Rolls-Royce
Control Account Manager - Reactor Engineering - Submarines

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Job Title: Control Account Manager - Reactor Engineering - Submarines
Working Pattern: Full time
Working Location: Derby
We have an exciting opportunity for a Control Account Manager to join our Submarines business.
Our Submarines business is world leading in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy's Nuclear Submarine Fleet. It is the sole provider and technical authority, managing all aspects of plant design, safety, manufacture, performance and through-life support.
Why Rolls-Royce?
Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.
We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.
We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.
What We Offer:
- Excellent development opportunities
- Competitive salary
- Exceptional benefits including 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:
- Responsible for the overall delivery of projects to meet the cost, time, and quality objectives.
- Management of the project team; including setting up, developing, and evaluating team performance where appropriate.
- Lead integration across all workstreams and organizational boundaries to deliver project objectives.
- Identify and secure resource.
- Identify and acquire the means to achieve project requirements.
- Lead and coach a team of Planners, Project Engineers, and MRP’s (where appropriate).
- Be responsible for the performance management and leadership of team members.
- Monitor, control, and manage overall project performance to address deviations from plan in line with company standard processes.
- Status reporting to the Project / Programme Executive / Director.
- Identification, development, and implementation of entirely new processes / tools where appropriate.
- Complete the Control Account scope of work within the defined schedule, to budget, and with the resources identified.
- Securing the commit acceptance of their control account both with the programme teams and internal resource owners.
- Budget management and allocation for all aspects of the Control Account and Earned Value Management reporting.
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Role Specific Variations
- The CAM is accountable to the Head of Project Delivery for Control Account Performance.
- The CAM is accountable for all reporting of the performance of the Control Account.
Role Specific Dimensions
- The CAM will complete the Control Account scope of work within the defined schedule, to budget, and with the resources identified for the CADMID cycle.
- The CAM will identify, classify, and mitigate all schedule, technical, and cost risks associated with the Control Account.
- The CAM is responsible for the technical quality and performance of the Control Account.
- The CAM is responsible for securing the commit acceptance of their control account both with the programme teams and internal resource owners.
- The CAM is responsible for all budget management and allocation for all aspects of the Control Account and Earned Value Management reporting.
Who We’re Looking For:
At Rolls-Royce, we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple, and make a difference. These principles form the behaviors that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.


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- Qualified to at least degree level or equivalent industry experience.
- Member of a professional body and working towards RPP (Recognised Project Professional) qualification or equivalent.
- Extensive experience in the management of projects / programmes of increasing complexity.
- Ideally, has experience and / or knowledge in all stages of a project lifecycle and has been responsible for the delivery of one or more of those stages.
- Exposure to non-core project management roles such as purchasing, commercial, engineering management, etc.
- Experience of setting up, managing, and leading multi-functional teams.
- Influencing and management of key project stakeholders (internal and external).
Equal Opportunities Employer
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 which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realize their full potential.
You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce.
To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business, an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.
Level C
Job Category
Project Management
Posting Date
14 Aug 2026; 00:08
Posting End Date
26 Aug 2026
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