Senior Manager - Industrialisation Capability Acquisition

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

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Benefits allowance

Pension plan

Holidays 28 days

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited is seeking a Senior Manager - Industrialisation Capability Acquisition to drive capability planning, development and deployment for industrialisation delivery. You will translate requirements into people, processes and tools, assess readiness, and ensure adoption across functions, reporting to the Senior Manager - Production Systems.

The role can be based in Derby, Manchester or Warrington with hybrid working and regular supplier travel.

Qualifications

• Strategic capability development experience.
• Organisational readiness and maturity assessment expertise.
• Strategic workforce planning exposure.
• Capability modelling experience.
• Experience delivering organisational growth, transformation or capability improvement programmes.
• Strong programme and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify future capability requirements and develop plans to ensure organisational readiness.
• Translate capability requirements into implemented solutions encompassing people, processes and tools.
• Assess organisational readiness and maturity levels, identifying gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure capability solutions are successfully adopted across operational and programme functions.

Skills

Capability development

Organisational readiness

Workforce planning

Capability modelling

Programme management

Job description

At Rolls-Royce SMR, we’re tackling the energy challenge head on by building the next generation of clean energy. We're developing innovative small modular reactors, making clean energy more accessible while creating a UK success story with the potential to transform energy systems around the world.

The appointment of a Senior Manager - Industrialisation Capability Acquisition will be a pivotal role at Rolls Royce SMR in being responsible for ensuring required capabilities are planned, developed and deployed at the right time to enable industrialisation delivery. You will be reporting to our Senior Manager - Production Systems and your role will look like, Identify future capability requirements and develop plans to ensure organisational readiness Translate capability requirements into implemented solutions encompassing people, processes and tools Assess organisational readiness and maturity levels, identifying gaps and improvement opportunities Ensure capability solutions are successfully adopted across operational and programme functions.

Responsibilities

• Identify future capability requirements and develop plans to ensure organisational readiness
• Translate capability requirements into implemented solutions encompassing people, processes and tools
• Assess organisational readiness and maturity levels, identifying gaps and improvement opportunities
• Ensure capability solutions are successfully adopted across operational and programme functions

Requirements

We seek an inspiring and tenacious individual who will have had exposure in regulated or safety‑critical environments (as you would expect nuclear "know-how" will be of great interest to us, whilst those from defence, aerospace and manufacturing sectors may all have transferable capability). We will need your application to showcase your experience and knowledge in the following areas:

• Strategic capability development experience
• Organisational readiness and maturity assessment expertise
• Strategic workforce planning exposure
• Capability modelling experience
• Experience delivering organisational growth, transformation or capability improvement programmes
• Strong programme and stakeholder management skills

Location & Ways of Working

This role can be based from our Derby, Manchester or Warrington office. Hybrid working is standard, with regular supplier travel required. Some international travel may also be required depending on supplier activity.

In return we offer

• A salary between £71,000 and £93,200 depending on experience
• 17% performance related bonus
• A benefits allowance of £5,000 to build a personalised package
• Pension – 12% employer, 6% employee
• Holidays – 28 days + public holidays (option to buy/sell up to 4 days)
• Private Medical Insurance – BUPA
• Life Assurance – 6× pensionable pay
• £250 one-off home office setup payment

Pay Range: £71,000.00 - £93,187.50

You’ll join a forward thinking, inclusive and innovative organisation offering: A flexible and supportive working environment Opportunities for career progression and professional development A culture that values diversity, innovation and continuous learning Pay Range: £71,000.00 - £93,187.50

Why Join Us?

You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation.

• 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.

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Application Process

• 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

We are Rolls-Royce SMR A career with Rolls-Royce SMR offers a unique opportunity to contribute to an exciting organisation delivering a transformational mission. Rolls-Royce SMR is a radically different approach to proven nuclear technology. Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will generate 470MW of low-carbon energy - equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes for over 60 years. With its Rolls-Royce SMRs will play a vital role in supporting renewable energy by helping to overcome intermittency and ensure a stable, sustainable energy future. We’re proud to be one of the few employers that can genuinely say we’re a strengths-based organisation. Our people are here because of what makes them exceptional - and our role is to help them make the most meaningful contribution of their careers, doing work they love. We offer opportunities that go beyond traditional career paths. At Rolls-Royce SMR you can develop your career by exploring roles and challenges that align with your unique talents. 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, you are welcome to apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and help shape your culture.

What we offer At Rolls-Royce SMR, our reward offering is focused on recognising you for your efforts and motivate you to continue achieving. Our rewards and benefits scheme are designed for employees to have complete control. By providing complete autonomy, you can focus on what’s important to you. Whether it’s investments, insurances or wellbeing, it’s in your hands. Work is an activity, not a place. We understand due to commitments and lifestyle; the world of work has evolved beyond the 9 - 5. Whether its varied hours or hybrid working, our flexible working arrangements make it possible for employees to achieve a true work life balance.

Your career journey At Rolls-Royce SMR, we don’t just want you to contribute, we want you to grow. We have open dialogue with our employees to understand the ambitions for their career and set plans to achieve them. Whether it’s helping you obtain formal qualifications or pairing you with a mentor, Rolls-Royce SMR will provide you with a fulfilling career.