Project Engineer (Power Station Integration)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 7% on target

Benefits allowance £2,200 p.a.

Pension 12% employer + 6% employee

28 days holidays + statutory holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Job summary

Rolls‑Royce SMR Limited is seeking a Project Engineer to lead delivery of detailed engineering scope for the Power Station Integration team. You will act as the main integration point between PMO and cross‑discipline engineering teams, translating objectives into executable plans while ensuring safety, quality, schedule and budget adherence.

The role requires a degree in engineering or science, plus experience delivering complex projects in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Essential degree in Engineering, Science or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate delivery of Power Station Integration engineering work packages.
• Act as primary interface between engineering teams and PMO.
• Translate programme requirements into engineering execution plans.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to meet project objectives.
• Manage scope, schedule, cost and quality performance.
• Develop and maintain integrated delivery and recovery plans.
• Support project controls including forecasting and change management.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks and dependencies.
• Manage engineering subcontractors and suppliers.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Systems engineering

Risk management

Interface management

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Planning & scheduling

agile delivery

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer (CEng) desirable

Job description

Job: Project Engineer (Power Station Integration)

Location: Hybrid working with one of the following locations as primary: Derby, Warrington or Manchester

Our Mission

Our mission is to deliver clean, affordable energy for all. Our Small Modular Reactor (SMR) offers a British solution to a global energy challenge, placing us at the forefront of a once-in-a-generation opportunity and positioning the UK as a future world leader in clean energy technology.

The Team

The Power Station Integration team sits at the heart of our reactor programme, bringing together engineering disciplines to define how the power station operates as one integrated system. The team is responsible for coordinating complex engineering activities across multiple disciplines, ensuring designs are delivered safely, efficiently and in alignment with programme objectives. It plays a critical role in integrating engineering scope, managing interfaces and driving delivery performance across one of the UK’s most exciting clean energy programmes.

The Role

We are looking for a Project Engineer to join our Power Station Integration team. In this role, you will lead and coordinate the delivery of detailed engineering scope within the Rolls‑Royce SMR programme, acting as the primary integration point between the Project Management Organisation (PMO) and multidisciplinary engineering teams. You’ll be responsible for translating programme objectives into executable engineering plans, ensuring engineering activities are delivered safely, to quality, on schedule and within budget. Working across a complex stakeholder environment, you’ll proactively manage technical risks, dependencies and engineering subcontractor performance to support successful programme delivery. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineering professional to influence the delivery of a first‑of‑a‑kind nuclear technology programme that will help shape the future of low‑carbon energy.

What We’ll Need You To Do

• Lead and coordinate the delivery of Power Station Integration engineering work packages.
• Act as the primary interface between engineering teams and the Project Management Organisation.
• Translate programme requirements into clear engineering execution plans.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams to achieve project objectives.
• Manage engineering scope, schedule, cost and quality performance.
• Develop and maintain integrated delivery plans and recovery plans where required.
• Support project controls activities, including forecasting, reporting and change management.
• Identify, manage and mitigate technical risks, issues and delivery dependencies.
• Manage engineering subcontractors and technical service providers.
• Monitor supplier performance against agreed scope, quality and schedule requirements.
• Support programme governance through accurate reporting of engineering performance, risks and opportunities.
• Facilitate collaboration across engineering disciplines to deliver integrated solutions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities that enhance delivery efficiency, predictability and programme maturity.

Why Join Rolls‑Royce SMR?

This role offers the opportunity to work at the centre of one of the most ambitious engineering programmes in the UK. You’ll coordinate complex multidisciplinary engineering activities, influence major programme decisions and help drive delivery of a globally significant clean energy technology. Working within a highly collaborative environment, you’ll gain exposure to leading engineers, programme professionals and industry experts while contributing directly to the successful delivery of the Rolls‑Royce SMR programme.

