Infrastructure Digital Estate Section Lead (CM Site) - Submarines

Rolls-Royce; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Derby seeks an Infrastructure Digital Estate Section Lead to manage BIM modelling and documentation for Nuclear facilities. This role involves leading a team, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and collaborating with construction programs. Candidates should hold an engineering degree and have experience in project management and BIM tools. Attractive benefits and a hybrid working model are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in BIM modelling and drafting for nuclear facilities.
• Understanding of construction information management standards ISO 19650.
• Ability to lead and manage a team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the upkeep and development of Nuclear site BIM models.
• Manage the facility maintenance asset database.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards in delivery.

Skills

BIM Modelling

Nuclear engineering

Project management

Education

Relevant engineering degree

Tools

Glider BIM

AutoCAD

Job description

Overview

Job title - JR6139253 Infrastructure Digital Estate Section Lead (CM Site) (Open) – Submarines

Working Pattern - Full Time

Working Location - Derby, Raynesway

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Infrastructure drawing & BIM Modelling section lead to join our team. Reporting into the BIM and digital construction manager you will be the Rolls-Royce Submarines Raynesway Main site Infrastructure drawing & BIM Modelling section lead responsible for all Nuclear manufacturing facilities.

What we offer

At Rolls-Royce Submarines we support the Royal Navy as the technical authority to the UK Ministry of Defence for naval reactor plants. We are also growing our submarine and nuclear sector capabilities.

Join us and we’ll provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive, digital-first culture that invests in you, gives you a platform for continuous learning and access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career.

We offer excellent development, 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’ll be doing

• Upkeep, maintenance and development of all Nuclear site BIM models, drawings and associated asset/facility information.
• Upkeep of our single source of truth common data environment Glider BIM for the Nuclear manufacturing site data.
• Upkeep and maintenance of the facility maintenance asset database.
• ICC/CSB process integration.
• The validation of estate data utilising our on premise validation software.
• Upkeep and maintenance of Key health and safety drawings.
• Drawing and BIM modelling standards, tools and processes.
• Production of concept drawings/models to support the business in making key decisions.

You will provide day to day leadership of the team of draughtsmen and BIM modellers to ensure timely and accurate delivery of drawings and models for all Raynesway Nuclear facilities and infrastructure to support change or following change. This also includes the facility information that is required for the operational lifecycle of the facilities within your remit. You will be responsible for ensuring that your team are always upto date with the latest industry standards and best practice ways of working inline with the international standards for construction information management ISO 19650.

Additionally, to the above you will also provide all necessary support for the major construction programme by being the key contact for our supply chain to obtain any historic site information required to support the design and construction of new nuclear site facilities at Raynesway.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide intelligent customer capability and act as the controlling mind for the specification, production and storage of all main site infrastructure and facility drawings, models and associated data.
• Define infrastructure, CAD/BIM strategies and Standards in key areas of capability in conjunction with internal and industry stakeholders.
• Provide expert guidance and authoritative leadership to small teams of developing specialists in the same technical discipline.
• Maintain and develop a depth and breadth of knowledge in a specialist area and an understanding of related areas.
• Regularly review technical and procedural developments to ensure that internal drawing capability remains up to date including the identification investments in software and hardware.
• Identify new approaches and techniques which enhance the production of infrastructure and facility information.

We’re 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. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

To work for Rolls-Royce Submarines you need to hold a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already have this in place.

Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work with RRSL.

Job Category Manufacturing Services. Posting Date 26 Sept 2025; 00:09. Posting End Date 03 Oct 2025.