Sentinam Programme – Planner - Submarines

Rolls-Royce; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Sentinam Programme – Planner

Working Pattern: 37 hours days

Working location: Raynesway Derby

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Planner to join the Sentinam Programme team, reporting into the Head of Pumps Capability based at our Raynesway facility in Derby. We support the Royal Navy as the technical authority to the UK Ministry of Defence for naval reactor plants and we're continuing to build our nuclear sector capability. For you, this means unique opportunities to work across our portfolio of products and services. Our global, multi-million-pound learning and development initiatives empower each individual to build a world-class reputation.

In this key position, you will take responsibility for the creation and management of schedules that reflect the work required to deliver the New Product Introduction (NPI) workstream, the Equipment and Layout workstream and the new test rig workstream required to deliver the step change in RRSL pump capability. As part of the programme team, you will lead the APly planning process and maintain the business planning system for the assigned work scope. You are required to interface with the work scope stakeholders to monitor and control work through the project lifecycle using the integrated planning system providing accurate and timely management information.

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 creation and management of an integrated set of Level 2 plans/schedules that reflect the resource, primary cost and timeframes required to deliver the Sentinam Programme.
• Actively facilitate the development and ongoing maintenance of the project schedule by establishing a programme plan update standard diary working with the project team and key stakeholders, to ensure that a credible schedule is created and maintained using the integrated planning system.
• Establish, develop, and maintain the documentation necessary to deliver the package of work.
• Provide information necessary to make management decisions to the key stakeholders.
• Review MRP data as part of the prep for the live plan updates.
• Ensure maintenance and control of the schedule baseline.
• Organise and chair schedule review meetings and report areas where executive decisions need to be made.
• Lead the change management process for the package of work including Baseline Change Requests (BCR).
• Develop/implement Project Management best practice in line with company management processes.
• Facilitate and coordinate Risk & Opportunity activities.
• Ensure effective controls are implemented in accordance with the company management procedures.
• Report the status of projects/project portfolios in accordance with the requirements of the project.
• Manage and report variances to project baseline and report project Key Performance Indicators.
• Review project data, identify and report trends, highlight anomalies and propose corrective action if performance is outside specification.

Who we’re looking for:

• Degree or equivalent Continuous Professional Development and experience.
• Project Management experience, showing an understanding of a project lifecycle, risk management, cost management and planning.
• Experience of SAP MRP and production environment is advantageous.
• Previous exposure to a customer-facing role is desirable.
• Experience of developing schedules of work using Primavera P6.
• The ability to work with minimum supervision to deliver results and to work in ambiguous situations, whilst working to tight timescales and achieving quality outputs on time.

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.

Closing date: 9.4.25

Job Category: Project Management

Posting Date: 26 Mar 2025; 00:03

Posting End Date: 08 Apr 2025