Assistant Chief Engineer - Safety Pwr 1, 2 & 3 - Submarines

Job Description

Assistant Chief EngineerSafety PWR 1, 2 & 3 - Submarines

Derby

Full Time

Why Rolls-Royce?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for anAssistant Chief EngineerSafety PWR 1, 2 & 3to join Rolls-Royce Submarines in Derby.

We're a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy's nuclear submarine fleet and the sole provider and technical authority.

Join us and we'll provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive, digital-first culture that invests in you, gives you a platform for continuous learning, and access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career.

You will be accountable for the holistic development and implementation of the safety case management strategy for Trafalgar, Vanguard, Astute and Dreadnought Class Submarines. The strategy will focus on developing and maintaining Naval Reactor Plant (NRP) safety whilst reducing the overall burden of safety case maintenance. The strategy will also optimise our approach to management of Safety Case Campaigns through focusing on the areas of maximum benefit, pragmatic decision making and embracing new and novel technologies.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location. It's a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we're all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

What you will be doing:

You will own, develop and deliver the holistic strategy to deliver PWR 1, 2 & 3 safety cases.

• Provide strategic direction to the PWR 1, 2 & 3 Safety Work Packages and where applicable supporting technical work packages throughout the Submarines Business. Ensuring that activities comply with all applicable policies and within the Chief Engineer's Terms of Reference.
• Act as the primary point of contact for strategic safety case matters with external customers and wider Enterprise stakeholders.
• Work closely and collaboratively with the UK MoD to ensure adequate and timely assurance is undertaken for PWR 1,2 & 3 safety cases.
• Support the appropriately pragmatic and robust resolution of emergent safety issues and the operation of the Safety Management system.
• Support decision making in the programme teams by providing clear engineering leadership on PWR 1,2 & 3 safety cases.

Who we're looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

• Educated to degree level in engineering or other appropriate technical discipline.
• Member of a recognised UK engineering institution.
• Previous experience of strategy development and leading diverse engineering teams to deliver against this strategy.
• Excellent communicator with proven record on employee engagement and stakeholder management.
• Advocate for simplification, improvement, and the engineering change programme.
• Understanding of product safety management processes.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives.

And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we'll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global inclusion strategy at

To work for Rolls-Royce Submarines you need to hold a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don't currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work with RRSL.

Closing Date: 5th February 2024

Job Category

Engineering for Services

Posting Date

29 Jan 2024; 00:01