Scheduling Lead

Rolls-Royce plc; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative technology company seeks a Scheduling Lead to oversee programme scheduling and align it with organisational objectives. This role involves supporting project teams, generating reports on scheduling performance, and providing guidance on best practices. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree and strong skills in scheduling software. The position offers a hybrid working pattern between the office and home, fostering a culture of continuous learning and inclusive growth.

Benefits

Bonus

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of scheduling software such as MS Project or Primavera.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills within a PMO environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Programmes from within the PMO by generating and maintaining schedules.
• Provide guidance on scheduling best practices and ensure consistency across programmes.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure accurate and realistic scheduling inputs.

Skills

Scheduling software knowledge

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Project Management or related field

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 Days a week in the office

Working location: Bristol or Winsford

Why Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce 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.

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. 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, a minimum of three days per week.

Where in Rolls-Royce?

NautIQ Solutions is a part of Rolls-Royce Power Systems that focuses on delivering electrical, automation and autonomy products to our Naval and Commercial Marine customers. The business is based around two Product Centres in Bristol and Heybridge with shared support resources provided from our team in East Grinstead; we operate an integrated programme delivery team across the Bristol and Heybridge sites.

What you will be doing:

As a Scheduling Lead you will support the Programmes from within the PMO by generating and maintaining schedules, conducting health checks, and providing reports on scheduling status. This role ensures that programme schedules align with organisational objectives and best practices. While the Scheduling Lead can create schedules, they do not have a customer-facing role; instead, the project teams handle direct interactions. The Scheduling Lead provides guidance on scheduling best practices and ensures consistency across programmes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and optimise programme schedules to align with PMO objectives.
• Support project teams by generating health checks and reports on schedule performance.
• Ensure schedules are structured effectively to identify risks, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Provide guidance on scheduling best practices and methodologies within the PMO.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure accurate and realistic scheduling inputs.
• Utilise scheduling tools and software to track project progress and update key stakeholders.
• Identify potential scheduling conflicts and recommend adjustments to mitigate risks.
• Standardise scheduling processes to improve efficiency and accuracy across programmes.
• Generate reports on schedule adherence, resource utilisation, and programme timelines.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives in scheduling and planning processes.

To be considered for this exciting role, you will require:

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of scheduling software such as MS Project, Primavera, or equivalent.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organisational and time management abilities.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills within a PMO environment.
• Ability to manage multiple schedules and priorities simultaneously.
• Experience in project scheduling within a PMO or large-scale programme environment.
• Certification in Project Management (PMP, PRINCE2) or Scheduling (PMI-SP) is beneficial.
• Knowledge of project controls, risk management, and scheduling methodologies.

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. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, 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 apply for this role, you must be able to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already have this in place.

Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work.

Job Category

Supply Chain Planning & Control

Job Description

Job Title: Scheduling Lead

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 Days a week in the office

Working location: Bristol or Winsford

Why Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce 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.

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. 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, a minimum of three days per week.

Where in Rolls-Royce?

NautIQ Solutions is a part of Rolls-Royce Power Systems that focuses on delivering electrical, automation and autonomy products to our Naval and Commercial Marine customers. The business is based around two Product Centres in Bristol and Heybridge with shared support resources provided from our team in East Grinstead; we operate an integrated programme delivery team across the Bristol and Heybridge sites.

What you will be doing:

As a Scheduling Lead you will support the Programmes from within the PMO by generating and maintaining schedules, conducting health checks, and providing reports on scheduling status. This role ensures that programme schedules align with organisational objectives and best practices. While the Scheduling Lead can create schedules, they do not have a customer-facing role; instead, the project teams handle direct interactions. The Scheduling Lead provides guidance on scheduling best practices and ensures consistency across programmes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and optimise programme schedules to align with PMO objectives.
• Support project teams by generating health checks and reports on schedule performance.
• Ensure schedules are structured effectively to identify risks, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Provide guidance on scheduling best practices and methodologies within the PMO.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure accurate and realistic scheduling inputs.
• Utilise scheduling tools and software to track project progress and update key stakeholders.
• Identify potential scheduling conflicts and recommend adjustments to mitigate risks.
• Standardise scheduling processes to improve efficiency and accuracy across programmes.
• Generate reports on schedule adherence, resource utilisation, and programme timelines.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives in scheduling and planning processes.

To be considered for this exciting role, you will require:

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of scheduling software such as MS Project, Primavera, or equivalent.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organisational and time management abilities.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills within a PMO environment.
• Ability to manage multiple schedules and priorities simultaneously.
• Experience in project scheduling within a PMO or large-scale programme environment.
• Certification in Project Management (PMP, PRINCE2) or Scheduling (PMI-SP) is beneficial.
• Knowledge of project controls, risk management, and scheduling methodologies.

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. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, 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 apply for this role, you must be able to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already have this in place.

Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work.

Closing date: 24th August

Job Category

Supply Chain Planning & Control

Posting Date

11 Aug 2025; 00:08

Posting End Date

24 Aug 2025

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