Programme Lead (Maternity Cover)
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Programme Lead Early Lifecycle (Maternity Cover)
Full Time
Bristol
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 youll 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.
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. 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 companys 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.
What you will be doing
- 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
Who were looking for
- Being a part of Rolls-Royce youll 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.
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.
Grade:SNBG 7 - 10
For further information please contact:Lizzie Moore -
Job Category
Project ManagementPosting Date
26 Feb 2026; 00:02Posting End Date
04 Mar 2026
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- DoD Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
About Company
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