Project Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan with a

Paid Time Off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Rolls-Royce is seeking a Project Lead in Indianapolis to manage parts transfer projects and defined work packages for reactivation or product introduction, ensuring scope, schedule, cost and quality targets are met. You’ll coordinate contributors, apply standards, and report progress while supporting program outcomes.

The role requires strong project-management discipline, cross-functional collaboration, and travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Project Management, Supply Chain, Engineering experience with an Associate degree
• 2+ years Project Management, Supply Chain, Engineering experience with a Bachelor’s degree
• Master’s degree, or JD/PhD
• 6+ years of Project Management, Supply Chain, Engineering experience in lieu of a degree

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

Stakeholder coordination

Risk management

Planning & scheduling

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

JD/PhD

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

Job description

Job Description

Job Title

Project Lead

Working Pattern

Hybrid (3 office days a week)

Working Location

Indianapolis, IN

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Why 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 create world-class power and propulsion solutions, pushing your problem-solving and ingenuity, to deliver real impact that puts safety first.

You’ll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high-performance culture. This is Infinite Potential. And it’s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world’s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.

Position Summary

The Project Lead delivers parts transfer projects and defined work packages for parts reactivation or product introduction to agreed scope, specification, time, cost, quality and risk outcomes. The role maintains the plan, controls and delivery discipline needed to turn requirements into agreed outputs and escalates issues early. As part of the Portfolio Office deployable resource pool, the role is assigned to priority projects under a Program Manager. It coordinates contributors, applies common standards and leads delivery through influence, while the Program Manager retains accountability for wider program integration and benefits. In this role you will travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.

What you will be doing

• 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.

Basic Requirements

• Associate degree with 4+ years of Project Management, Supply Chain, Engineering experience, OR
• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years Project Management, Supply Chain, Engineering experience, OR
• Master’s degree, OR
• JD/PhD, OR
• 6+ years of Project Management, Supply Chain, Engineering experience in lieu of a degree
• In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident

Preferred Requirements

• Project management certification
• Practical project-management experience delivering defined projects, work packages or workstreams within a wider program, with evidence of achieving agreed delivery outcomes
• Working knowledge of scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, change, governance, communications and project controls, applied through recognized project‑management methods
• Strong organization, analysis and stakeholder-coordination skills, with the judgement to identify issues early and distinguish between owned action and escalation
• An adaptable individual contributor who can move between assignments, build effective relationships quickly and maintain consistent professional standards across different project environments

Our vision is to ensure that the quality and dynamism that shaped our history continues into our future. It’s a bold pursuit, and we never stop striving to go further, faster, and better. We lead progress, creating the technologies that move us forward. If you’re driven to grow, to learn, and to make a lasting difference, this is where you belong.

Rolls‑Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics. We are committed to providing a respectful and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued and everyone can thrive.

Infinite Potential

Closing date: November 16, 2026

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Job Category

Project Management

Job Posting Date

02 Nov 2026; 00:11

Pay Range

Pay ranges for remote employees are based on the state where the employee resides and may vary from the posted range.

$98,566 - $160,169-Annually

Location

Indianapolis, IN

Benefits

• health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• a flexible spending account
• a health savings account
• a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• certain paid holidays
• paid parental and family care leave
• tuition reimbursement
• a long-term incentive plan.

Rolls‑Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.