Project Controls Professional - Submarines

Job Description

Job Title: Project Control Professional - Submarines

Hours: Full time

Working location: Derby

Rolls-Royce has an exciting opportunity for a Project Control Professional to join our Submarines business in Derby working within the Fuels DBU.

To support our engineering and infrastructure teams, we now require a highly motivated Project Control Professional to work with the Programme, Governance & Integration Team to define, govern and integrate key processes required to manage the progress of programme delivery. You will be a key member the Project team in the early phase of the project, leading the definition and execution of the performance measurement baseline.

If you want a dynamic role, with the opportunity to learn and grow, in a creative and innovative environment, with real accountability and influence to deliver success, this is the role for you.

Why Rolls-Royce? 

We’re a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet and the sole provider and technical authority.

Nuclear Fuels within Rolls-Royce Submarines is currently exploring new markets and identifying innovative new products and services that can leverage the core nuclear engineering capabilities of the Submarines business, and the capabilities of the wider Rolls-Royce Group. 

The team are currently setting the foundations to deliver facilities of the future for fuel manufacture. Join us and become part of the team delivering innovative power solutions to help solve some of humanities greatest challenges.

Follow the links below for more detail on Rolls-Royce’s defence products;

Rolls-Royce | Defence - YouTube

Rolls-Royce | Novel Nuclear and Special Projects

Please be aware that some UK and International travel may be required to deliver role effectively.

What we offer:

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. We encourage flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working wherever possible, so you can always be at your best - wherever and whenever you work.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implement effective Project controls to deliver business case outcomes, customer requirements, deliverables and benefits in-line with project management functional requirements.
• Support stakeholder management activities and establish effective communication on programme performance. 
• Deploy project management practices that includes schedule, risk, cost, benefits and resource management, across the entire project using a suite of key performance indicators to show progress, variance to baseline, trends and compliance in-line with business and project management processes.
• Control the project documentation and artefacts in executive systems in-line with change control.
• Create the project management reports in line with the business reporting cycle.
• Assist assurance checks and ensure that the programme operates in line with programme and business project management standards ensuring artefacts are maintained, process compliance, data quality is maintained, and historical data is archived.
• Support to project management improvements in conjunction with the Project Management Function. 

Experience & Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have:

• 3-5 years’ experience in project management, ideally in a Project Controls environment.
• Ideally attained Degree level qualification (in a relevant subject) or has equivalent industry experience.
• Attained or working towards APM Project Management Qualification or can demonstrate equivalent PM knowledge.
• Working towards membership of Association of Project Management (AMAPM or MAPM).
• Demonstrate good experience of working & delivering in cross functional teams.

• Ability to build and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, experience of SAP, P6, ARM and EVM software
• Demonstrate good analytical skills with an ability to analyse and interpret information from different sources.
• Demonstrate good problem-solving 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.

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

To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines 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.

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