Job Description

Engineering Manager - Nuclear Facilities Derby/Hybrid

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Engineering Manager - Nuclear Facilities to join the Rolls-Royce Submarines Business in Derby.

We’re a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet and the sole provider and technical authority.

Join us and we’ll provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive, digital-first culture that invests in you, gives you a platform for continuous learning, and access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are.  We encourage flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working wherever possible, so you can always be at your best - wherever and whenever you work.

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

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include 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 delivery and oversight of Nuclear Facilities Engineering activities in support of the Core Production operational facilities, ensuring that all designs and modifications are carried out in accordance with RRSL processes and in line with RRSL’s management arrangements for compliance with the relevant Nuclear Site License Conditions and Environmental Permits.

Act as the prime Engineering interface, decision-maker and thought leader across all projects and work packages within their remitOversee and agree any modifications to existing facilities and their associated design and safety baselinesEnsuring the design and substantiation baseline for the operational facilities is adequate and that the suite of design and safety documentation is an acceptable record of the design and the underpinning design rationale and decisions made.Accept or reject designs and modifications on behalf of the Nuclear Facilities Design Authority (DA) in consultation with the wider DA organisation.Maintain configuration control of the design and safety baseline of existing facilities, including all the drawings, specifications, manuals, design standards, engineering calculations, supporting data and theoretical bases which constitute the design definition.Act as the Design Authority Intelligent Customer (DAIC) for technical activities undertaken in the supply chain, including assurance of supply chain capabilities (up to and including supplier approval activities).

Who we are looking for:

Qualified to at least degree level.Understanding of RRMS processes and willingness to quickly understand how these are applied in a unique Nuclear Facilities Engineering environment.Experience in undertaking or being involved in key engineering governance and/or assurance processes, eg Gated Reviews, Engineering Change, Procedure Authorisation Groups etcExperience in planning, controlling budgets and driving to schedules.Experience of making complex technical decisions in a high pressure environment where safety is paramount and programme need is challenging.Experience in leading an Engineering team with a background in nuclear facility design or operation preferred.

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

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 realise 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 from a non ITAR country.

Job Category

Validation and Verification

Posting Date

22 Sept 2025; 00:09

Posting End Date

05 Oct 2025