Hybrid Project Lead – Delivery & Programs

Rolls-Royce Corporation; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Parental/family leave

Tuition reimbursement

Long-term incentive plan

Job summary

Rolls-Royce Corporation in Indianapolis, IN is seeking a Project Lead to drive parts transfer projects and defined work packages for reactivation or product introduction. This hybrid role requires coordinating cross-functional teams, managing scope, schedule, cost and risk, and delivering outputs to agreed acceptance criteria.

You will travel up to 25% domestically and internationally and report to the Portfolio Office.

Qualifications

• Associate degree with 4+ years of Project Management, Supply Chain, or Engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years Project Management, Supply Chain, or Engineering experience.
• Master’s degree, or JD/PhD.
• 6+ years of Project Management, Supply Chain, Engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
• U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Resident required for consideration.

Responsibilities

• Owns delivery of the assigned project or work package — defining scope, outputs and acceptance criteria and achieving the committed time, cost and quality position.
• Maintains the integrated delivery plan — connecting activities, milestones, dependencies, resources and decision points.
• Controls delivery and risk — keeping scope, schedule, cost, quality, change and decision records current, identifying deviation early and leading recovery or escalation.
• Coordinates cross-functional contributors — clarifying ownership and resolving interfaces within the assigned scope.
• Provides clear stakeholder insight — leading progress reviews and presenting concise status, forecasts, options and decisions required.
• Connects project delivery to program outcomes — managing dependencies and providing reliable information on progress, risk and contribution to benefits.
• Applies and improves common project-management practice — sharing learning across the Portfolio Office between deployments.

Skills

Project management

Supply chain

Engineering

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

JD/PhD

6+ years of PM/SC/Engineering experience in lieu of a degree

Job description

Rolls-Royce Corporation in Indianapolis, IN is seeking a Project Lead to drive parts transfer projects and defined work packages for reactivation or product introduction. This hybrid role requires coordinating cross-functional teams, managing scope, schedule, cost and risk, and delivering outputs to agreed acceptance criteria.

You will travel up to 25% domestically and internationally and report to the Portfolio Office.