Location
Harwell, Bristol, Rotherham, Cumbria or Warrington, UK

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
At Amentum, we are committed to innovation, integrity, and collaboration, tackling significant challenges in science, security, and sustainability. We offer a supportive environment where you can grow, evolve, and succeed while making a real impact. Our competitive package includes benefits such as free single medical cover, digital GP service, enhanced parental leave pay, employee assistance programmes, and reimbursement towards professional development. We also prioritise work-life balance and flexibility, offering hybrid, part-time, and flexible working arrangements to suit you and the business.

We are seeking an experienced environmental professional to join our Earth & Environmental Services business as Deputy Operations Manager – Environmental Services. Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, you will play a key leadership role in managing, governing, and strategically developing our environmental capability across three teams: Land Quality; EIA and Planning; and Environmental Advisory & Permitting.

This senior leadership position combines environmental technical expertise with people leadership, commercial management, and business development. You will support the Operations Manager and team leaders to maintain high technical standards, deliver client success, and grow our environmental services. You will provide line management to the three Team Leaders, helping them develop their teams and integrate environmental services with wider Earth & Environmental Services and Amentum capabilities.

This role offers the opportunity to broaden your career beyond technical delivery into operational and commercial leadership while staying connected to technical practice and project delivery.

Experience
Substantial experience within environmental consultancy, engineering consultancy, or a related environmental profession, including senior technical, team leadership, or management roles. Proven track record in operational leadership, technical governance, commercial management, bid leadership, business development, and people management.

Experience managing commercial aspects of consultancy projects including performance, resourcing, forecasting, scope, change management, and delivery risk.

Demonstrable success in developing and leading proposals and contributing to client development and business growth.

Strong teamwork and communication skills with the ability to work effectively across disciplines, projects, clients, and large organisations.

Understanding of technical assurance, quality management, and governance in complex or regulated environments.

Ability to contribute strategically to capability development, recruitment, market positioning, and growth.

About you
Established environmental professional with technical expertise in one or more of Land Quality/contaminated land, EIA and Planning, or Environmental Advisory & Permitting.

Curious and broad environmental knowledge to support and develop multiple disciplines.

Strong leadership and people management skills, able to support team leaders in managing performance, career development, recruitment, and succession.

Motivated to develop people and business with flexibility to work across disciplines and willingness to travel as required.

Committed to maintaining a safe working environment and adhering to health and safety standards.

Strategic thinker with a growth mindset and enthusiasm for continuous professional development.

Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Geoscience, Planning, or a relevant environmental discipline. A Master’s degree is advantageous but not essential.

Chartered status or equivalent professional recognition through an appropriate body is desirable.

A valid UK driving licence or ability to obtain one in the near future is beneficial.