Programme Lead at Rolls-Royce

As the Programme Lead you will work within Rolls-Royce Power Systems (RRPS) in Bristol. As part of NautIQ Solutions team, 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 projects or workstreams within a substantial programme 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 packages of work.
• Define and maintain phase programme tranches (projects and other related work) to achieve programme benefits.
• Establish, develop, and maintain the methods and evidence necessary to deliver the packages of work.
• Act as the focal point for all internal and business-to-business matters related to the packages of work.
• Own and present the information necessary for management decisions, to the key stakeholders.
• Ensure contract compliance and changes throughout the multi-year programme lifecycle.
• Leadership of 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 APM PQ qualification or equivalent.
• At least 5 years’ experience in project management, including experience of the design and manufacture of bespoke engineered products (low volume / high value)
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to lead teams, communicate complex information with individuals at all levels within the organisation and influence behaviour.
• Commercially astute, able to evaluate the impacts of change and prepare costed proposals.

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 Defence domain, preferably familiar with MoD contracts & security aspects
• Have exposure to non-core programme management roles such as purchasing, commercial, engineering management etc.
• Comfortable with dealing with ambiguity and complex environments