Programme Lead

Job Description

Programme Lead

Full Time

Derby/Hybrid or Bristol/Hybrid (3 days/week in the office)

Why Rolls-Royce?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Programme Lead to join our Project Management Office team within the Aerospace Procurement function. The function is currently involved in the reactivation of a significant number of parts across all commodity groups and we have numerous exciting projects for you to manage.

In this role, you will manage projects and programmes across our Civil Aerospace engines, Defence Aerospace engines, and Defence Marine products. You will lead the integration of the Design Engineering, Purchasing and Manufacturing teams from receipt of the customer requirement to delivery of the first parts to stores. You will work closely with the Programme Manager and others to plan, budget, schedule and execute assigned reactivation programmes. You will be ensuring timely delivery of activities throughout the programme lifecycle. You will also be focusing on ensuring that Project requirements are met to deliver Zero Defects when the parts enter production.

We deliver the best jet engines in the world and every great product needs a great business behind it. We’re proud to be part of the pathway to net zero as we power society for generations to come.

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience.

Join Rolls-Royce and become part of a busy, world-class engineering and manufacturing environment.

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. 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:

You will be responsible for planning and executing the delivery of programmes for aero engine parts and/or Marine products . You’ll look after:

• Planning, risk mitigation, and request the release of budget to authorise starting and stopping of all work. Review progress against plans to identify when corrective action is required.
• Be accountable for the successful delivery to cost, specification and time for a defined package of work.
• Agree and initiate the necessary changes, including re-allocation of resources, with agreement from the Resource Managers.
• Act as the focal point for all aspects related to the assigned programmes and provide the IPTL / Programme / Project Manager with information necessary to manage effectively.
• Establish, develop and maintain the documentation.
• Administration and maintenance of the project plans and integrating with the programme master schedule.
• Capture, monitor, and report on status of the project lifecycle.
• Provide key stakeholders with information, necessary to make management decisions.
• Employ continuous improvement techniques to ensure learning and development delivers business efficiencies and lean practices.

Who we’re looking for:

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 and for this role in particular we are looking for someone who is/has:

• Project management experience – we are open to experience from different industries and different levels of professional project/programme management experience.
• Ability to network across business groups and develop key relationships is critical to this role. Excellent interpersonal and project leadership skills and the ability to build rapport at all levels of the organisation are required.
• A blend of analytical, interpersonal, presentation and project management skills.
• A sense of business acumen combined with good judgement and effective planning skills.
• An effective problem solver, able to act decisively to implement optimal solutions and feel comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
• Degree level qualification, APM and Prince 2 or equivalent qualifications – desirable.
• Experience with MS Excel and other Microsoft Office tools.
• Experience with MRP Primavera P6, MS Project - desirable.
• Familiarity with, Risk Analysis, FMEA, Project Management best practice preferred.

Join us & Make an impact

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

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Job Category

Project Management

Posting Date

19 Oct 2026; 00:10

Posting End Date

22 Oct 2026

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