Senior Safety & Reliability Capabilities Lead

Rolls-Royce; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce in Derby, UK, is hiring a Safety & Reliability Capability Manager to lead the Civil Large Safety and Reliability team. You will shape safety decisions and influence Red Top and SAR strategies while ensuring rigorous risk assessments across in-service and new product designs.

As part of the Safety Centre, you will develop people, optimise safety methods, and drive continuous improvement through digital tools and innovative working practices, including AI, to enhance safety and

Qualifications

• Strong technical leadership and engineering judgement.
• Experience building and leading high-performing teams across engineering disciplines.
• Ability to apply analytical thinking to solve complex technical problems.
• Ability to lead through ambiguity and balance priorities.
• Knowledge of Civil Large products and company safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Safety and Reliability Engineers delivering in-service and NPI safety support.
• Provide technical leadership for Red Tops and SAR assessments to influence engineering decisions.
• Manage team workflow in a dynamic environment, delivering high-quality safety outputs.
• Ensure capability and capacity meets current and future requirements and budget.
• Collaborate with Safety Centre and Design Safety leadership to standardise safety approaches.
• Influence safety strategy for future Civil products and technologies such as UltraFan.
• Develop and grow the Safety Centre team with skills and opportunities.
• Drive efficiency through continuous improvement and digital technologies to enhance safety and productivity.

Skills

Technical leadership

Engineering judgement

Team leadership

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Master’s degree in Mechanical/Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering or Physics

Job description

Rolls-Royce in Derby, UK, is hiring a Safety & Reliability Capability Manager to lead the Civil Large Safety and Reliability team. You will shape safety decisions and influence Red Top and SAR strategies while ensuring rigorous risk assessments across in-service and new product designs.

As part of the Safety Centre, you will develop people, optimise safety methods, and drive continuous improvement through digital tools and innovative working practices, including AI, to enhance safety and