Job Description Governance & Assurance Lead - Submarines – 1 Secondment Full Time – 37 Hours Derby / Hybrid Why Rolls-Royce? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Governance & Assurance Lead to join Rolls-Royce Submarines in Derby. We’re a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet and the sole provider and technical authority. 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. The Governance & Assurance Lead reports to the Governance & Assurance Manager sitting within the Customer and Commercial organisation and is responsible for conducting Assurance activities throughout programmes and project lifecycles in the business. Working within the organisation you will have a unique opportunity to work with the rest of the business and a gain a unique perspective. Along with the day to day activities we are updating our assurance strategy in the medium and long term, which will involve a collaborative approach with key stakeholders and business areas. 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: As the Governance & Assurance Lead you will be responsible for : Working with the Programmes and Central PM community to help develop the future state of PM assurance. Conducting 2nd Line of Defence Portfolio assurance across the RRSL business Conducting targeted assurance activity to provide confidence, ultimately to the RRSL Executive, that programmes and projects are being governed .appropriately and that their programme management capability (people, process, and tools) is adequate. Carrying out assurance activities on Oracle Primavera P6 plans Delivering of the Defence RRSL Total Assurance Plan. Acting as a single point of contact for Programme Lifecycle Management and PM Assurance. Providing the 2nd Line of Defence assurance that the business has established, and is maintaining, programme control systems, with performance and compliance metrics. Who we’re 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. To be successful in this role you will need to: Be experienced in a project and/or programme delivery roles. Experience in Oracle Primavera P6 Experience in Assurance and/or Auditing functions. Experience and understanding of Project Controls. Holding or working toward membership/accreditation of an externally recognised Project Management professional body (e.g. APM, PMI). 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. 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 (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. Closing Date: 1 October 2024 NGS 8 -10 Job Category Project Management Posting Date 17 Sept 2024; 00:09 Posting End Date 01 Oct 2024