Programme Manager

Job Description

Programme Manager

Full-Time

Derby/Hybrid (3 days a week on-site)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Programme Manager – E24S to join the Operations and Portfolio team in support of the Electrical, Electronics, Software Control System Design and Product Cyber Security (E24S) organisation.

Reporting to the Engineering Technology & Safety (ET&S) organisation, you will be accountable for the delivery of complex Systems and Controls work packages. You will be developing integrated plans, managing extensive budgets, whilst ensuring deliverables meet quality and cost through entire project life cycle.

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.

This role is aligned to the Engineering Technology and Safety organisation. In E24S programme management, we are fully integrated with the engineering delivery teams to ensure the on-time, to cost and quality of our projects. These projects can range from existing in-service improvements to next generation New Product Introduction (NPI) and technology development.

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.

With this multifaceted role, you will get a chance to lead the delivery of complex projects and ensure top-quality outcomes throughout the project lifecycle, while being part of a team driving excellence and innovation.

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

In this role you will be responsible for the planning and execution of E24S projects for Engineering Development programmes. You will also:

• Accountable for the successful delivery to cost, specification and time for a defined package of work.
• Establish, develop and maintain the documentation necessary to deliver the group of deliverables.
• Development, administration and maintenance of the project plans in Primavera P6 and integrating with the programme master schedule.
• Capturing, monitoring, and reporting of status of the full project lifecycle, including managing effective customer relationships.
• Make programme management decisions and manage stake holders.
• Develop / implement Project Management best practice in line with company management processes, including continuous improvement techniques to ensure business efficiencies and lean practices.
  
  

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. And for this role, we are looking for someone who is/has:

• Demonstrable work experience in a relevant discipline.
• Degree level qualification and membership of the Association of Programme Management or equivalent - preferred.
• Desirable - knowledge and experience of Systems and Software development lifecycle (V or W model), ideally with experience of working within an agile or waterfall software development project.
• Experience of leading Aerospace programmes / products through certification and introduction into service preferred.
• Good general IT skills with a strong understating MRP Primavera P6, MS Excel, data warehouse systems and reporting tools
• A blend of analytical, interpersonal, presentation, negotiation and project management skills.
  
  

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.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

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

Job Category

Project Management

Posting Date

01 Nov 2024; 00:11

Posting End Date

10 Nov 2024