Project Planning Professional-Submarines

Job Description

Job Description

Project Planning Professional - Submarines

Full Time

Derby

Why Rolls-Royce?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Planning Professional – to join Rolls-Royce Submarines in Derby.

Submarines business is responsible for the design, manufacture, supply and through-life support of nuclear propulsion-related products and systems in support of the Royal Navy's submarine fleet. You can find out more about the amazing projects that we are working on here:- https://youtu.be/x19YSPecrf8

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.

Project Planning Professional – you will maintain schedule(s) for the assigned work scope in line with the Submarines monthly planning cycle, whilst being responsible for the creation and management of Control Account Schedules (CAS) that reflect the work required to deliver the customer or business requirements. You will be acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all planning & scheduling methodology and processes adopted within the assigned team

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.

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.

What You Will Be Doing:

You will work with key stakeholders to capture the project work scope, in line with customer requirements. This could include the development of a Product Breakdown Structure (PBS), Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Statement of Work (SOW) and Basis of Estimate (BOE).

• Provide planning process support / governance and guidance to the wider delivery team and those developing level 3 plans to support work packages. 
• Accountable for identifying schedule impact issues within the CAS and proactively pursue solutions within the baseline boundaries of quality, cost, and time. Also understanding any impacts to internal and external deliverables or dependencies. 
• Understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM) and its associated processes, with ability to interpret EVM data and reports.
• Working knowledge of Earned Value Techniques (EVTs) to enable accurate cost profiling and appropriate performance reporting.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and training to Planners across the business

Who We Are Looking For:

At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do.  These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

• Project Planning and Controls (PPC), or the APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) desirable
• Demonstratable experience within a similar position/entry level qualification (HNC or Foundation Degree) desirable.
• Experience of developing schedules within a complex environment
• A willingness to become an associate or full member of the APM
• Strong knowledge and skills of scheduling software (Primavera P6) and subsequent functionality.

We’re 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. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, 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 careers.rolls-royce.com

To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines Business an individual has to hold a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if the individual does not currently already have this in place.

Due to the nature of work the Business conducts and the protection of certain assets a person has to be a UK national or in MoD approved cases a Dual National from a non-ITAR country.

Job Category

Project Management

Posting Date

09 Oct 2025; 00:10

Posting End Date

23 Oct 2025