Head of Mechanical Equipment - Lead 60 Engineers

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 86,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus – 20% target opportunity

Benefits Allowance – £8,500 per year

Pension – 12% employer / 6% employee

Holidays – 29 days + public holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance – 6x pensionable pay

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd is seeking a Head of Mechanical Equipment to lead a large engineering function spanning plant, commodity and support equipment. You will set technical direction, govern design choices and drive risk management across the SMR programme.

You will report to the Chief Design Engineer, collaborating with Engineering, Supply Chain and Operations to deliver safe, robust solutions and accelerate industrialisation for deployment.

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or working towards registration.
• Experience leading complex, safety‑critical engineering programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Mechanical Equipment function with technical, programme and people leadership for ~60 engineers.
• Act as delegate for the Chief Design Engineer, owning key design decisions and risk management.
• Drive development and delivery of integrated mechanical equipment solutions across plant, commodity and support equipment.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations and Programme teams to meet milestones and manage suppliers.
• Shape the industrialisation strategy ensuring safe, scalable deployment.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategy development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering

Job description

Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd is seeking a Head of Mechanical Equipment to lead a large engineering function spanning plant, commodity and support equipment. You will set technical direction, govern design choices and drive risk management across the SMR programme.

You will report to the Chief Design Engineer, collaborating with Engineering, Supply Chain and Operations to deliver safe, robust solutions and accelerate industrialisation for deployment.