Nuclear Training Manager - Submarines

Rolls-Royce; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Nuclear Training Manager to oversee the development and delivery of technical training for the Submarines Enterprise. This role involves managing a team, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving strategic growth during a significant period of business expansion. Candidates should have a degree in Education or related field, experience in the defense industry, and strong leadership skills. Hybrid working options are available.

Benefits

Bonus

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in leading teams in training and development.
• Experience managing projects with competing deadlines.
• Awareness of instructional design methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead a department of instructional designers and training delivery professionals.
• Identify opportunities for strategic growth of nuclear training.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Instructional Design

Stakeholder Management

Problem-solving

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Degree in Education or related field

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Nuclear Training Manager

Employment type: Full Time

Location: Raynesway, Derby

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nuclear Training Manager to join Rolls-Royce Submarines in Derby. We’re a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet, the sole provider and technical authority.

The role reports to the Head of Engineering Operations within the Engineering and Technology function. The Nuclear Training Manager will be responsible for the identification, design, implementation, delivery and evaluation of high-quality technical product training to the UK Submarines Enterprise and partners. This role will ensure compliance with regulatory obligations and effective assurance processes. The Nuclear Training Manager will also be responsible for driving and maturing the business strategy in this area and implementing transformational improvements during a period of significant business growth.

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.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing a department of instructional designers, content developers, training delivery professionals and a project delivery lead to deliver high-quality and impactful training solutions.
• Identifying and analysing opportunities for strategic growth of nuclear training
• Resourcing the department and driving delivery and operational effectiveness
• Establishing an environment that attracts, retains and develops high quality team members. This will include recruitment, managing performance, defining and implementing training plans, generating succession plans and looking after the safety and welfare of team members
• Overseeing the full lifecycle of nuclear product training programmes from conducting training needs analysis, designing and developing technically accurate and engaging material and ensuring effective delivery and evaluation.
• Developing and overseeing an internal assurance framework to ensure compliance with regulatory, and customer requirements
• Interfacing with internal and external stakeholders including the customer, senior management and counterparts across the Submarines Enterprise
• Champion learning innovation by staying up-to-date on emerging learning technologies and methodologies to aid identifying and leading improvements.
• Actively promoting, encouraging and supporting the identification and implementation of continuous improvement both within and outside their immediate sphere and prompt action across the wider team.
• Ensuring the team acts in accordance with the company codes, policies and behaviours
• Deputising for the Head of Engineering Operations and representing Rolls-Royce at a variety of internal and external meetings and events
• Occasional requirement for domestic and international travel

Qualifications

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.

• A degree level or equivalent in Education, Instructional Design, Organisational Development, HR Development, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in leading teams or programmes in the skills, training, learning and development field, ideally in the defence industry.
• Experience of managing teams or individuals including pastoral care, performance management, development and recruitment
• Experience of managing projects with competing deadlines
• Experience of developing or adhering to internal governance/assurance processes and complying with regulatory requirements.
• Experience or awareness of instructional design methodologies (e.g., ADDIE, SAM, Bloom’s Taxonomy) and learning evaluation frameworks (e.g., Kirkpatrick)
• Experience or awareness of developing and delivering training across multiple formats (e.g. instructor-led, eLearning, blended learning)
• Strong stakeholder management and problem-solving skills within a multi-functional and complex environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

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

Job Category: Group Engineering (Operations)

Posting Date: 18 Sept 2025; 00:09

Posting End Date: 28 Sept 2025