Programme Lead – Early Lifecycle
Full Time
Bristol
An exciting opportunity for a Programme Lead has arisen within our Defence Business in Bristol. As a Programme Lead in our Bristol Early Lifecycle team you would support the Integrated Project Team Lead with the delivery of engineering and technology work packages. You would work closely with the engineering design team and the manufacturing supply chain to deliver key programme milestones, enabling the delivery of our Defence Combat strategy.
The Early Lifecycle team is at the heart of securing the future growth of the Defence business. We deliver tomorrow’s 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.
What You Will Be Doing
* Accountable for the successful delivery to cost, specification and time for a defined package of work.
* Establish, develop and maintain the documentation necessary to deliver the package of work.
* Act as the focal point for all aspects related to the packages of work.
* Provide information necessary to make management decisions.
* Ensure the creation and management of an integrated set of plans / schedules.
* Organise and chair schedule review meetings and provide reports where executive decisions need to be made.
* Provision of basic guidance to others regarding the Project Management processes and the operation of the project management systems / tools / methods.
Programme Management Team (Governance)
* Review and report the status of projects in accordance with the project plan and agreed with the Programme Manager
* Assist the Project Manager in the development of project management documents such as project budgets, project schedules, scope statements and project plans
* Manage and report variances to project baseline and report programme Key Performance Indicators.
* Review programme data. Identify and report trends, highlight anomalies and corrective action if performance is outside specification.
* Accurate reporting to relevant stakeholders in accordance with the defined timescales.
Who We’re Looking For
* 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.
* Network across Stakeholders and develop key relationships which is critical for this role.
* Display excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to easily build rapport within all levels of an organisation.
* Demonstrate initiative and self‑motivation.
* Indicate a good level of knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office tools.
Job Category
Project Management
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.
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