Amentum launches North East recruitment drive following Jacobs merger
Posted on 09 October 2024
The North East of England’s engineering sector has a new member – Amentum – following the company’s merger with Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses.
Amentum employs more than 6,000 people in the UK who design, build, maintain and decommission power stations and nuclear sites and work on critical national defence programmes.
This includes nearly 300 people based in Stockton-on-Tees and Newcastle upon Tyne who provide engineering design, safety case, control and instrumentation, and project management support for the nuclear and defence industries throughout the UK.
Current programmes and projects include the construction of Hinkley Point C, support for the UK’s existing power stations, major new decommissioning facilities at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria, and development of new types of small modular reactors to make the UK’s sources of energy more secure and sustainable. The Stockton office also serves the defence and renewable energy sectors and provides procurement, construction support and commissioning services.
Amentum is recruiting about 100 people per month to meet strong demand growth in its main UK markets. Positions it is currently seeking to fill include all major engineering disciplines including control and instrumentation, heating ventilation and air conditioning, chemical, structural integrity and civil as well as project managers, engineering managers and nuclear safety case specialists.
To find out more, contact: IES.Recruitment@global.amentum.com
Andy White, who leads Amentum’s UK-based Energy & Environment International unit, said: “We are determined to build on our 60-year heritage in the UK, retaining and growing our talented team, including the very best engineering, technical, scientific and project management expertise. We will continue to attract new talent into the industry at scale, expand our digital capabilities and enhance our research, technology and development base.”
Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, the company has more than 53,000 employees in approximately 80 countries across all seven continents.
