Technical Manager - Dreadnought JRT

Job Description

Job Title: Technical Manager Dreadnought Build and Commissioning

Working Pattern: Full time

Working location: Raynesway Derby and Barrow in Furness

Why Rolls-Royce

Our Submarines business is world leading in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navys Nuclear Submarine Fleet. It is the sole provider and technical authority managing all aspects of plant design safety manufacture performance and through-life support.

The New Build & Components (NB&C) business unit is responsible for Component Delivery Engineering and New Build Programmes and for our integration with the shipbuilder in Barrow in Furness through our site-based teams. The focus for NB&C is on delivering our remaining Astute platforms to sea Dreadnought the UKs top defence priority and most important programme in a generation and preparing for new product introduction and facility expansion programmes for SSN-AUKUS.

The Dreadnought build programme is now mature with 3 submarines in build at BAE Systems Barrow in Furness. The next phase of the programme offers a wealth of engineering and programmatic challenges and the opportunity to work within a highly motivated team to deliver this highly complex strategic capability to the Royal Navy.

The Technical Manager Dreadnought Joint Reactor Team will provide engineering support to engineering teams in Derby and site-based teams in Barrow to enable the build & commissioning of the Dreadnought class Nuclear Steam Raising Plants (NSRP) and assurance that design intent is maintained through build test and commissioning. This engineering role is a key interface between the shipbuilder BAE Systems and the Rolls-Royce Technical Authority.

The Technical Manager will work between the Head of the Joint Reactor Team and the Assistant Chief Engineer for Build and Commissioning alongside the existing Technical Managers. Day to day you will work closely with the Dreadnought Joint Reactor Team PWR3 Chief Engineers Team and Rolls-Royce Site Office to provide a highly collaborative service to the shipbuilder.

What you will be doing

Youll lead engage and motivate the engineering and programme teams in Derby and at site to operate at the highest standards and deliver exceptional service.

• Engaging the team in our mission and developing them to be the best they can be.
• Provide support to the Dreadnought Joint Reactor Team Assistant Chief Engineer Resident Engineering Manager and Barrow Site Office to support BAE Systems with all build and commissioning activities.
• Communicate technical information simply and openly to help our people understand the situations and align stakeholders

You will work with the existing engineering and programme teams to provide engineering oversight and governance of PWR3 build and commissioning taking formal delegated authority from the Chief Engineer.

• Setting and aligning policies for NSRP part delivery build and commissioning.
• Providing direction governance and endorsement for technical activities/decisions undertaken during build and commissioning.
• Providing technical information to the Joint Reactor Team and to product and programme change boards

Youll lead the response to technical issues as they arise at the shipyard and be responsible for implementing solutions that protect the build programme.

• Providing independent advice and guidance on operational defects and issues.
• Identifying technical solutions to manage disruptive events
• Leading the broader team to solve difficult problems and remove barriers to build and commissioning.

Youll develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across the Submarines Enterprise to ensure the appropriate balance between technical and programme decisions are consistently made across all key phases of boat construction and drive the best outcomes for the Astute programme.

• Provide clear and concise details of technical issues to the MoD customer organisation in support of the wider enterprise engineering governance processes.

Identify and prosecute improvements across the enterprise to reduce time complexity and risk from our build and commissioning activities in Barrow

• Using appropriate tools and techniques to analyse performance identify areas for improvement and deliver solutions
• Challenging and removing complex and/or difficult requirements and deliver pragmatic solutions.

Who were looking for

Being a part of Rolls-Royce youll know 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.

• Leadership of people in a high pressure challenging environment dealing with complex and ambiguous situations. Able to work through ambiguity to focus the team on the right priorities.
• Able to build strong relationships across organisational boundaries and influence key stakeholders who often have conflicting priorities by clearly articulating the situation in a constructive way.
• Highly collaborative using the strengths of a diverse team to deliver the programme objectives.
• A sound level of NSRP knowledge ideally with PWR2 including plant systems components and safety justification. NSSC/NSDC advantageous though not essential.
• Experience of managing complex systems build and commissioning environment at the dockside.
• Significant level of personal resilience and persistence.

Please be aware that if this role is outside of your current business sector then T&Cs might differ from your existing agreements for further information please contact your HR PP directly.

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