Hybrid Project Lead - Global Delivery Programs

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Disability insurance

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition reimbursement

Long-term incentive plan

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Rolls-Royce plc is seeking a Project Lead to manage parts transfer projects and work packages for reactivation or product introduction, ensuring scope, time, cost, quality, and risk targets are met. The role sits in the Portfolio Office deployable resource pool and travels up to 25% domestically and internationally.

You will coordinate contributors, apply common standards, and drive delivery through influence while the Program Manager retains overall accountability for benefits and program

Qualifications

• Associate degree with 4+ years of PM, Supply Chain, or Engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years PM, Supply Chain, or Engineering experience.
• Master’s degree.
• JD/PhD.
• 6+ years PM, Supply Chain, Engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
• US citizen or US Permanent Resident required.

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 coordination

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Associate degree (4+ years PM/SC/Engineering)

Bachelor’s degree (2+ years PM/SC/Engineering)

Master’s degree

JD/PhD

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

Job description

Rolls-Royce plc is seeking a Project Lead to manage parts transfer projects and work packages for reactivation or product introduction, ensuring scope, time, cost, quality, and risk targets are met. The role sits in the Portfolio Office deployable resource pool and travels up to 25% domestically and internationally.

You will coordinate contributors, apply common standards, and drive delivery through influence while the Program Manager retains overall accountability for benefits and program