Graphite Team Leader

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 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.

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.

About the Opportunity The Structural Analysis and Assessment Team is seeking a motivated and dynamic Graphite Team leader to manage a group of 6-8 specialists focused on the structural integrity of nuclear graphite. Most of the team’s work supports life extension for the UK’s Advanced Gas‑cooled Reactor (AGR) fleet, with increasing activity in the new reactor design space. You’ll guide delivery, shape strategy, and grow our portfolio by building relationships with new and existing clients, including owners of next‑generation graphite‑moderated reactors.

The successful candidate will have a sound structural integrity background, with knowledge of nuclear graphite preferable, but not essential. The role includes technical oversight and delivery, in addition to line management and winning work. Therefore, the position will offer the opportunity to develop your technical skills further, in addition to a potential path into more senior leadership roles. You and your team will be part of our wider Structural Analysis and Assessment Team.

The team comprises a broad range of Engineering and Scientific experts spanning mathematics, physics, structural and mechanical engineering, software development, finite‑element stress analysis, and structural integrity analysis and assessment. We provide these services to a range of customers, mainly but not exclusively in the nuclear industry, to ensure the economic and safe operation of capital‑intensive plant, from both government and private industry.

We also actively participate in a number of national and international projects and work closely with other parts of Amentum to provide integrated solutions to client requirements. The team excels at hybrid working, with some days at home and others in our offices in Warrington, Knutsford and Manchester.

• Line manage, coach, and support a team of 6-8 engineers
• Conduct regular team meetings to review delivery, welfare, and performance
• Complete annual appraisals and support personal development planning
• Recognise team achievements and recommend promotions where appropriate
• Foster a culture of trust, inclusion, and high performance
• Lead by example, demonstrating commitment and behaviours in keeping with Amentum’s values

• Lead and contribute to complex client projects
• Plan and manage team workload, resolving resource conflicts
• Maintain high standards of quality, safety, and compliance

• Build relationships with existing and new clients
• Identify growth opportunities in emerging reactor programmes
• Lead or support the development of bids and proposals
• Contribute to long‑term planning and positioning in the…