- Location
- Bristol Filton (UK-B), United Kingdom
- Type
- Contract
- Seniority
- Lead
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
Job Description
Programme Lead – Programme Contracts Team
Full Time
Bristol
Why join Rolls-Royce?
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.
The Early Lifecycle team is at the heart of securing the future growth of the Defence business. We are delivering tomorrows technology fast, by bringing together the company’s best engineers, programme managers and business professionals. Working in partnership with Governments, primes and new technology companies 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 Lead has arisen within our Defence Early Lifecycle Programme Contracts Team to support the full range of activities from managing contract deliverables, finances and external customer interactions to supporting in the creation and delivery of programme processes, governance and compliance activities, internally, and nationally. In all areas these roles involve working with a range of stakeholders to support the delivery of the programme and thus enabling the delivery of our Defence Combat strategy for the next 50 years.
What you will be doing:
- Delivering national contract requirements, including deliverables, milestones and reporting on one of the most exciting and fastest growing Defence programmes.
- Review and report the status of key activities in accordance with the programme requirements and agreed with the Programme Manager.
- Responsible for the development, delivery and governance of portfolio level documents and controls such as budgets, processes and management plans, shaping and influencing the future of the programme.
- Manage and report variances to project baseline and report programme Key Performance Indicators to ensure we maintain the highest quality, cost and delivery expectations.
- Review programme data, identify and report trends, highlight anomalies and corrective action if performance is outside requirements.
- Accurately influencing and reporting to relevant stakeholders, whether that is internally or nationally
Position qualifications:
- Being a part of Rolls-Royce you’ll know we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference with and in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.
- Influencing multiple stakeholders and developing key relationships is critical for this role, including internally, nationally and internationally.
- Display excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to easily build rapport within all levels of an organisation.
- Demonstrate excellent attention to detail, initiative and self-motivation.
- Indicate a good level of knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office tools.
Regional Benefits:
- Work in a safety-first environment were doing the right thing and keeping it simple are core principles.
- Join a culture that values making a real difference through your work.
- Develop your career as a mid-career professional blending technical expertise with strong personal qualities.
- Thrive in a role that encourages integrity, accountability, resilience, and curiosity.
- Collaborate and build relationships in a team-focused environment while also working independently.
- Take initiative, lead, and make smart decisions with confidence and support.
- Grow through continuous learning, openness to improvement, and exposure to challenging opportunities.
To work for the Rolls-Royce Defence 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 and Government body approved cases, a dual national.
Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.
The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.
It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.
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.
Grade: SNBG 7 - 10
For further information please contact: Lizzie Moore - [email protected]