Rolls - Royce SMR
Senior Manager – Engineering Digital Platform
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Location: Hybrid – Warrington, Derby or Manchester (with regular on-site collaboration)
Our Mission
At Rolls-Royce SMR, we are transforming the future of clean energy. By developing world-class Small Modular Reactors, we are delivering scalable, low-carbon power solutions that will support global energy security and net-zero ambitions. Our work is complex, highly regulated and impactful—offering a unique opportunity to shape a new era of nuclear innovation.
The Team
You will join the Engineering Directorate, working closely with the Head of Engineering Operating System and partnering extensively with Digital Information Technology (DigIT), Engineering, Programme and Operations teams. This role sits at the critical interface between engineering and digital—ensuring the tools, data and workflows that underpin engineering delivery are aligned, integrated and effective. You will operate across a broad stakeholder landscape, influencing both technical and leadership communities to enable a cohesive, enterprise-wide digital capability.
The Role
As Senior Manager – Engineering Digital Platform, you will lead the definition, integration and adoption of engineering digital capability across the organisation. You will shape how engineering requirements are translated into practical digital solutions—ensuring platforms, data and workflows support delivery across the full product lifecycle. Working in close partnership with DigIT, you’ll influence the digital roadmap, ensuring the right capabilities are prioritised and delivered at the point of need. This is a key leadership role in ensuring engineering governance, control and assurance are embedded into digital systems—reducing reliance on manual processes and enabling efficient, scalable and regulator-ready delivery.
What We’ll Need You to Do
- Define and manage engineering digital demand, ensuring clear prioritisation of capability aligned to programme needs
- Partner with DigIT to shape and deliver an integrated digital roadmap, with clear ownership and accountability across teams
- Translate engineering governance requirements into effective digital workflows, controls and data standards
- Provide oversight of system integration, interoperability and information integrity across engineering platforms
- Identify and manage risks associated with digital capability gaps, ensuring timely mitigation and reduced reliance on workarounds
- Influence technology choices, vendor engagement and future capability, including safe adoption of emerging technologies
- Drive adoption of digital tools and ways of working, enabling measurable improvements in engineering performance and productivity
What You’ll Bring
- Senior leadership experience delivering digital platforms, toolchains or transformation initiatives in complex engineering environments
- Proven ability to operate across engineering and digital domains, translating technical needs into practical solutions and delivery plans
- Strong understanding of engineering governance, lifecycle management and regulatory expectations in a safety-critical context
- Experience shaping or supporting digital roadmaps, including prioritisation, business case development and value realisation
- Knowledge of integrated digital environments, including system architecture, data models and interoperability
- Degree in engineering, digital, technology or a related discipline (or equivalent experience), with Chartered status or working towards it
- A collaborative and influencing leadership style, with the ability to align stakeholders and drive outcomes across organisational boundaries
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Location
This role is hybrid, with flexibility built in to support work-life balance. You will be expected to regularly attend one of our key sites in Warrington, Derby or Manchester, with occasional travel as required to support collaboration and programme delivery.
What’s in It for You
We anticipate paying a salary of between £71,000 - £93,200.00 DOE plus:
- Bonus
- Performance related target opportunity 17%
- Benefits Allowance – £5000 per annum, enabling you to create a bespoke package
- Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
- Holidays - 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days.
- Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover health care
- Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay
- £250 - One-off payment for new starters for home office purchases
You’ll be joining a rapidly growing organisation at a critical stage of its development, offering excellent opportunities for learning, professional development, and long-term career progression within a purpose-driven and innovative environment.
Why Join Us?
You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer:
- A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
- Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
- A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you. Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch – we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.
Our Application Process
Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:
- Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
- Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check
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We are Rolls-Royce SMR
A career with Rolls-Royce SMR offers a unique opportunity to contribute to an exciting organisation delivering a transformational mission. Rolls-Royce SMR is a radically different approach to proven nuclear technology. Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will generate 470MW of low-carbon energy - equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes for over 60 years. With its Rolls-Royce SMRs will play a vital role in supporting renewable energy by helping to overcome intermittency and ensure a stable, sustainable energy future.
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We’re proud to be one of the few employers that can genuinely say we’re a strengths-based organisation. Our people are here because of what makes them exceptional - and our role is to help them make the most meaningful contribution of their careers, doing work they love. We offer opportunities that go beyond traditional career paths. At Rolls-Royce SMR you can develop your career by exploring roles and challenges that align with your unique talents.
Our culture
At Rolls-Royce SMR, we are committed to ensuring that our teams reflect the communities we serve and that everyone can be themselves at work. We know that diverse teams are more innovative and get better results, and that our people can thrive and be more successful in truly inclusive cultures. Join us and help shape our culture. Find out more about our inclusion pledge.
Rolls-Royce SMR is a place where everyone can grow, so whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and help shape our culture.
Why join us?
You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer:
- A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
- Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
- A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone can thrive.
What we offer
At Rolls-Royce SMR, our reward offering is focused on recognising you for your efforts and motivate you to continue achieving. Our rewards and benefits scheme are designed for employees to have complete control. By providing complete autonomy, you can focus on what’s important to you. Whether it’s investments, insurances or wellbeing, it’s in your hands.
Work is an activity, not a place. We understand due to commitments and lifestyle; the world of work has evolved beyond the 9 - 5. Whether its varied hours or hybrid working, our flexible working arrangements make it possible for employees to achieve a true work life balance.
Your career journey
At Rolls-Royce SMR, we don’t just want you to contribute, we want you to grow. We have open dialogue with our employees to understand the ambitions for their career and set plans to achieve them. Whether it’s helping you obtain formal qualifications or pairing you with a mentor, Rolls-Royce SMR will provide you with a fulfilling career.
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