What You’ll Bring

• Essential Degree qualification in Engineering, Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience delivering engineering projects within a regulated industry.
• Experience leading engineering delivery within large infrastructure, energy, defence, aerospace or nuclear programmes.
• Experience delivering complex engineering work packages through detailed design phases.
• Understanding of systems engineering principles and ISO 15288.
• Experience integrating multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience managing engineering scope, schedule, cost and quality performance.
• Strong understanding of project delivery methodologies and engineering execution planning.
• Experience developing engineering execution plans and integrated delivery plans.
• Experience supporting project controls, change management and performance reporting.
• Experience managing technical risks, issues and recovery actions within complex programmes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across matrix organisations.
• Desirable Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or working towards chartership.
• APM PMQ, PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent project management qualification.
• Experience of UK nuclear industry requirements and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience working within Design Authority, Systems Engineering or Configuration Management environments.
• Knowledge of nuclear quality standards and engineering assurance processes.
• Knowledge of agile principles and experience working within agile delivery environments.
• Awareness of BIM and engineering information management requirements.

Location

We offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements, and this role can be based from any Rolls‑Royce SMR location. Regular travel may be required to support collaboration with engineering teams, suppliers, delivery partners and stakeholders across the business.

What’s In It For Me?

We anticipate paying a salary of between £60,000-£78,750.

• Bonus - Performance related target opportunity 7%
• Benefits Allowance – £2,200 per annum, enabling you to create a bespoke package
• Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
• Holidays - 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days.
• Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover health care
• Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay
• £250 - One‑off payment for new starters for home office purchases

Selection Process

The recruitment process is expected to consist of an initial conversation with the Talent Acquisition team, followed by formal interview stages with hiring managers and key engineering stakeholders.

• Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) screening
• Financial probity checks

Please note that this role is also subject to Export Control requirements.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We believe diversity of thought, experience and perspective strengthens our business and creates better outcomes for our colleagues, customers and communities.

As a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment practices and are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and your employment with us. Reasonable adjustments will be made in line with the Equality Act 2010 to support any candidate or employee who requires them.

If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process or in the workplace, please let us know.

Why Join Us?

You’ll be joining a forward‑thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer:

• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
• A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

What We Offer

At Rolls‑Royce SMR, our reward offering is focused on recognising you for your efforts and motivate you to continue achieving. Our rewards and benefits scheme are designed for employees to have complete control. By providing complete autonomy, you can focus on what’s important to you. Whether it’s investments, insurances or wellbeing, it’s in your hands. Work is an activity, not a place. We understand due to commitments and lifestyle; the world of work has evolved beyond the 9 - 5. Whether its varied hours or hybrid working, our flexible working arrangements make it possible for employees to achieve a true work life balance.

Your Career Journey

At Rolls‑Royce SMR, we don’t just want you to contribute, we want you to grow. We have open dialogue with our employees to understand the ambitions for their career and set plans to achieve them. Whether it’s helping you obtain formal qualifications or pairing you with a mentor, Rolls‑Royce SMR will provide you with a fulfilling career.

Our Team

Rolls‑Royce SMR is a radically different approach to proven nuclear technology. Each Rolls‑Royce SMR power station will generate 470MW of low‑carbon energy - equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes for over 60 years. With its Rolls‑Royce SMRs, we’ll play a vital role in supporting renewable energy by helping to overcome intermittency and ensure a stable, sustainable energy future.

We’re proud to be one of the few employers that can genuinely say we’re a strengths‑based organisation. Our people are here because of what makes them exceptional - and our role is to help them make the most meaningful contribution of their careers, doing work they love. We offer opportunities that go beyond traditional career paths. At Rolls‑Royce SMR you can develop your career by exploring roles and challenges that align with your unique talents.

At Rolls‑Royce SMR, we are committed to ensuring that our teams reflect the communities we serve and that everyone can be themselves at work. We know that diverse teams are more innovative and get better results, and that our people can thrive and be more successful in truly inclusive cultures. Join us and help shape our culture. Find out more about our inclusion pledge. Rolls‑Royce SMR is a place where everyone can grow, so whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and help shape our culture.