Project Leader

Job Description

Project Leader

Full time

Derby / Hybrid 3 days on-site

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Leader who’s ready to make a real impact—someone who keeps things simple, does the right thing, and puts safety at the heart of every decision.

You’ll lead key change projects like Parts Transfer, PI & MODS, Cost, and Parts Reactivations, taking full ownership from planning through to delivery. Working across teams, you’ll help drive meaningful change that makes a difference to how we work and what we deliver.

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

In this role you will be accountable for the successful delivery to cost, specification & time for defined projects/workstreams, as well as:

• Establish, develop & maintain Project Management processes & documentation necessary to deliver projects (e.g., schedules, WBS, performance reports, budgets, risk registers, resource plans etc.).
• Support management and key stakeholders in decision making.
• Develop & implement Project Management best practice.
• Provide guidance & tutoring to colleagues on Project Management systems, tools & methods.

Who we’re looking for

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

• Degree level qualification preferable or equivalent industry experience.
• Member of a professional body and working towards a APMPQ qualification or equivalent
• Significant experience gained in previous project management role (Project Lead) or experience gained within a relevant discipline, preferably on project work (Project Controller)
• Desirable to have a familiarisation with enterprise project management systems and tools, such as Primavera P6 and Business Map.

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.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

Closing Date: 29/09/2025