Whole Plant Team Technical Lead - Submarines

Job DescriptionWhole Plant Team Technical LeadTemporary (9 months maternity cover), Fully On-SiteDerby, Raynesway.Why Rolls-Royce? A challenging, interesting, and exciting engineering role is available for a Team Technical Lead  at Rolls-Royce Submarines in the Whole Plant Project Team who are responsible for the Nuclear Steam Raising Plant which will power the successor to the Astute Class Submarines. 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 could be part of one of the largest engineering projects in the country and provide a significant contribution to the UK’s defence and national security. The Whole Plant Team are responsible for defining the engineering strategy, programmes of work and technical governance across the entire programme and managing successful delivery of this scope across the wider Submarines business.  We also support co-ordination between the Submarines Enterprise Partners; Rolls-Royce, MoD, BAE systems and Babcock Marine. The role available is the Technical Lead Role reporting the programme Assistant Chief Engineer.  The Technical lead is responsible for the following components; valves, pumps, pipe work, Installations and Mounting Systems.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’ll be doing:You will work with the component engineering teams to establish programmes of work which will deliver against the engineering strategy of the programme.Provides professional leadership, and supports the delivery of the assigned component scope.  Ensuring programmes are delivered on time, within budgets and to the specified level of quality.Provides an effective Customer interface in support of decision making to enable both Customer and Business requirements to be met.Awareness of safety issues of the assigned component scope to ensure delivery of an engineered product that is fit for purpose for the SSNR programmeWho we are 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.An experienced pragmatic Engineer who can trade effectively across the empirical/analytical boundary knowing when to use one over the other and can take rational risksBroad range of Skills and Experience, particular knowledge base of Submarines products and analytical methods and applicationSignificant experience in mechanical and component design specific experience of pumps, valves or high integrity plant is beneficialStrong planning and organising skills to manage short, medium and long term activities and deliverablesGood communicator – enable wider range of stakeholders to ensure the delivery of the programme outputsChallenges status quo thinking and experience of continuous improvementsQualificationsEngineering Degree or Equivalent with relevant industrial experienceChartered Engineer StatusWe’re 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 RRSLClosing date: 12th December 2023#LI-DS1Job CategoryMechanical SystemsPosting Date28 Nov 2023; 00:11