Senior Manager - Verification & Validation Delivery

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.

We are now recruiting for the exciting role of Verification & Validation Delivery Senior Manager to be involved in a game-changing role as we strive to make the nuclear industry more diverse.

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

Reporting to the Chief Development Engineer, the Senior Manager - Verification and Validation (V&V) Delivery is accountable for leading and delivering V&V across the entire RR SMR business. This involves senior leadership of a large team and currently covers all aspects of the RR SMR including; Reactor Island, Conventional Island, Electrical Controls & Instrumentation, Civil Structures & Build Certainty.

Key role criteria:

Verification and Validation expertise

• Experience of verification and validation of product, ensuring comprehensive compliance with design, business & regulatory requirements.
• Experience in a safety-critical and highly-regulated industry (experience within the nuclear industry in particular would be desirable but is not essential).

Mentoring and leading of large teams to deliver

• The ability to clearly articulate their vision and goals whilst demonstrating positive behaviours that maximise engagement from teams and stakeholders.
• Experience of leading large teams to deliver in line with the programme cost/quality/schedule needs.

Communication and Influence

• Good interpersonal & communication skills, able to bring people together and solve problems as a multi-disciplinary team (e.g. Design & Development).
• Able to effectively manage uncertainty and change, communicate complex topics clearly and concisely and influence both internal and external stakeholders.

Systems Engineering

• Has a systems-thinking mindset with practical experience of using Systems Engineering toolsets & techniques to deliver positive outcomes.
• Demonstrates a clear, analytical and methodical approach, able to manage change and uncertainty.

Nuclear Safety Culture

• The ability to model strong and positive safety behaviours and to instil it in others, including respectfully challenging others and taking the initiative to build a strong safety culture.

Pay and Benefits

We anticipate paying a salary of between £68,000 to £90,000 (DOE) plus:

• Bonus - Performance related bonus of up to 17%
• Benefits Allowance - £5500, 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

Company Overview

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.

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.