IT Project Manager

Rolls-Royce Corporation; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust

Group Life Assurance

Income Protection

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Job summary

Rolls-Royce Corporation in Bristol is seeking a Project Manager for the Digital & IT Team. This role combines end-to-end project ownership with strong governance and stakeholder collaboration in a hybrid on-site environment.

You will lead complex, multi-party initiatives, manage budgets and risks, and drive delivery excellence while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance across all workstreams. The position offers a hybrid setup with minimum 3 days on site and opportunities to influence

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership for planning, managing and delivering projects to agreed time, cost and quality outcomes.
• Lead sponsors, stakeholders, delivery teams and third-party partners to align on outcomes.
• Oversee third-party Statements of Work and deliverables, ensuring outputs meet agreed standards and acceptance criteria.
• Proactively identify, manage and escalate risks, issues, assumptions and decisions clearly.
• Manage budgets, supplier performance, resource burn and reporting in line with PMO processes.
• Maintain clear resource plans and support informed decision-making around capacity and capability.
• Apply robust governance within standard delivery frameworks and PP MO standards.
• Adapt plans in complex, ambiguous and changing environments to maintain momentum.
• Drive continuous improvement and delivery excellence while prioritising safety and compliance.

Job description

Project Manager-Digital & IT Team Bristol(Hybrid – minimum 3 days on site) Full time

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

We a pleased to be able to offer exciting opportunities for experienced Project Managers to join the Digital & IT Team in Derby and Bristol. At Rolls-Royce Digital & IT, we are looking for Project Managers who can take ownership of complex, business-critical projects and drive them through to successful outcomes. You will be someone who brings structure, pace and clarity to delivery, while working collaboratively with stakeholders, delivery teams and third-party partners.

We are looking for Project Managers who can balance strong governance and financial control with pragmatism, adaptability and a clear focus on realising benefits for the business.

What you will be doing:

We are looking for Project Managers who take end-to-end ownership for planning, managing and delivering projects to agreed time, cost and quality outcomes, while keeping scope and benefits under control.

Additional key accountabilities include:

• Deliver with accountability: We are looking for Project Managers who take end-to-end ownership for planning, managing and delivering projects to agreed time, cost and quality outcomes, while keeping scope and benefits under control.
• Lead through others: You will be confident building trusted relationships with sponsors, stakeholders, delivery teams and third-party partners, creating alignment and shared ownership of outcomes.
• Manage suppliers and quality: We need people who can oversee third-party Statements of Work and deliverables, holding partners to account and ensuring outputs meet agreed standards and acceptance criteria.
• Surface and resolve issues early: You will be proactive in identifying, managing and escalating risks, issues, assumptions and decisions clearly and constructively.
• Bring commercial and financial control: We are looking for Project Managers who can manage budgets, supplier performance, resource burn and reporting in line with PPMO processes, ensuring value for money and effective cost control.
• Plan resources effectively: You will maintain clear resource plans, communicate current and future needs, and support informed decision-making around capacity and capability.
• Apply robust governance: We need people who can work within standardised delivery frameworks and apply PPMO standards consistently, bringing rigour without unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Adapt and stay pragmatic: You will be comfortable operating in complex, ambiguous and changing environments, adapting plans while maintaining momentum and focus on outcomes.
• Improve how we deliver: We are looking for people who embrace lessons learned, contribute to continuous improvement and help drive greater efficiency, consistency and delivery excellence.
• Prioritise safety and compliance: You will ensure safety, regulatory and compliance considerations are appropriately embedded into project planning and execution.

Preferred requirements:

• A strong track record of delivering large, complex or transformational projects, ideally involving multiple third parties and cross-functional teams.
• The ability to lead through ambiguity and complexity, bringing clarity, focus and momentum to teams.
• Strong problem-solving, critical thinking and systems-thinking capability.
• Experience managing third-party suppliers and contracts, with a clear focus on delivery performance, commercial outcomes and quality.
• Strong commercial acumen, including the ability to manage budgets, forecast costs and support effective supplier negotiations.
• Excellent stakeholder management, relationship-building and influencing skills, including within matrix environments.
• A highly organised, accountable and delivery-focused approach, with the confidence to take ownership and drive projects to completion.
• A proactive communication style, including the confidence to escape issues early and clearly to enable timely resolution and avoid surprises.
• Pragmatism, flexibility and resilience, with a collaborative and transparent approach to working with others.

Across these roles, we are particularly interested in Project Managers who have delivered in one or more of the following areas:

• Application transformation and modernisation initiatives, including application migrations, upgrades, rationalisation, and cloud adoption.
• Software and digital product development projects using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Infrastructure and cloud transformation projects, including datacentre, server, storage, network, and cloud platform initiatives.
• End-user computing and workplace technology projects, including device refresh, Windows upgrades, VDI, M365 deployment, InTune, MECM, DHCP, Mobile devices and device management and collaboration tooling.
• Identity and Access Management projects, including Active Directory, Entra ID, Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), privileged access, and role-based access controls.
• Cyber security and resilience initiatives, including vulnerability remediation, compliance, backup resilience, disaster recovery, and security tooling deployment.
• Large scale enterprise level application deployments - working with third parties to define configuration, deploy and test.
• Regulatory and compliance programmes, such as CE+, CMMC, NIS2 or ISO27001 and government security classifications
• Projects delivered in military or defence organisations
• Projects delivering multiple technologies into new manufacturing facilities and offices

For some roles a Full UK SC Clearance without any conditions will be required.

Regional benefits:

• Generous Annual Leave
• Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
• Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce Group
• Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Your Shares: Matched is a simple way to own Rolls-Royce shares and invest in our future, together.
• Buy one share, get one free!

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future.

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.

Grade: Level C Closing Date: 25.11.2026

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