Project Manager

Job Description Project Manager Full time Bristol or Derby What you will be doing We’re looking for a Programme Manager to join the Enablers team within Defence Early Lifecycle programmes. The successful candidate will be asked to support across the range of areas we operate in, from Skills and Culture to Supply Chain and Industrialisation. You’ll be accountable for end-to-end delivery and in doing see bring stakeholders both inside Rolls-Royce and potentially outside our business with you on the change journey. Responsibilities You’ll be working with partners to define and deliver capability programmes that make a difference for our people. You will: Develop business cases to secure investment in capability projects or programmes. Utilise programme management principles to establish the appropriate governance and controls to deliver project or programme outcomes. Be accountable for the successful delivery to cost, specification and time for projects or programmes of work. Act as the focal point for all aspects related to your work with internal stakeholders and external partners. Ensure that delivery of capability is coupled with a clear change management plan to drive user adoption and engagement to maximise business return. Why Rolls-Royce? Early Lifecycle is at the heart of securing and enabling the future growth of the Defence business through our Combat products. We are delivering tomorrows technology fast, by bringing together the company best engineers, programme managers and business professionals. Working in partnership with Governments and Industry Partners across the globe, we deliver future solutions, new and innovative power and propulsion concepts, technology, and applications to meet the customers emerging requirements. An exciting opportunity for a Programme Manager has arisen within our Enablers team to lead activities across the portfolio. From engaging our enabling capability areas of ET&S and Procurement, Supporting Functions like IT to leading external customer and partner interaction you will play a key role in ensuring we provide our people delivering the next generation of products and services with the capabilities that demonstrate our commitment to a ‘digital first’ approach. In all areas your role will involve working with a range of key business stakeholders to support the delivery of key programme milestones enabling the delivery of our Defence Combat strategy for the next 50 years. Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference. We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location. It 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, frequency will depend on business needs, nature of role, what works for the team and for the individual. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working. Being a part of Rolls-Royce you’ll know we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form our behaviours. They are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. Demonstrable evidence of delivering complex projects or programmes of work, ideally working in partnership with other external organisations. Comfortable operating in ambiguous situations demonstrating initiative and drive to define business need and requirements. Display excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to easily build rapport within all levels of an organisation and with external partners. People centric in your approach, demonstrating an understanding of change management principles and how we can support our people to adopt the capabilities we deliver. Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business. Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be a management position. This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role. 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. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential. Learn more about our global Inclusion Strategy To work for the Rolls-Royce Defence business there may be a requirement for an individual to hold a level of National Security Vetting (NSV), as a minimum within Early Lifecycle we are seeking candidates who are eligible for Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance and/or the relevant NSV for the role 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. Grade: Management C For further information please contact: Lizzie Moore - Lizzie.moore@rolls-royce.com Job Category Project Management Posting Date 11 Mar 2025; 00:03 Posting End Date 23 Mar 2025 Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet vital power needs.