Project Manager-Digital & IT

rollsroyce; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Rolls-Royce is actively seeking Project Managers for the Digital & IT Team in Derby and Bristol. This hybrid role requires on-site presence at least three days per week and involves owning complex, business-critical projects from planning to delivery with stakeholders, suppliers and partners.

You will balance governance with pragmatic delivery, manage budgets and ensure benefits realisation while driving efficiency across the programme.

Qualifikationen

• Proven track record delivering large, complex projects.
• Experience managing multiple vendors and cross-functional teams.
• Strong commercial acumen and cost forecasting.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous environments with governance.

Aufgaben

• Take end-to-end ownership for planning, managing and delivering projects to time, cost and quality outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with sponsors, stakeholders, delivery teams and partners to align outcomes.
• Oversee third-party Statements of Work and deliverables, ensuring outputs meet standards.
• Identify and escalate risks, issues, assumptions and decisions clearly and constructively.
• Manage budgets, supplier performance, resource burn and reporting in line with processes.
• Maintain clear resource plans and support informed capacity/capability decisions.
• Apply standard delivery governance and rigour within framework guidelines.
• Adapt plans in complex environments while maintaining momentum.
• Drive continuous improvement and better delivery efficiency.
• Embed safety, regulatory and compliance considerations into planning.

Kenntnisse

Stakeholder management

Delivery governance

Budget control

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

Project Manager-Digital & IT Team

Derby/Bristol (Hybrid - minimum 3 days on site)

Full time

Why join 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.

We a pleased to be able to offer exciting opportunities for experienced Project Managers to join the Digital & IT Team in Derby and Bristol.

At Rolls-Royce Digital & IT, we are looking for Project Managers who can take ownership of complex, business-critical projects and drive them through to successful outcomes. You will be someone who brings structure, pace and clarity to delivery, while working collaboratively with stakeholders, delivery teams and third-party partners.

We are looking for Project Managers who can balance strong governance and financial control with pragmatism, adaptability and a clear focus on realising benefits for the business.

What you will be doing:

We are looking for Project Managers who take end-to-end ownership for planning, managing and delivering projects to agreed time, cost and quality outcomes, while keeping scope and benefits under control. Additional key accountabilities include:

• Deliver with accountability : We are looking for Project Managers who take end-to-end ownership for planning, managing and delivering projects to agreed time, cost and quality outcomes, while keeping scope and benefits under control.
• Lead through others : You will be confident building trusted relationships with sponsors, stakeholders, delivery teams and third-party partners, creating alignment and shared ownership of outcomes.
• Manage suppliers and quality : We need people who can oversee third-party Statements of Work and deliverables, holding partners to account and ensuring outputs meet agreed standards and acceptance criteria.
• Surface and resolve issues early : You will be proactive in identifying, managing and escalating risks, issues, assumptions and decisions clearly and constructively.
• Bring commercial and financial control : We are looking for Project Managers who can manage budgets, supplier performance, resource burn and reporting in line with PPMO processes, ensuring value for money and effective cost control.
• Plan resources effectively : You will maintain clear resource plans, communicate current and future needs, and support informed decision-making around capacity and capability.
• Apply robust governance : We need people who can work within standardised delivery frameworks and apply PPMO standards consistently, bringing rigour without unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Adapt and stay pragmatic : You will be comfortable operating in complex, ambiguous and changing environments, adapting plans while maintaining momentum and focus on outcomes.
• Improve how we deliver : We are looking for people who embrace lessons learned, contribute to continuous improvement and help drive greater efficiency, consistency and delivery excellence.
• Prioritise safety and compliance : You will ensure safety, regulatory and compliance considerations are appropriately embedded into project planning and execution.

Preferred requirements:

• A strong track record of delivering large, complex or transformational projects, ideally involving multiple third parties and cross-functional teams.
• The ability to lead through ambiguity and complexity, bringing clarity, focus and momentum to teams.
• Strong problem-solving, critical thinking and systems-thinking capability.
• Experience managing third-party suppliers and contracts, with a clear focus on delivery performance, commercial outcomes and quality.
• Strong commercial acumen, including the ability to manage budgets, forecast costs and support effective supplier negotiations.
• Excellent stakeholder management, relationship-building and influencing skills, including within matrix environments.
• A highly organised, accountable and delivery-focused approach, with the confidence to take ownership and drive projects to completion.
• A proactive communication style, including the confidence to escal...
• Pragmatism, flexibility and resilience, with a collaborative and transparent approach to working with others.

Across these roles, we are particularly interested in Project Managers who have delivered in one or more of the following areas:

• Application transformation and modernisation initiatives, including application migrations, upgrades, rationalisation, and cloud adoption.
• S oftware and digital product development projects using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Infrastructure and cloud transformati