Verification & Validation Delivery Senior Manager

We anticipate offering between £68,000 to £90,000 (DOE)

Warrington, OR Derby offices - Hybrid working flexibility

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.

The Rolls-Royce SMR, Development Engineering Function has four capability areas; Research & Technology, Verification & Validation, Test, Commissioning.

Reporting to the Chief Development Engineer, the Senior Manager – Verification and Validation (V&V) Delivery is accountable for leading and delivering all V&V activity across the entire RR SMR business. This currently covers all areas of the RR SMR product including; Reactor Island, Conventional Island, Electrical Controls & Instrumentation, Civil Structures & Build Certainty.

The senior manager will be leading a team of managers and engineers. The ability to engage, motivate and lead large teams to deliver challenging objectives will be crucial.

V&V experience and Systems Engineering knowledge is also key to ensure successful technical outcomes.

Key skills we are looking for are:

• Verification and Validation expertise
• Mentoring and leading of large teams
• Ability to influence others and strong communication skills
• Systems Engineering experience
• Ability to build Nuclear Safety Culture across the team and the business

Key outcomes for the role are:

• Delivery of RR SMR Validation & Verification through comprehensive evidencing of compliance with business & regulatory requirements across the full range of SMR hardware (structures, systems, components) and software.
• Integrated planning, definition & delivery of all V&V artefacts (e.g. strategies) for their RR SMR business project(s) in line with programme cost/quality/schedule requirements through the full product lifecycle.
• Technical oversight/governance of V&V for their RR SMR business project(s) ensuring the needs of SMR design and safety case are clearly identified, articulated and satisfied.
• Budget & load capacity planning (in conjunction with the Capability Manager) to ensure V&V objectives are met with a focus on delivering value for money.
• Working closely with the Capability Manager & Systems Engineering teams to deliver integrated and structured V&V processes and tools.