Job Description

Job Title: Project Delivery Manager - Submarines

Working Pattern: 37 Hours days

Working location: Derby

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Delivery Manager to join Rolls-Royce Submarines in Derby.

We now require a highly motivated Project Delivery Manager to deploy and execute the full breadth of project management practices in this rapidly growing, fast paced engineering programme. You will be a key member the Project team in the early phase of the project , leading the definition and execution of the performance measurement baseline . You will take a key role in establishing and delivering fuel and the fuel facility infrastructure for nuclear products of the future.

If you want a dynamic role, with the opportunity to learn and grow, in a creative and innovative environment, with real accountability and influence to deliver success, this is the role for you.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

What we offer:

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

What you will be doing:

Successful delivery to cost, quality, time and scope for defined projects/programme.
Secure and manage the provision of resources needed from internal and/or external providers.
Manage an integrated set of plans / schedules, ensuring all aspects of lower level control accounts are understood and agreed.
Develop and secure budgets for the projects/programme and monitor/control the forecast and actual costs against the allocated budget
Establish, develop and maintain the documentation necessary to deliver the project/programme.
Act as the focal point and escalation route for all aspects related to the project/programme.
Provide timely information i.e. monthly reporting pack, to senior stakeholders to allow management decisions to be made.
Identify, address and resolve differences between individuals and / or interest groups
Organize and chair project/programme review meetings and report areas where executive decisions need to be made.
Ensure the implementation of company management processes are effective & efficient and implement Project Management best practice in line with company management processes.
Provide guidance to others regarding the Project Management processes and the operation of the project management systems / tools / methods.
Contribute to the local Project Management Community of Practice.
Lead a project/programme team including setting up, developing and evaluating team performance as appropriate.

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Qualified to degree level or equivalent industry experience.
Can clearly demonstrate previous expereience and how it has influenced project/programme/portfolio outcome/delivery.
Attained APM Project Management Qualification or can demonstrate equivalent PM knowledge
Ideally a member of a professional body i.e.Association of Project Management MAPM / FAPM and working towards a Chartered Qualification i.e. ChPP.
Ideally at least 7 years experience in the management of projects / programmes / portfolios.
Strong people management and interpersonal skills, including experience in providing structured coaching and personal development of others.
Experience of setting up and managing multi-functional teams.
Ideally has exposure to non-core project management roles such as manufacturing, planning & control, purchasing, commercial, engineering management etc.
Comprehensive understanding and experience of project management and project controls practices, including schedule, risk, performance and financial management; desirably on complex projects in a production/manufacturing environment.
Sound knowledge of project management systems such as SAP, Primavera P6 and how these integrate.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines 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.

Level C

Job Category

Project Management