Head of Capability - (Engineering for Services) - Submarines
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Head of Capability - (Engineering for Services) - Submarines
Derby
Rolls-Royce Submarines has an outstanding opportunity for a
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Job Description
Job Description
Head of Capability - (Engineering for Services) - Submarines
Full Time
Derby
Rolls-Royce Submarines has an outstanding opportunity for a Head of Capability for their Engineering for Services Division. Rolls Royce Submarines is a world leader in the design, manufacture and in-service support of nuclear power and propulsion products. We support products and programmes in all phases o the lifecycle.
The Head of Capability for Engineering for Services is accountable for defining, maintaining and improving the engineering skills and capabilities which support our in service products.
As the Head of Capability (Engineering for Services) you'll be working in a team of 12 dedicated senior managers with the accountability for managing and improving engineering capabilities across nearly 3,000 engineers in the business.
The scope of the business covers nuclear products and programmes across all phases of the lifecycle delivering safety and mission critical power & propulsion to our military and civilian customers. The team operate in an agile approach; mutually supporting on common/collaborative tasks whilst taking individual business-wide leadership accountability for capability-specific projects and improvements.
What You Will Be Doing
* Provide proactive capability leadership to the Engineering resource group and ensure robust deployment and maintenance of capability throughout its lifecycle.
* Create and maintain Strategic Workforce Plans, in line with the Do/Buy Strategy, to meet the overall delivery commitments.
* Own the overall capability strategy and associated roadmap and ensure resources necessary to deliver the roadmap.
* Define, develop and maintain the Capability Specialist and SME taxonomy to ensure sufficient capability exists to deliver the business commitment.
Why Rolls-Royce?
Work with us and we'll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself.
We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference
We'll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.
We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.
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, frequency will depend on business needs, nature of role, what works for the team and for the individual. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.
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.
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:
* Operate as a senior engineering leader across a complex, full-lifecycle business
* Influence across the organisation to achieve objectives beyond your direct control
* Envisage and innovate to deliver systematic improvement; recognising but not being limited by historical practice and norms
* Build a high-performing team and collaborate with other senior leaders
Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business.
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.
Learn more about our global Inclusion Strategy
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.
Job Category
Engineering for Services
Posting Date
23 May 2025; 00:05
Posting End Date
08 Jun 2025PandoLogic., Location: Derby, ENG - DE23 8NX
* Swindon, England
Languages
* English
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Executive
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
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* Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries
Technology, Information and Internet
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