Programme Lead – Capital Works

Rolls-Royce plc; West of England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce Defence Aerospace in Bristol is seeking a Programme Lead to support the delivery of infrastructure projects within the GCAP (ELC) programme. You will report to the Programme Manager in the Infrastructure team and manage budgets, schedules, risk and governance for MoD contracts.

The role requires experience with SAP, Oracle Primavera P6 or Primavera Cloud, and strong leadership across multi-disciplinary teams. UK security clearance is required or supported by Rolls-Royce.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a key work package for MoD infrastructure budgets and SAP flow to supply chain teams.
• Prepare internal/external cost reporting, including actuals vs budget.
• Develop and report financial and schedule metrics.
• Integrate Package Order changes into the Control Accounts and report deliverables.
• Lead the infrastructure integrated master schedule and identify critical path.
• Lead risk identification and management for the Capital Works contract.
• Support change management and reporting requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder mgmt

Primavera P6

Primavera Cloud

SAP

MS Office

Tools

SAP

Primavera P6

Primavera Cloud

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Project Lead Full time Bristol Staff Role An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Programme Lead to join our Defence Aerospace business in Bristol. In this role, you will report directly to the Programme Manager within the Infrastructure team (Capital Works), which operates within the GCAP Programme (ELC), and will support the delivery of our infrastructure projects, including business management, budget control, Risk and integrated master schedule. You will be delivering on the requirements against UK MoD programmes of work.

Why 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.

What you will be doing

• Deliver a key work package for new infrastructure with advanced capabilities for our MoD Customer Lead on the establishment of the required control accounts needed to manage the Capital Works budgets, including the required SAP management Flow down the relevant budgets and Coupa orders for the internal and external supply chain teams
• Prepare the required internal and external cost reporting deliverables, including actuals versus budget and deltas from baseline
• Develop and report associated financial and schedule metrics
• Integrate Package Order changes into the Control Accounts and report deliverables
• Work with the Project delivery leads, prepare and report the infrastructure integrated master schedule, highlighting critical path and key dependencies.
• Lead the risk identification and risk management process for the Capital Works contract.
• Provide the risk information required to support Package Order applications and on‑going review.
• Provide the required information for the Capital Works Operational Reviews and internal reporting requirements.
• Support change management activities.

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.

To be successful in this role you will need to:

• Have excellent interpersonal and leadership skills and have the ability to easily build rapport within all levels of the organisation since networking across business groups and developing key relationships is critical to this role
• Demonstrate a passion and desire to grow within project management in the Defence industry, with project management experience/qualifications highly desirable
• Demonstrate initiative and self‑motivation.
• Demonstrate proven experience utilising project management platforms, including Oracle Primavera P6 or Primavera Cloud, and SAP for project planning, tracking, and cost control.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications is also required

To work for the Rolls‑Royce Defence business, an individual must 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 and Government body approved cases, a dual national. Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.

The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate. It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi‑year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls‑Royce into a high‑performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

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: SNBG 7 - 10

For further information please contact: Lizzie Moore - [e-mail]

Job Category Project Management

Posting Date 19 Oct 2026; 00:10

Posting End Date 25 Oct 2026

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