Project Controller – Enablers

Project Controller - Enablers

Bristol/Derby

Full time

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.

Early Lifecycle Programmes 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, Defence Industry Partners, and 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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Controller, to support the Enablers team within Early Lifecycle Programmes. The successful candidate will work in a diverse team supporting a wide range of programme governance activities from managing contract finances and external customer interactions to delivering projects in partnership with the Enablers team, business capability teams or supporting functions. This role involves working with a range of business stakeholders to support the delivery of a key programme critical to delivering our Defence Combat strategy.

What you will be doing:

•  Support the Programme Manager - Enablers in establishing, managing, and reporting progress on our financial plan.
• Gathering and reporting business information relating to the cascaded objectives and KPIs of the Enablers team.
• Focal point within the team for change management and leading on co-ordination of the GCAP forum
• Facilitating portfolio governance across the Enablers team to ensure team performance is reflected within the wider portfolio.
• Contractual performance reporting to the Programme Manager – Enablers, Partners, and customers (as required).
• Development and delivery of improvement projects associated with programme management process, tools and skills (ARIS S9) within the Enablers team and, where applicable, in support of Early Lifecycle programmes.

Position qualifications:

We are looking for an individual who puts safety first and does the right thing as we strive to keep it simple and make a difference in delivering our renewed purpose.  These principles are our core behaviours and an essential component of our assessment process. We are looking for an individual

• Displays a high level of emotional intelligence in engaging and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Demonstrates initiative and self-motivation.
• Remains curious operating in ambiguous situations and has a desire to learn and develop in role
• Indicates 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 - [email protected]