Quality Professional Assurance Programme

Rolls-Royce SMR; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Quality Professional Assurance Programme to join their innovative team. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a groundbreaking design project for a new type of power station. You will be at the forefront of shaping quality assurance arrangements, ensuring compliance with nuclear design codes and regulatory standards. This is a chance to make a significant impact in a forward-thinking environment that values diversity and innovation. If you're passionate about quality and eager to make a difference, this position could be your perfect fit!

Benefits

Performance-related bonus

Benefits allowance

Pension contributions

28 days holiday plus public holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Home office purchase allowance

Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance and regulatory compliance.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage quality assurance programmes and processes.
• Support regulatory compliance and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Stakeholder Management

Process Improvement

Documentation Review

Education

Degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Ref: 258

Department: Safety & Regulatory Affairs

Location: Derby, Manchester, Warrington

Employment type: Full-time

Salary: £40,000 - £52,500

Closing date: 03/07/2025

Role Related

Role Title: Quality Professional Assurance Programme

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

We are Rolls-Royce SMR and we’re doing something that’s never been done before. We’re revolutionising an industry. That’s a once-in-a-career opportunity for those excited by such a challenge. This is more than just a job; this is a legacy.

We are now recruiting for the exciting role of Quality Professional Assurance Programme, to be involved in an industry-leading, cutting-edge design project for a new type of power station.

We are now recruiting for a Quality Professional Assurance Programme to be responsible for helping to shape and manage the development and deployment of the SMR quality assurance arrangements, processes, and systems to meet nuclear design code and regulatory requirements, best practices, and quality excellence.

As we strive to find the best fit for this position, we are seeking individuals with a minimum level of experience, training, and qualifications. But we’ll let you in on a secret: there’s no such thing as the ‘perfect’ candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Key criteria for this role are:

• Support the development and management of the quality assurance programme, quality manuals, implementation plans and key performance measures to meet design code and regulatory requirements to support the Rolls-Royce SMR strategic intent.
• Support the development and management of SMR knowledge management, learning from experience and continuous improvement strategy, programmes, processes, and governance.
• Interpreting stakeholder and design code requirements and ensuring appropriate and effective quality programme and design code processes and governance are applied.
• Coach and assist management and their teams to ensure the quality assurance and design code requirements are understood and implemented.
• Working closely with a wide range of stakeholders to provide quality support to all functions including marketing, project and programme management, engineering, manufacturing, and the supply chain, gaining experience of a range of SMR activities.
• Building strong relationships with the functions, internal and external stakeholders including regulators and industry bodies.
• Provide support to the Rolls-Royce SMR certification programme and external nuclear regulatory assessments and reviews.
• Development of processes, procedures, and facilitating process mapping and problem-solving activities and workshops.
• Be focused, driven and agile with the ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experienced in the creation and review of documents with an eye for detail and accuracy.

Pay And Benefits

We anticipate paying a salary of between £40,000 - £52,500 DOE plus:

• Bonus - Performance related target opportunity 12.5%
• 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

Company Related

We are Rolls-Royce SMR

Rolls-Royce SMR is a rare employer because it blends the world-class brand of Rolls Royce with an exciting start-up that has a hugely challenging mission. We’re doing work that contributes to the survival of the planet. Because of our mission, there’s a pace and energy that is palpable, and our leaders draw you in with their passion, energy, and determination.

We’re one of a handful of employers who can genuinely say we’re a strengths-based organisation – our people are here because of what makes them great, and our job is to help them make the best contribution of their careers doing work they love.

Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will have the capacity to generate 470MW of low carbon energy, equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes. It will provide consistent baseload generation for at least 60 years, helping to support the rollout of renewable generation and overcome intermittency issues.

Our Culture

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.

Our Application Process

Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:

Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance

Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check