Senior Manager - Component and Plant Support Equipment

Rolls Royce SMR Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 87,500; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Manager for Component and Plant Support Equipment to lead innovative projects that revolutionize the industry. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive technical leadership and manage multidisciplinary teams in a hybrid working environment. You will be responsible for overseeing the development and governance of plant support equipment, ensuring successful project delivery, and fostering a culture of excellence within your team. If you are passionate about making a lasting impact and thrive in a challenging environment, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in technical leadership and project management.
• Strong background in multidisciplinary team management and design processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical development and governance for plant support equipment.
• Manage large teams to ensure successful delivery of design and engineering projects.
• Develop strategies for supply chain and procurement management.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Project Management

Multidisciplinary Team Management

Design and Product Cost Estimation

Supply Chain Management

Training and Development

Education

Degree in Engineering or related field

Professional certifications (e.g., PMP)

Tools

Project Management Software

Design Software

Job description

Senior Manager – Component and Plant Support Equipment

We anticipate offering between £68,000 to £87,500 (DOE)

Warrington, OR Derby offices - Hybrid working flexibility

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 Senior Manager – Component and Plant Support Equipment is accountable for development and governance, covering the scope of the plant support equipment, either installed permanently or temporarily, to enable plant build, operation and in-service support for equipment that interfaces with components and mechanical equipment.

Key role objectives:

• Technically lead and drive their specified elements of the integrated development programme in line with the programme’s policies and processes and provide technical leadership and governance for product development in line with delegated authority.
• Manage large multidisciplinary teams to deliver and provide assurance of the full scope of the components and mechanical design scope across the power station.
• Own the delivery programme for their accountable scope of supply and create and manage suitable design milestone schedules and budgets.
• Develop and lead the team to provide the required technical expertise across the full commodity scope to support the supply chain and procurement teams in sourcing and commodity management strategies and ensure designs are produced in line with the standardisation policy.
• Develop design and product cost estimates, manage the wider technical attributes for their scope and maintain the associated opportunity and risk registers.
• Ensure SQEP within the workforce by developing robust training plans for members of the team and ensuring succession planning for the department.
• Ensure the manufacturing, materials and chemistry, V&V and supply chain strategies are developed to support the product.
• Develop strategies to ensure that the business has the capability to deliver all aspects of the component design and supporting mechanical analysis, covering in house and externally sourced capability.
• Lead development of the team to act as the intelligent customer and the design authority including people, processes and tools are in place.
• Own the design configuration of products within area of accountability, integrated with the wider programme.
• Deliver and own engineering substantiation and safety cases for agreed scope.
• Lead the implementation of the digital vision within the Components and Mechanical Equipment team and across the wider business.