Senior Project Manager

Rolls Royce SMR Ltd.; Derby, Manchester, Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead projects within the development of a new nuclear power station, requiring skills in project management methodologies and experience in complex engineering environments. Flexible office locations in Derby, Warrington, or Manchester with a focus on delivering affordable energy solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing complex engineering projects, ideally multi £M.
• Strong understanding of project management, risk, budget, and change management.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders and simplify complex topics.

Responsibilities

• Ensure on-time and on-budget delivery of projects.
• Lead multiple projects, maintain project plans, and manage financial forecasts.
• Manage a team of project managers, including recruitment and performance management.

Skills

Project Management Methodologies

Risk Management

Budget Management

Change Management

Inter-personal Skills

Leadership

Education

Engineering Degree

Project Management Certification (APM PMQ or equivalent)

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

ARM

SAP

Excel

Power BI

Power Apps

Job description

Role Title: Senior Project Manager

We anticipate paying a salary of between £57,600 - £75,600 DOE

Location: Derby, Warrington OR Manchester 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.

Rolls Royce SMR is a bold and ambitious company with a highly skilled workforce that operates at pace to maintain competitive advantage and to succeed on our vision to deliver affordable energy for all.

We are now recruiting for the role of Senior Project Manager to be involved in a developing a global supply chain and creating opportunities for the wider industry.

Role Purpose

This role, reporting to a Programme Manager, will lead delivery of a number of projects within the overall programme of work. The projects and programme will have strong engineering procurement, construction and/or regulatory focus, in relation to the development of a new nuclear power station. This role will require a SPM to manage specific projects on their own, to manage a team of circa 2 to 4 project managers and to provide reporting support to the programme manager. The role will require a high level of project and programme management experience.

Key responsibilities

• Ensuring on-time and on-budget project delivery of own and team projects
• Leading the delivery of multiple projects within specific project plans, ensuring the project plans are kept up to date by the team, with support from the Project Planners
• Managing the regular update of financial forecasts, with support from the Cost Engineers
• Working with key internal stakeholders to understand performance and status of the key deliverables
• Reporting performance and escalate issues to the Programme Manager
• Creating positive and productive work environments both within the project team and across other business functions
• Documenting lessons learned and apply these in future work
• Reviewing and managing project risks to provide actionable mitigations
• Identifying and implementing improvements to the organisation’s processes and ways of working, ensuring compliance with project management processes and procedures
• Managing a team of Project Managers and Assistant Project Managers, including but not limited to recruitment, budget and headcount management, performance management, development, and resource allocation
• Supporting meetings with external stakeholders as required
• Being able to prioritise the work within the team and understand the bigger picture is essential

What we are looking for

Familiarity with project management methodologies and tools, ability to demonstrate a good understanding of risk management, budget management, and change management

Previous experience of setting up and delivering complex engineering projects (multiyear, multi £M projects). Experience of working in teams developing schedules and budgets to achieve outcomes including monitoring the performance of a complex project or programme.

Understanding of the engineering principles and practices relevant to the projects being managed, including knowledge of the technologies and tools that are being used. Previous Regulatory experience would be advantageous, managing licensing or consenting projects, working with government bodies or delivering projects in complex regulatory environments.

Experienced with influencing and using inter-personal skills to communicate effectively across all levels of the organisation and to simplify complex topics and communicate to a wide range of stakeholders.

Good understanding of the SMR industry, including knowledge of the regulatory environment, the competitive landscape, and the latest trends and developments.

Ability to motivate and inspire the team members to achieve their goals, by providing coaching experience.

Beneficial Experience, Training or/and qualifications

• Engineering Degree (or significant experience of managing Engineering Projects)
• Project Management Certification e.g. APM PMQ or equivalent (or significant experience of managing complex Engineering Projects)
• Member of a professional body would be advantageous
• Familiarity with UK nuclear regulation would be beneficial but not essential
• Understanding of non-core project management roles such as purchasing, commercial
• Knowledge of specific software and tools (training can be provided where gaps exist), including Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, ARM, SAP, Excel, Power BI and Power Apps

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch, we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.