Vacancies at Rolls-Royce

What you will be doing

At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity 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

• Accountable for accepting the project definitions scope requirements from the Business Partner to convert into and mobilise a project.
• Plan, organize, coordinate and lead the project team, taking appropriate action where team performance deviate.             
• Monitors and controls resources, revenue and capital costs against the project budget and manages expectations of all stakeholders
• Manages escalations with stakeholders both internally and with any Supply Chain Supplier/Vendors. 

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.

• Degree qualified or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline, with chartered status preferred.
• Demonstrated project leadership in delivering a range and variety of complex technical and/or professional work activities/projects using structured programme methodologies covering technical, financial and quality aspects and ideally involving business transformations.
• Proven ability to plan, schedule and monitor work to meet time and quality targets.
• Experience of leading and working in a global business environment and managing distributed teams, selecting appropriately from applicable standards, methods, tools and applications.
• Ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Maintains an awareness of developing technologies and their application and takes some responsibility for driving own development.
• Five (5) years of Proficiency in Waterfall Project Management methodologies and familiarity with  ITIL frameworks

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What you will be doing

You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the EPR Radioactive Substances Regulations and relevant aspects of the Installations permits and Site Licence conditions, transport legislation and supporting management arrangements. Specific areas of work will be:

• Optimisation of disposal routes for radioactive wastes and conventional wastes, including permitted discharges.
• Characterisation of materials and items. (It is therefore desirable to have an understanding of the Nuclear Industry Guides and the processes and statistical methods described).
• Support the effective deployment of company-wide policies, processes, systems and procedures ensuring that at all times the business remains compliant.

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.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• A degree (minimum 2:2) or equivalent in relevant discipline OR hold or be working towards a professional qualification in relevant area.
• Significant Experience working on Nuclear Licensed Sites in the areas of Radioactive Waste and Environmental Management is desirable.
• To hold or willing to work towards Radioactive Waste Advisor status.

For more than 60 years Rolls-Royce Submarines has designed, supplied and supported the nuclear propulsion plant, providing power for all UK Royal Navy nuclear submarines. 

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Position Summary

We have an incredible opportunity to join the Business Capabilities and Functions People Team as a People Partner. In this role you will have the unique opportunity to partner both an Engineering Leadership Team and General Counsel leadership team on the development and implementation of business strategy with particular emphasis on the people and organisational elements. You will partner these teams across our business and across the world.

In order to drive the business strategy, you will need to understand and mobilise the strategies created in our Head Office teams across a wide range of areas including experience, talent, leadership, learning, performance, reward and more!

It is a fantastic time to join us as we drive to deliver extraordinary things, which will have a lasting impact on the business. We deliver, whilst learning together, growing as a team and having fun.

What you will be doing:

In this role you will work with the leadership team in mobilising the people strategy and driving the business plan, bringing the latest HR insights to the process. In addition, you will:

• Partner members of the Executive Leadership Group, the leaders who are at the forefront of us delivering our business strategy.
• Ensure the development of a Strategic Workforce Planning plan to support the business strategy and plan, backing it up with capability planning and development.
• Coach the leadership team in handling sensitive or complex HR issues and in their own personal development including meeting Rolls-Royce leadership expectations.
• Drive the effectiveness of the People Team model through working collaboratively across Head Office, the enterprise and utilising People Services, provide effective employee relations advice given the context the business area is working in.
• Manage global and local projects.
• Bring challenge and perspective to the business agenda, particularly ensuring robust succession plans, talent development and building an environment that allows people to be at their best.
• Diagnosing business problems from an Organisation Development perspective, using tools to identify the levers which will maximise organisation performance.

Position Qualifications:

• Ability to analyse and challenge business strategy and develop people implications.
• Experience using Organisation Development to enhance business/organisational performance.
• Broad knowledge of the People (HR) function and its capability to support business objectives.
• Well-developed customer and relationship management skills, including credibility and influencing skills and senior levels and across functions.
• Broad change management skill set, combined with the ability to apply project management principles to deliver and support organisational change.
• Ability to coach senior leaders and their teams to deliver business strategy and drive performance and capability improvement within their teams.
• Sensitive to language and cultural differences.
• Continual commitment to personal learning, demonstrated ability to build on learning and share within the broader People Team.

Regional Benefits:

• Work in a safety-first environment where 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.

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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

As a member of the Supply Chain Security Assurance team, with this exciting opportunity you will:

• Develop and agree audit schedules with suppliers, completing the associated site visits, producing the detailed assessments and audit reports to provide assurance to the business that the supply chain can meet the minimum security standards required for compliance.
• Understand the full extent of the supply chain, including sub-tiers, to determine the risks suppliers may pose and ensure the supply chain know the sensitivity of information they hold and value of the programmes they are supporting.
• Undertake comprehensive supplier monitoring activities to prevent damage, loss or compromise of Rolls-Royce assets across the physical, personnel and cyber security domain.
• Understand the security arrangements of each supplier, ensuring continued compliance against contractual obligations, UK legislation and industry best practice. 
• As the security focal point for suppliers who encounter security breaches or issues affecting Rolls-Royce assets, provide the security support, advice and guidance to Rolls-Royce colleagues when responding to supply chain events/incidents, including investigation reports, findings, corrective actions and the recording of lessons learned.
• Act on intelligence indicating any threats to supply chain locations/sites from hostile actors, including coordinating the provision of advice on security, risk management, business continuity practices, review and feedback for continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, to inform and influence security decisions, ensuring sound security practices.  This will include the delivery of security and cyber awareness briefings to enhance supply chain security awareness and preparedness.

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.

To be successful in this role you will need to have:

• A valid UK driving licence.
• Experience of developing and executing comprehensive audit plans to ensure compliance against a complex set of customer requirements, with a demonstrated track record of corrective and preventative action completion.
• Experience of compiling detailed audit reports, risk assessments, KPI summaries and trend analyses for senior management review.
• A good understanding of security principles, practices, and technologies, and more specifically, knowledge of security compliance and assurance in contracts (Defence and non-Defence related conditions).
• Supply Chain experience within government contracting environments, ideally with prior experience in procurement, security management, law enforcement, Government, or military roles.
• Qualifications/certification/experience of the following ISO27001, ISO28001, CSMP. TAPA
• Exceptional communication, and interpersonal skills, with an eye for detail and ability to influence the actions of others.