Integrated Delivery Solutions Lead/ Kierownik/… at Amentum · Lesser…

Join Our New Integrated Delivery Services team (IDS) in Kraków!

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 diversity and ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive. We believe 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. If you're ready to join a team that values your unique perspective and is committed to your safety, well-being, and professional growth — we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role

The IDS Lead is responsible for taking the IDS team to the next level of growth and development and leading the Integrated Delivery Solutions (IDS) organisation in Poland. This role combines strategic direction with hands-on operational management to ensure IDS delivers growth, high-quality, cost-effective engineering and project support services to multiple UK and international business units. The role provides leadership across organisational design, resource management, and service delivery, ensuring IDS operates as a sustainable, scalable, high-performing extension of project teams. A key focus of the role is optimising resource utilisation, aligning capacity with demand, and maintaining visibility of workload across all disciplines.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Organisational Development

• Leading sustainable growth and the development and execution of the IDS strategy aligned to long-term business objectives.
• Define and continuously evolve the IDS organisational structure, including roles, reporting lines, and succession planning.
• Establish scalable service delivery models that integrate seamlessly with project teams.
• Drive capability growth across technical disciplines, project controls, document control and related disciplines.

Resource Planning & Operational Coordination

• Coordinate IDS resource planning and allocation in line with business demand and project pipelines.
• Maintain visibility of current and future workload across all IDS disciplines.
• Monitor utilisation levels, identifying underutilised or overstretched resources and taking corrective action.
• Partner with team leads and project managers to align capability, availability, and delivery priorities.
• Support stakeholders in effectively accessing IDS resources and capabilities.
• Ensure IDS remains responsive, delivery-focused, and operationally efficient.

Team Leadership & People Management

• Continue the development of an environment making the IDS team the ‘place to be’ supporting attraction and retention of team members.
• Lead, mentor, and support supervisors, and discipline leads within IDS.
• Provide practical leadership, including escalation support and decision-making guidance.
• Oversee recruitment, workforce planning, and interview processes to build a sustainable organisation.
• Support onboarding, integration, and development of new IDS team members.
• Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Enable strong technical communities and reach-back networks across disciplines.

Financial & Operational Ownership

• Manage the indirect cost pool and ensure effective utilisation across divisions.
• Drive productivity, operational efficiency, and delivery excellence through KPIs, metrics, and performance monitoring.
• Develop cost effective delivery models that maximise value for internal clients.

Stakeholder Management & Business Engagement

• Act as the interface between IDS and project teams, discipline leads, and leadership.
• Build strong relationships with project managers to understand delivery pressures and resource needs.
• Represent IDS in leadership forums, planning activities, and strategic discussions.
• Build credibility with both technical teams and business stakeholders through consistent delivery.

Delivery Oversight & Quality Assurance

• Ensure all IDS outputs meet project requirements, quality standards, and client expectations.
• Oversee compliance with quality management, information security, and governance frameworks.

Business Growth & Capability Expansion

• Identify opportunities to expand IDS services into new sectors, markets, or disciplines.
• Promote IDS as a competitive advantage through high-quality, cost-efficient intelligent delivery capability.
• Support bids and major opportunities by providing scalable nearshore/offshore solutions.

Candidate ProfileThe ideal candidate will have: A passion for and experience of transformational sustainable growth with background in Engineering, Project Management, Project Controls, matrix resource management or related discipline. Strong experience in resource coordination, workforce planning, and team leadership. Proven ability to work effectively with project managers and technical leads. A clear understanding of project delivery environments and associated pressures. Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities. Strong commercial awareness, including utilisation, cost management, and efficiency drivers. Ability to support and empower team leads without becoming a bottleneck. Credibility with both technical teams and senior business stakeholders. A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with a focus on operational excellence.

We Offer

• International working environment and unique company culture fostering individual career growth and work-life balance
• Personal development opportunities and training in industry-leading tools
• Friendly and supportive team atmosphere
• Participation in global projects and process improvements
• Full-time employment contract with competitive salary
• Benefits package including medical care, life insurance, My Benefit cafeteria with co-financing for sports activities, employee wellbeing support program
• Flexible working hours (start between 7:30–10:00)
• Short Fridays (Monday to Thursday we work 8,5h, Friday is a 6-hour workday)
• Office based work, with occasional work from home
• Modern office in an attractive location

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected — and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We welcome people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or family status.