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, they will be 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 small projects or workstreams within larger projects 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 package of work.
• Define and phase programme tranches (projects and other related work) to achieve programme benefits.
• Establish, develop, and maintain the documentation necessary to deliver the package of work.
• Act as the focal point for all aspects related to the packages of work.
• Provide information necessary to make management decisions to the key stakeholders.
• Ensure the creation and management of an integrated set of plans / schedules.
• Organise and chair schedule 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 APMPQ qualification or equivalent.
• At least 5 years’ experience in project management.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate complex information with individuals at all levels within the organisation and influence behaviour.
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project.

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 Marine Engineering domain, preferably familiar with MoD contracts.
• 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.

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