Job Description

Programme Manager - Naval

Bristol

Management Level C

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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Programme Manager to join the Naval Programme team as a Programme Manager. You will be joining the programme as we grow, both in new engine deliveries and in our customer support for our global customers. In this role you will be able to make a difference by driving and supporting the overall Naval Programme to ensure world class planning and programme execution.

What you will be doing:

• Support the VP Naval to develop the programme integrated plan that delivers the in year and 5-year plan – customer and financial outcomes with defined focus, projects, and activities
• Support the overall UK&I mature programmes portfolio balance, prioritisation, and impact process –
• Make portfolio recommendations to optimise outcomes, with full transparency of consequences for projects that are deprioritised
• Ensure benefits are captured accurately and consistently to enable resources to be prioritised on the projects that create the most value, reduce the most risk or provide strategic leverage for the future.
• Own the Naval Programme management plan, Programme governance and reporting, including risk
• Monitoring portfolio progress and support the resolution of issues, through timely interventions, that would otherwise compromise delivery and benefits realisation.
• Overall flow governance and bottleneck identification / action
• Programme overview - Project and flow performance status, health and metrics – supporting with defining interventions needed
• Consistently looking / driving and addressing our constraints
• Lead the Quarterly planning process
• Programme Reporting - Facilitate creation and presentation of governance packs and insight reports, iteratively improving based on DLT/SVP feedback.
• Collaborate across UK&I Mature Programmes and with the Defence PMO to ensure consistency across all programmes, flow and projects
• Lead and or manage Naval programmes / projects / activities / interventions as needed

Position qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in driving operational and/or contract performance
• Strong skills in programme management, planning & coordinating complex programmes
• Project management skills, with experience of delivering complex projects to time, cost and quality

Preferred requirements:

• Financial management including long term contract reviews, business evaluations and contract reporting
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams and driving continuous improvement

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.

The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.

It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.

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.

Grade: Management level C

For further information please contact: Lizzie Moore - Lizzie.moore@rolls-royce.com

Job Category

Project Management

Posting Date

03 Sept 2026; 00:09

Posting End Date

09 Sept 2026