Sustainability Manager - Submarines

Rolls-Royce; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in East Midlands is seeking a Sustainability Manager to drive their sustainability strategy and improvement program. The role involves accountability for leading the sustainability efforts, ensuring compliance with reporting obligations, and managing a team. Ideal candidates will have a background in sustainability management, will be skilled in stakeholder engagement, and must be able to deliver performance targets. The position is hybrid, requiring 2-3 days onsite per week.

Qualifications

• Experience as a sustainability value manager or similar role.
• Ability to engage with senior colleagues in a corporate environment.
• Evidence of creating sustainability reports and strategies.
• Ability to manage a team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver the integrated sustainability strategy.
• Create a costed and risk-assessed sustainability plan.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory sustainability obligations.
• Manage the Sustainability team as the go-to person.

Skills

Sustainability management

Stakeholder engagement

Performance target delivery

Report creation

Strategic thinking

Job description

Job Description

Sustainability Manager

Full-Time

Derby (hybrid 2/3 days onsite)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Sustainability Manager to work within our team in Derby.

As a Sustainability Manager you will be Responsible for the development and delivery of RRSL's sustainability strategy and improvement programme, including coordination of a net zero, energy and waste reduction route map across RRSL’s operations, products and supply chain.

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

What you will be doing:

• Accountable for leading, influencing and delivering the integrated sustainability strategy for RRSL.
• Accountable for the creation and delivery of a fully integrated, costed and risk assessed plan for RRSL Sustainability.
• Accountable for ensuring RRSL compliance with all statutory reporting obligations on all aspects of Sustainability.
• Manage the Sustainability team and be the go-to person for sustainability.
• Editing/Creation of the sustainability and ESG reports / ESG Disclosures

Position Qualifications:

• Experience as a sustainability value manager or experience in delivering similar responsibilities in a different role
• Ability to engage with colleagues at various levels of seniority and understanding of sustainability as a subject matter area
• Experienced in working within a complex, corporate environment
• Consistently deliver performance targets and takes quick, corrective action when required to exceed expectations where possible
• Previous evidence of creating sustainability reports, strategies and communication materials within a large client or organisational setting
• Ability to think broadly, create a shared vision, and embrace change as an opportunity

Formore than 60 years Rolls-Royce Submarines has designed, supplied and supported the nuclear propulsion plant, providing power for all UK Royal Navy nuclear submarines.

To work for Rolls-Royce Submarines an individual must hold a Security Check clearance. We will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t already have it. Due to the nature of work we conduct, we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Closing Date: 26th January 2026

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Job Category HS & E Posting Date 13 Jan 2026; 00:01 Posting End Date 26 Jan 2026