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Job Description Programme Lead – Early Lifecycle
Full Time
Bristol
Grade: SNBG 7 - 10
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.
Opportunity
An exciting opportunity for a Programme Lead, which will be maternity cover for 10 to 12 months, has arisen within our Defence Business in Bristol.
Role Summary
As a Programme Lead in our Bristol Early Lifecycle team you would be supporting the Integrated Project Team Lead with the delivery of engineering and technology work packages. You would be working closely with the engineering design team and the manufacturing supply chain to deliver the key programme milestones thus enabling the delivery of our Defence Combat strategy.
The Early Lifecycle team is at the heart of securing the future growth of the Defence business. We are delivering tomorrows technology fast, by bringing together the company’s best engineers, programme managers and business professionals. Working in partnership with Governments, primes and new technology companies across the globe, we deliver future solutions, new and innovative power and propulsion concepts, technology, and applications to meet the customers emerging requirements.
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Key Responsibilities
- Accountable for the successful delivery to cost, specification and time for a defined package of work.
- Establish, develop and maintain the documentation necessary to deliver the package of work.
- Act as the focal point for all aspects related to the packages of work.
- Provide information necessary to make management decisions.
- Ensure the creation and management of an integrated set of plans / schedules.
- Organise and chair schedule review meetings and provide reports where executive decisions need to be made.
- Provision of basic guidance to others regarding the Project Management processes and the operation of the project management systems / tools / methods.
- Programme Management Team (Governance)
- Review and report the status of projects in accordance with the project plan and agreed with the Programme Manager
- Assist the Project Manager in the development of project management documents such as project budgets, project schedules, scope statements and project plans
- Manage and report variances to project baseline and report programme Key Performance Indicators.
- Review programme data.
- Identify and report trends, highlight anomalies and corrective action if performance is outside specification.
- Accurate reporting to relevant stakeholders in accordance with the defined timescales
Required Skills and Experience
- Being a part of Rolls-Royce you’ll know we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference with and 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.
- Network across Stakeholders and develop key relationships which is critical for this role.
- Display excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to easily build rapport within all levels of an organisation.
- Demonstrate initiative and self-motivation.
- Indicate a good level of knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office tools.
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Important Information
- 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.
Contact Information
For further information please contact:
Lizzie Moore
Email: Lizzie.moore@rolls-royce.com
Job Category: Project Management
Posting Date: 13 Jul 2026; 00:07
Posting End Date: 19 Jul 2026
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