Senior Manager – C&I Components & Physical Integration

Rolls-Royce SMR; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 71,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus – 17% target opportunity

Benefits allowance £5,000 p.a.

Pension – 12% employer + 6% employee

Holidays – 28 days + public holidays

Private medical insurance – BUPA

Home office support – £250

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR is seeking a Senior Manager – C&I Components & Physical Integration to lead the specification, design, integration and delivery of C&I hardware and plant interfaces across the SMR programme.

You will coordinate with Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Layout teams to deliver safe, qualified and operable integration solutions for sensors, cabinets and field equipment within reactor modules.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Electrical/Instrumentation/Control or Systems Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent registration is required.
• Significant experience delivering instrumentation and integration in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead specification and delivery of instrumentation, field equipment and C&I hardware packages.
• Define equipment performance, environmental qualification and reliability requirements.
• Develop strategies for safe operation, maintenance and lifecycle performance.
• Ensure alignment between component selection and plant-wide requirements.
• Lead equipment qualification activities including environmental, seismic and EMC qualification.
• Chair technical reviews, governance meetings and engineering assurance activities.
• Lead physical integration of C&I systems within plant buildings and modules.
• Define equipment access, location, installation and maintainability requirements.
• Coordinate interfaces with Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Plant Layout teams.
• Support constructability, operability and commissioning reviews.
• Establish strategic supplier relationships and manage equipment supply chains.
• Lead vendor assessment, supplier qualification and equipment selection activities.
• Drive programme delivery, quality assurance and technical risk management.
• Build and develop a high-performing engineering organisation.

Skills

Instrumentation engineering

Hardware specification

Equipment lifecycle management

Physical integration

Plant layout

Design coordination

Environmental qualification

Seismic qualification

Systems engineering

Multidisciplinary interfaces

Nuclear safety compliance

Supplier management

Programme delivery

Engineering leadership

Education

Electrical/Instrumentation/Control Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent

Experience in regulated environments

Job description

Role Title: Senior Manager – C&I Components & Physical Integration

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.

The Electrical, Control & Instrumentation (EC&I) function is responsible for delivering integrated control, instrumentation and monitoring systems across the power station. C&I Components & Physical Integration is responsible for ensuring these systems are physically integrated, qualified and deliverable within the overall plant design.

About the Role

As a Senior Manager – C&I (Components & Physical Integration), you will lead the specification, design, integration, qualification and delivery of C&I hardware, instrumentation, equipment packages and plant integration solutions across the SMR programme.

You will provide leadership for the integration of sensors, transmitters, instrumentation assemblies, field equipment, cabinets, equipment rooms, cable routing, penetrations, supports, installation arrangements and plant interfaces required to implement the overall C&I architecture.

Working closely with Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Layout, Equipment Qualification, Safety Case and Plant Integration teams, you will ensure complete, coordinated and constructible solutions while maintaining compliance with nuclear safety, qualification and operability requirements.

A major part of this role will involve acting as the intelligent customer for instrumentation suppliers, equipment manufacturers, package vendors and engineering service providers, establishing a world‑class C&I integration capability to support fleet deployment.

We'll Need You To

• Lead specification and delivery of instrumentation, field equipment and C&I hardware packages
• Define equipment performance, environmental qualification and reliability requirements
• Develop strategies supporting safe operation, maintenance and lifecycle performance
• Ensure alignment between component selection and plant-wide requirements
• Lead equipment qualification activities including environmental, seismic and EMC qualification
• Chair technical reviews, governance meetings and engineering assurance activities
• Lead physical integration of C&I systems within plant buildings and modules
• Define equipment access, location, installation and maintainability requirements
• Coordinate interfaces with Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Plant Layout teams
• Support constructability, operability and commissioning reviews
• Establish strategic supplier relationships and manage equipment supply chains
• Lead vendor assessment, supplier qualification and equipment selection activities
• Drive programme delivery, quality assurance and technical risk management
• Build and develop a high-performing engineering organisation

Key Skills Required

• Extensive experience in instrumentation engineering, hardware specification and equipment lifecycle management
• Strong background in physical integration, plant layout and design coordination
• Experience managing equipment qualification activities, including environmental and seismic qualification
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering and design integration principles
• Experience coordinating complex multidisciplinary engineering interfaces
• Understanding of nuclear safety classification, safety case support and regulatory compliance
• Experience leading strategic supplier relationships and managing vendor-delivered packages
• Strong programme delivery, commercial awareness and stakeholder management skills
• Experience leading engineering organisations and developing technical capability
• Understanding of modular plant design and industrialised construction methodologies

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Control Engineering, Systems Engineering or another STEM discipline
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent professional registration
• Significant experience delivering instrumentation, integration or equipment solutions in regulated environments

Location

Hybrid working with one of the following as your primary site:

Derby, Manchester or Warrington.

Salary and Package

The salary band for this role will be between £71,000 – £93,200 dependent on the skills, values and knowledge you bring. There may be flexibility in exceptional cases.

Benefits include:

• Bonus – Performance‑related target opportunity up to 17%
• Benefits Allowance – £5,000 per annum for a bespoke package
• Pension – 12% employer and 6% employee contributions
• Holidays – 28 days (+ public holidays) with the ability to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Private Medical Insurance – BUPA single cover
• Home Office Support – £250 one‑off payment for new starters

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 growth in a rapidly scaling business, and a culture that values diversity, continuous learning and engineering excellence.

Selection Process

The closing date for this role is 30th October 2026. The process will begin with an introductory call with the Talent Acquisition Partner, with interviews being able to take place straight away.

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.

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