Nuclear Watchkeeper (Technical Author) - Submarines

myGwork - LGBTQ+ Business Community; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defence sector is looking for a Nuclear Watchkeeper to retrain as a Technical Author. This full-time position offers a chance to apply technical knowledge in creating and maintaining documentation for submarine systems. The role promises a supportive work environment and opportunities for professional growth, underlining the company's commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Training and professional development

Competitive salary

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in interpreting technical drawings.
• Strong communication and problem-solving capabilities required.
• IT skills in tools like Microsoft Word and Excel necessary.

Responsibilities

• Maintain technical publication standards and provide editorial support.
• Identify and implement improvements in documentation.
• Liaise with engineering teams and apply publication standards.

Skills

Communication

Problem-Solving

IT Skills

Education

CAT C (or above) Watchkeeper Submarines experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Job Description

Nuclear Watchkeeper (Technical Author) - Submarines

Opportunity to Retrain as a Technical Author

Full Time

Derby - Hybrid

Why Rolls Royce?

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Nuclear Watchkeeper to retrain with us to become a 'Technical Author'.

We are expanding the service we provide so this is a unique opportunity to join our Engineering Safety Department which is part of our Submarine Services Delivery Business Unit based in Derby.

Utilising your in-depth experience and knowledge of Submarines as a Cat C Nuclear Watch Keeper(or Cat B or Cat A), we will support the development of your IT skills to enable you to join our team, updating PWR2 operating manuals (Atomic Books), the production of a set of new Atomic Books for Dreadnought class (PWR3) and supporting document approvals by the relevant Rolls-Royce / MoD Safety approval groups.

As a Technical Author, you will be in regular contact with personnel within the Safety and Engineering teams based on site, at MoD, INA and BAES.

We will invest in training you and develop your IT skills to become competent using Publications Software Tools to enable you to apply your technical knowledge and expertise to become a Technical Author within our team.

You will ensure the plant and support equipment is supplied through life with accurate and up-to-date technical documentation in accordance with contract requirements and agreed programme deliverables (time, cost, quality).

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.

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, frequency will depend on business needs, nature of role, what works for the team and for the individual. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.

What You Will Be Doing

In this role you will be maintaining and Applying the technical publication standards.

• Providing advice on documents and illustrations to create maximum impact and effect.
• Identifying and implementing improvements.
• Providing editorial support to the production of Digital Signal Processing and Non Destructive Engineering procedures
• Liaising with personnel within the Safety and Engineering teams based on site, at MoD, INA and BAES.
  
  

Who We Are Looking For

Being a part of Rolls-Royce you'll know we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

• CAT C (or above) Watchkeeper Submarines experience
• Ability to read / interpret technical drawings
• Strong communication and problem-solving capabilities
• IT Skills, Microsoft Word, Excel
  
  

We are 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 which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we'll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, 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 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

Engineering for Services

Posting Date

17 Jun 2025; 00:06

Posting End Date

01 Jul 2025

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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