Lead Engineer, Modular Reactor Partnerships

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 12.5% target

Pension 12% employer / 6% employee

Private Medical Insurance

Holidays 28 days (+ holidays)

Home office allowance

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited is seeking a Lead Engineer for Module Partner Development. Hybrid role with primary offices in Derby, Warrington, or Manchester; you will guide engineering scope, processes and delivery models across complex modular projects.

You will act as a bridge between engineering, programme and operations, ensuring alignment on commissioning, resource planning and design reviews, while driving planning and stakeholder maturity in a growing SMR programme.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering; Chartered Engineer status or commitment to pursue registration.

Responsibilities

• Leading collaboration between Rolls-Royce SMR and the Module Partner organisation, aligning responsibilities and ownership across engineering activities.
• Developing engineering scope, processes and delivery models to support transition into detailed design and deployment phases.
• Bridging engineering, programme and operations to keep commissioning, resource planning and organisational design aligned.
• Driving planning, scope development and partnership maturity while supporting technical, commercial and programme decisions across modules.

Education

Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited is seeking a Lead Engineer for Module Partner Development. Hybrid role with primary offices in Derby, Warrington, or Manchester; you will guide engineering scope, processes and delivery models across complex modular projects.

You will act as a bridge between engineering, programme and operations, ensuring alignment on commissioning, resource planning and design reviews, while driving planning and stakeholder maturity in a growing SMR programme.