Job Description Programme Manager Delivery – GCAP Full time Bristol – Hybrid What you will be doing This is an exciting opportunity to lead delivery of a critical part of the Defence Combat strategy. In this role, you’ll provide project leadership for delivery of key work packages, including new capabilities, technologies, and products that underpin GCAP growth and success. You’ll have direct impact on programme performance, ensuring safety, quality, schedule, and cost objectives are met while enabling the delivery of future defence innovations. This role offers exposure to multi-disciplinary teams, career development in programme leadership, and the chance to influence strategic Defence objectives. Responsibilities You’ll be accountable for the successful delivery of high-impact project activities, creating a high-performing and engaged team: Provide day-to-day leadership for a multi-skilled project team developing new and novel products and capabilities. Lead and accelerate delivery through planning, execution, and commitment of technical work packages to meet schedule, cost, and quality requirements. Manage schedule, budget, and risk for project scope, ensuring integration with parent programmes and reporting to the customer. Define ways of working, including planning, risk and execution approaches (Agile/Waterfall), and ensure compliance with Programme Governance and Quality Systems. Secure delivery resources and drive continuous improvement by removing impediments and developing enablers to enhance team performance. Why Rolls-Royce? This role sits within our Defence business, supporting the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) and the early lifecycle growth of future combat capabilities. 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 offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts. 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. These principles form our behaviours. They are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. To be successful in this role you will need to: Demonstrate a proven track record of leadership and delivery in fast-paced product development, including complex hardware projects. Have experience managing or coordinating projects or programmes in unfamiliar contexts or technical areas. Apply a variety of programmatic skills and methodologies, including Agile, to deliver novel technical work packages. Exhibit excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to challenge and be challenged, and a strong philosophy on what makes great teams. Be an original and creative problem solver, resilient, self-starting, able to work with ambiguity, and culturally aware to manage diverse international teams. Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business. Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate. It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role. 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 Defence business an individual has to hold a BPSS. 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. Grade: C Closing Date: 15/09/2025 Job Category Project Management Posting Date 01 Sept 2025; 00:09 Posting End Date 15 Sept 2025