Job Description

Programme Lead

Location: Bristol – Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office

Full time

Job Description

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

As the Programme Lead you will work within Rolls-Royce Power Systems (RRPS) in Bristol. As part of NautIQ Solutions team, focusing on delivering electrical products to our Naval Marine customers. The business is based in Bristol with shared support resources provided from our teams in East Grinstead; we operate an integrated programme delivery team across the Bristol and East Grinstead sites. You will be taking responsibility for the delivery of projects or workstreams within a substantial programme that supports the delivery of the organisation’s strategic objectives.

What you will be doing:

• Be accountable for the successful delivery to cost, specification and time for a defined packages of work.
• Define and maintain phase programme tranches (projects and other related work) to achieve programme benefits.
• Establish, develop, and maintain the methods and evidence necessary to deliver the packages of work.
• Act as the focal point for all internal and business-to-business matters related to the packages of work.
• Own and present the information necessary for management decisions, to the key stakeholders.
• Ensure contract compliance and changes throughout the multi-year programme lifecycle.
• Leadership of review meetings and report areas where executive decisions need to be made.

Position Qualifications :

• Hold a degree level qualification or equivalent industry experience.
• Member of a professional body and working towards an APM PQ qualification or equivalent.
• At least 5 years’ experience in project management, including experience of the design and manufacture of bespoke engineered products (low volume / high value)
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to lead teams, communicate complex information with individuals at all levels within the organisation and influence behaviour.
• Commercially astute, able to evaluate the impacts of change and prepare costed proposals.

Preferred requirements:

• Have experience in all stages of a programme lifecycle and has been responsible for the delivery of one or more of those stages.
• Have demonstrable experience of Defence domain, preferably familiar with MoD contracts & security aspects
• Have exposure to non-core programme management roles such as purchasing, commercial, engineering management etc.
• Comfortable with dealing with ambiguity and complex environments

To work for the Rolls-Royce Power Systems business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance.  Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place.  Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

Power Systems is the Rolls-Royce business which provides world-class power solutions and complete life-cycle support under our product and solution brand mtu. Through digitalisation and electrification, we strive to develop drive and power generation solutions that provide answers to the challenges posed by the rapidly growing societal demands for energy and mobility.

We deliver and service comprehensive, powerful and reliable systems, based on both gas and diesel engines, as well as electrified hybrid systems. These technologically advanced solutions serve our customers in the marine and infrastructure sectors worldwide.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Type of Contract

Permanent