Senior Project Manager EC&I

Locations: Derby, UK; Manchester, UK; Warrington, UK

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted Yesterday

Time left to apply: End Date: May 10, 2026 (14 days left to apply)

Job requisition id: JR100738

About the role

We need you to join Rolls‐Royce SMR as a Senior Project Manager, leading delivery of the Electrical, Control & Instrumentation (EC&I) workstream within our Generic Product Development programme. You’ll be responsible for delivering complex, multi‐year, multi‐£m engineering projects, managing your own portfolio of work while leading and developing a small team of Project Managers. Working closely with Planning, Cost Engineering and Engineering teams, you’ll ensure delivery to time, cost and quality, while navigating technical, regulatory and stakeholder complexity. This role is ideal for someone with strong programme‐level project management experience who has hands‐on exposure to EC&I environments and understands how EC&I integrates into wider engineering delivery.

What we need you to do

• Lead end‐to‐end delivery of the EC&I workstream, including governance, planning, reporting and performance management
• Deliver your own complex projects while providing leadership, coaching and oversight to a team of circa 2–4 Project Managers / Assistant Project Managers
• Work closely with Project Planners and Cost Engineers to maintain robust schedules, budgets and forecasts
• Identify, manage and mitigate delivery risks and issues, escalating effectively to the Programme Manager
• Build strong, collaborative relationships across engineering, safety, quality, commercial and other enabling functions
• Create a positive, high‐performing team environment and role‐model strong leadership behaviours
• Capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement across project delivery and ways of working
• Ensure compliance with project management, quality, safety and governance processes

What you’ll bring

Essential

• Significant experience delivering complex engineering projects or programmes (multi‐year, multi‐£m)
• Exposure to, or a strong working understanding of EC&I (Electrical, Control & Instrumentation) within engineering projects — this could include EC&I design, integration, installation, commissioning, upgrades or systems delivery
• Strong stakeholder management capability, including facilitating prioritisation and difficult conversations
• Experience leading and developing teams (line or matrix)
• Confidence managing schedules, cost, risk and change in a structured and controlled way
• Clear, effective communication skills with the ability to translate complex topics for different audiences

Desirable

• Engineering degree (or equivalent experience managing engineering projects)
• Project management qualification (e.g. APM PMQ or equivalent), or substantial demonstrable experience
• Experience delivering EC&I‐heavy or EC&I‐integrated programmes in regulated or high‐hazard environments
• Familiarity with UK nuclear or similarly regulated industries
• Experience using PM tools such as Primavera P6, MS Project, SAP, Power BI or Power Apps

There’s no such thing as the perfect candidate. If you meet most of the requirements and are excited by the opportunity, we’d really like to hear from you.

Reward & benefits

• Salary: £60,000 - £78,750
• £2,200 flexible benefits allowance
• 12.5% bonus opportunity
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 6x pensionable life assurance
• 50% income protection
• Standard Rolls‐Royce SMR pension, 12% Employer contribution
• £250 new‐joiner payment
• Flexible and part‐time working options available

Security clearance

This role requires BPSS clearance. As part of our offer process, we carry out security and financial probity checks, including DBS. These are not ‘pass or fail’ checks, and individual circumstances are considered.

Inclusion, flexibility and adjustments

At Rolls‐Royce SMR, we’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can do their best work. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and identities. We’ll make reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010 throughout the recruitment process and in role. Flexible working arrangements (including part‐time or adjusted hours) are fully supported and open for discussion.

You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer:

• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
• A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you. Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch – we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

Our Application Process

Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:

• Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
• Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check

We are Rolls-Royce SMR

A career with Rolls-Royce SMR offers a unique opportunity to contribute to an exciting organisation delivering a transformational mission. Rolls-Royce SMR is a radically different approach to proven nuclear technology. Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will generate 470MW of low-carbon energy - equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes for over 60 years. With its Rolls-Royce SMRs will play a vital role in supporting renewable energy by helping to overcome intermittency and ensure a stable, sustainable energy future.

We’re proud to be one of the few employers that can genuinely say we’re a strengths-based organisation. Our people are here because of what makes them exceptional - and our role is to help them make the most meaningful contribution of their careers, doing work they love. We offer opportunities that go beyond traditional career paths. At Rolls-Royce SMR you can develop your career by exploring roles and challenges that align with your unique talents.

Our culture

At Rolls-Royce SMR, we are committed to ensuring that our teams reflect the communities we serve and that everyone can be themselves at work. We know that diverse teams are more innovative and get better results, and that our people can thrive and be more successful in truly inclusive cultures. Join us and help shape our culture. Find out more about our inclusion pledge. Rolls-Royce SMR is a place where everyone can grow, so whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and help shape our culture.