Gender Equality at Amentum

Amentum’s Women network is a network designed to encourage, support, and uplift the women of Amentum to enable their success both inside and outside of our company. In our continued drive towards excellence, our women, and allies, strive to foster a community where communication, collaboration, and personal/professional growth are pillars within our network. The Women network strives to boost Amentum’s objective of recruiting and growing our women leaders by providing targeted mentorship, leadership, and networking opportunities through a variety of events, meetings, and professional development resources.

Our employee spotlight shines a light on one employee at a time. We value diversity and inclusion and welcome diverse thinking. It takes a village — through collaboration, living safely and driving innovation we realise our goals and help our clients achieve mission success. Our mantra is people first, mission always. In March, we focus on Women's History Month (WHM). Today’s Q&A is with Jessica Ward, Programme Manager, Amentum UK.

How did you come to join Amentum?

I was approached by a colleague, Thomas Morris who I have known for a while now through our shared passion for programme management.

What is your professional and personal background?

My professional background is in Programme Management and Risk Management

Describe the work you do and how you think it makes a positive impact.

As a programme manager, my role is to help the business to deliver strategic benefits for our customers.

What are some of your accomplishments and/or what has been your proudest career moment?

There are many after 14 years in my career but the ones that stand out for me are achieving my MSc in Project Management and having the opportunity to programme manage some of the UK's most challenging nuclear waste and transformation programmes.

What do you enjoy about working for Amentum?

First,  it’s the people I have the privilege to work side by side with and secondly, it’s the opportunities to expand my knowledge, skills and to add value in everything I do.

What are you passionate about?

People and building solid relationships so that we can work as a team and succeed together no matter what the task.

What’s your career advice?

Lean in and sit at the table, you have a right to be there and have your say.

What does safety mean to you, or do you have a favorite safety tip?

Safety is my number one priority especially when working within the nuclear industry and care about my colleagues, friends, and family.

What’s the best invention in the world and why?

Probably my iPhone and chocolate both tick the boxes for me at home and work 😊

What does this year’s IWD theme, #BreakTheBias mean to you?

I’m passionate about equality in the workplace and at home. I want to see traditional thinking turned on its head.

Anything else you would like to share from a personal or professional perspective?

Do not allow ‘fear’ and ‘past experiences’ to make life decisions for the future you.

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