Senior Manager - Integrated Product Support (Design for Maintenance & Availability)

Location:

Hybrid with flexibility to work from any Rolls-Royce SMR location, including Derby,Warringtonor Manchester.

Our Mission

At Rolls-Royce SMR, we are transforming the future of clean energy. By developing and deploying next-generation Small Modular Reactors, we are helping to deliver secure, affordable, low-carbon electricity that will power communities for generations to come. This is a unique opportunity to play a leading role in one of the UK's most ambitious engineering and energyprogrammes.

The Team

You will join our Engineeringorganisation, reporting to the Head of Engineering Operating System and working closely with multidisciplinary engineering leaders across theprogramme. As the leader of our Integrated Product Support function, you will manage a growing team of engineers and technical specialists focused on ensuring maintainability, reliability,availabilityand operational readiness are embedded into the design from the outset. The team plays a critical role in supporting regulatory activities, influencing design decisions across the entire powerstationand shaping the future operating strategy for a first-of-a-kind nuclear technology.

The Role

As Senior Manager, Integrated Product Support (Design for Maintenance & Availability), you will provide strategic and technical leadership for the development of supportability,maintenanceand availability solutions across the Rolls-Royce SMR Power Station. Working at the intersection of engineering design,operationsand regulatory delivery, you will ensure that Examination, Maintenance, Inspection and Testing (EMIT) requirements are considered throughout the design lifecycle. This role offers the opportunity to influence majorprogrammedecisions, build capability within a growingfunctionand help create a power station that is designed for long-term operational success.

WhatWe’llNeed You to Do

• Lead the development and implementation of maintenance, reliability,availabilityand supportability strategies that influence design decisions across the power station and support future operator requirements.

• Manage and develop a team of permanent employees and specialist contractors, providing both technical leadership andpeopleleadership to build capability and deliver high-quality outcomes.

• Work collaboratively with engineering design teams,programmeleadershipand other stakeholders to ensure maintainability and operational support requirements are fully integrated into the design.

• Provide governance and technical oversight for Integrated Product Support activities, ensuring assessments, reports and evidence are delivered to the required quality standards andprogrammemilestones.

• Support regulatory and Generic Design Assessment activities by generating robust evidence, analysis and justification relating to maintenance,availabilityand operational readiness.

• Build strong relationships with customers, regulators and senior stakeholders, translating complex technical information into clear recommendations and influencing decision-making across theprogramme.

• Drive continuous improvement by embedding modern industry practices, improving ways ofworkingand ensuring the functionremainsaligned with evolving industry standards and future operational needs.

WhatYou’llBring

• Significant experiencein Integrated Product Support, Integrated Logistics Support, reliability engineering, equipment reliability, maintenance engineering, operationalreadinessor a closely related discipline within a complex engineering environment.

• A proventrack recordof leading technical teams and delivering through influence, with the ability to balance strategic direction and detailed technical oversight.

• Experience working alongside engineering design teams to embed supportability,maintainabilityand availability requirements into major engineeringprogrammes.

• Strong understanding of engineering lifecycle management, governanceprocessesand the requirements of operating within highly regulated industries such as nuclear, aerospace,defenceor energy.

• Knowledge of maintenance and reliability frameworks, operational support strategies, through-life asset management and concepts such as Examination, Maintenance, Inspection and Testing (EMIT).

• Chartered Engineer status, orclear evidenceof working towards professional registration, alongside a relevant engineering or technical qualification.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credibility, challenge constructively and influence outcomes across multidisciplinary teams.

Location

This role offers flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Regular travel to Rolls-Royce SMR offices in Derby, Warrington and Manchester willbe requiredto support collaboration with colleagues,stakeholdersandprogrammeactivities.

What’s in it for you
Weanticipatea salary of £71,000.00 - £93,200.00 dependent on the skills, values, and knowledge you bring.

We also offer excellent benefits including:

• Bonus - Performance related bonus of up to 17%

• Benefits Allowance - £5000enabling you to create a bespoke package

• Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.

• Holidays - 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days

• Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover health care

• Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay

• £250 - One-off payment for new starters for home office purchases