AUKUS Transport & Logistics - Capability Lead

Rolls-Royce; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Capability Lead – Transport and Logistics, where you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safe and efficient transport of components for a significant nuclear project. This position offers the chance to engage with various stakeholders, navigate complex logistical challenges, and contribute to national and strategic initiatives. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and inclusivity, and enjoy the benefits of hybrid working while making a meaningful impact in the nuclear sector.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Employee Support Assistance

Employee Discounts

Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or Engineering.
• Experience in transport and logistics, especially with Class 7 Dangerous Goods.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice on transport logistics for nuclear components.
• Evaluate and recommend methods for transport and storage of sensitive equipment.

Skills

Transport and Logistics Experience

Stakeholder Engagement

Problem-Solving

Knowledge of Nuclear Safety Regulations

Education

Degree in Logistics or Supply Chain Management

Professional Qualification in Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Australian Capability Lead – Transport & Logistics

Derby, UK

Full Time

The Role

An exciting opportunity for a Capability Lead – Transport and Logistics has arisen within the Australian Capability team. Our nuclear business is a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy's nuclear submarine fleet and the sole provider and technical authority, managing all aspects of plant design, safety, manufacture, performance, and through-life support.

Our customers are embarking on programmes of national and strategic importance, and our goal is to provide them with the right advice and support to establish world-class and nuclear-safe capabilities.

As a Capability Lead – Transport and Logistics you will be providing advice and support to our customers to facilitate the safe and efficient transport of components required in the construction or maintenance of the Nuclear Steam Raising Plant in Australia. This includes evaluating methods of transport, the necessary storage and packaging required to protect all of our products including supporting our customers with preparing for high risk activities.

This role offers a rare opportunity working across various UK sites, engaging across the CADMID cycle and interfacing with multiple industrial partners on an exciting and historically significant project, with the potential for international travel.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

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.

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.

What you will be doing:

Key Accountabilities will include:

• Provide direction and expert advice on transport and logistics strategies for the safe movement of components related to the Nuclear Steam Raising Plant.
• Evaluate, select, and recommend optimal methods for transport, packaging and storage of high-value and sensitive equipment.
• Facilitate engagement and build consensus among diverse stakeholders across industry and government on logistics requirements, interfacing with component teams, our planning and control and logistics functions and other subject matter experts.
• Provide advice and support to our customers relating to non-proliferation and internationally regulated matters which impact our products.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to ensure the customer’s needs across the CADMID cycle are understood, documented and considered in our plans.
• Manage ambiguity and resolve conflicts arising from complex, evolving transport and logistical challenges in a highly regulated environment.
  

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 meet the following criteria:

• A degree or equivalent professional qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a relevant field
• Demonstrable experience in transport and logistics, preferably with specific experience in movement of products classified as Class 7 Carriage of Dangerous Goods.
• Proven track record of successfully engaging with stakeholders across government and industry to achieve consensus in complex logistical scenarios.
• Demonstrated capability in managing ambiguity, problem-solving at a strategic as well as tactical/operational level and delivering under challenging and uncertain conditions.
• Knowledge and understanding of national and international nuclear safety requirements, transportation regulations and relevant standards.
  

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 which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, 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

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 individualswho are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

Job Category Mechanical Systems Posting Date 01 May 2025; 00:05 Posting End Date 18 May 2025