Programme Delivery Executive - Submarines

Programme Delivery Executive - Submarines

Full time on site Derby

Responsibilities

• Accountable to the Director of Infrastructure for project and programme performance in delivery of the Regen infrastructure sub programme, meeting the functional scope defined by the sponsoring business.
• Governance and leadership of Heads of Delivery to deliver defined projects and the programme to an agreed schedule.
• Executive interface with tier one fissile supply chain partners, and deputise for the Director of Infrastructure on Regen programme related matters.
• Commercial accountability for fissile design and delivery partners, negotiating KPIs and ensuring alignment with commercial constructs.
• Senior Leadership Team member, contributing to the development of the DBU approach and change programme.
• Drive supplier performance improvements across delivery, quality, and value for money, while working closely with commercial and procurement teams.
• Ensure effective collaboration with the internal business sponsor, supporting functions, and long term delivery partners.
• Lead a combined RR and supply chain integrated team to optimise, enhance, and embed the departmental approach to project and programme management.
• Support Senior Leadership colleagues in developing the Regen infrastructure investment portfolio, ensuring it matches and delivers business and customer needs safely and timely.
• Establish and maintain a clear view of Regen programme health, focusing on performance against budget, schedule, quality and health & safety targets, and identify additional KPIs.
• Ensure performance data capture, visualisation and embedding throughout the programme and its component projects.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and key influencer within the infrastructure 1st line leadership team.
• Translate requirements into scopes of work and work package sourcing, ensuring execution of the works packages that make up the Regen infrastructure programme.
• Develop and lead a resilient, high performance programme delivery team capable of responding to changing demands.
• Ensure governance and assurance oversight of relevant standards and quality requirements, driving adherence to the company's policies, processes and procedures.
• Support a zero harm policy for the Regen infrastructure programme through HSE and external partners.

Qualifications

• Ability to influence at all levels and build strong relationships.
• Commitment to company values, behaviours and leadership expectations.
• Willingness to travel within the UK, and globally if required.
• Engaging personality, realistic, and a creator of trust.
• Team player with exceptional communication skills.
• Broad outlook and tolerance for diverse challenges, cultures and ways of working.
• Experience delivering transformation and change programmes in major fissile infrastructure delivery.
• Excellent influencing and supplier relationship management skills at all seniority levels.
• Proven track record of operational excellence in programme/project management under various conditions.
• Experience in leading cross functional teams successfully.
• Dynamic and inspirational leadership.
• Degree level in a relevant discipline, or significant relevant professional experience.
• Project and/or Programme Management qualifications/affiliations (e.g., MSP Practitioner, MAPM).
• Appetite and enthusiasm to improve the business.

Essential Requirements

• Deep experience delivering large scale, complex, nuclear infrastructure projects and programmes.
• Broad commercial experience within a collaborative framework, specifically with NEC4 contracts.

Preferred Requirements

• Senior level experience delivering large infrastructure programmes in sectors such as Aerospace, Nuclear, Petro chem, or other high hazard complex manufacturing and operational industries.

Benefits

Competitive salary, bonus, employee support assistance, employee discounts, and excellent development opportunities.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.