

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.

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.

Work-life balance and flexibilityisa 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 IA&R

Independent Assurance and Regulation (IA&R) aim to provide world leading consultancy services across highly regulated industries.

Organised to be independent and free from conflict of interest, IA&R provides a range of trusted, evidence-based, support services to ensure that systems, technologies, and processes are safe, effective, compliant, and future-ready, across three main areas:

We provide risk based, proportionate, independent oversight and assurance of whether a project, process, system or product meets defined standards, requirements, or expectations.

We identify, define and execute programmes of Research and Technology to support the continued safe operation of some of the world’s most complex engineering challenges, including the UK Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme.

A ring-fenced and independent organisation that supports regulators with assessments, audits, and guidance development.

IA&R has an aspiration to grow, transform and evolve into new industries, locations and technologies.

Our Regulatory Support Directorate (RSD) has been supporting the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator and the Office for Nuclear Regulation over several decades. We have a number of exciting opportunities to join this diverse team of highly experienced staff to provide a key role in supporting the UKs nuclear regulators (DNSR & ONR) with expert technical advice related to the safety of nuclear systems and activities.

You will be conducting a range of technical assessment advice and inspection services in support of regulation of the Defence Nuclear Enterprise, as well as the UK civil nuclear programme. This includes the provision of nuclear safety and technical assessment, audit and inspections, as well as civil nuclear projects under contract to the ONR. The role will require you to work with a wide range of technical disciplines to provide balanced and proportionate advice.

Your responsibilities will also include development of DNSR policy and interactions with other regulatory bodies, which offer another area of support.

We are seeking individuals who are passionate about nuclear safety with a desire to work in support of some of the most complex, challenging and important projects within the UK.

This role is open to candidates with a range of experience levels, from early career to seasoned experts (entry, intermediate, associate, career, senior, specialist). The scope and responsibilities of the roles will be aligned based on the…