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Department: Engineering - Reactor Components & Mechanical Equipment
Location: Derby, Manchester, Warrington
Employment type: Full-time
Salary: £57,600 - £75,600
Closing date: 22/09/2025
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Role Title: Manager - Tanks
Location: Hybrid - Warrington, Derby or Manchester
We are Rolls-Royce SMR and we’re doing something that’s never been done before. We’re revolutionising an industry. That’s a once-in-a-career opportunity for those excited by such a challenge. This is more than just a job; this is a legacy.
Are you a proven engineering leader with a passion for product development and team growth? We’re looking for an exceptional Engineering Manager – Tanks to lead the development and delivery of our fully integrated Tanks product range. This is a pivotal role embedded within our Plant Equipment team, offering the opportunity to shape the future of our engineering capability on a global scale.
- Driving the technical maturity of the Tanks product range.
- Leading and developing a high-performing, inclusive engineering team.
- Creating and implementing strategies and delivery models to meet programme milestones.
- Ensuring governance, quality, and assurance across all team outputs.
- Managing programme budgets and supporting business growth.
- Acting as a key interface with suppliers, customers, and stakeholders across multiple sites.
- Strong background in product development across the full lifecycle: requirements, design, analysis, manufacture, installation, and maintenance.
- Experience working with industry standards such as ASME III/VIII, EN13445, PED/PSSR.
- Proven ability to lead product development within the supply chain, including supplier engagement and intelligent customer support.
- Ideally, experience with Tanks product development, standardisation, verification, and safety cases.
- Demonstrated success in leading engineering teams through complex product development programmes.
- Ability to balance technical, programme, and people leadership responsibilities.
- Experience building and scaling teams, fostering innovation, and maintaining a SQEP (Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel) resource base.
- Skilled in engaging with internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership, regulators, and suppliers.
- Capable of presenting complex technical and safety case arguments and facilitating cross-functional discussions.
- Ability to demonstrate project management skills in an engineering context, this includes handling projects that have a high level of ambiguity, with the ability to control and provide direction to resolve this ambiguity.
- Development and management of complex integrated product delivery programmes, including being responsible for managing the assigned budget (both labour and non-labour costs) and managing progress of activities. This will also include being responsible for managing unit production costs.
We anticipate paying a salary of between £57,600 - £75,600 DOE plus:-
- Bonus - Performance related target opportunity 12.5%
- Benefits Allowance – £2,200 per annum, enabling 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
We are Rolls-Royce SMR
Rolls-Royce SMR is a rare employer because it blends the world-class brand of Rolls Royce with an exciting start-up that has a hugely challenging mission. We’re doing work that contributes to the survival of the planet. Because of our mission, there’s a pace and energy that is palpable, and our leaders draw you in with their passion, energy, and determination.
We’re one of a handful of employers who can genuinely say we’re a strengths-based organisation – our people are here because of what makes them great, and our job is to help them make the best contribution of their careers doing work they love.
The start-up mentality coupled with our strengths-approach to people means there are opportunities to grow in ways and jobs you probably would be barred from doing in more traditional companies.
Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will have the capacity to generate 470MW of low carbon energy, equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes. It will provide consistent baseload generation for at least 60 years, helping to support the roll out of renewable generation and overcome intermittency issues
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.
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
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