Job Description
Head of Engineering for Services
Full Time – Hybrid
Global role
Why join Rolls-Royce?
At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.
As Head of Engineering for Services, you’ll lead and develop our engineering community, ensuring we have the people, skills and technical capability to deliver today’s commitments and meet tomorrow’s challenges.
You will own and support definition of the appropriate section of the Engineering strategy and ensure that world class capability is defined, developed and effectively utilised to provide products and services that satisfy business requirements.
Key Accountabilities
Lead and engage our engineering community , creating an environment where people can perform at their best, develop their careers and contribute to a high-performing team
Own the engineering capability strategy and roadmap , aligning business priorities with the skills, specialist knowledge and subject matter expertise needed across the capability lifecycle
Build and deliver workforce and resource plans in line with the Do/Buy Strategy and budgets, deploying engineering talent to priority programmes and business activities and integrating capacity with partners and other resource groups
Develop sustainable engineering expertise through succession planning, training, multi-skilling, staff rotation, professional networks and competency frameworks, ensuring people are suitably qualified and experienced
Champion knowledge management in line with company KiD policy, capturing critical expertise, applying lessons learnt and sharing best practice across Engineering and beyond
Drive continuous improvement, efficiency and quality , embedding operational best practice and delivering sustainable improvements in engineering performance
Build effective partnerships across the business and, where appropriate, manage engineering relationships with customers, partners, suppliers and legal or regulatory authorities on behalf of the capability group
Provide visible leadership on safety and governance , ensuring compliance with quality, product safety, safety assurance, health, safety and environmental requirements, and continually strengthening the culture and processes that underpin safe engineering
Key Experiences and Qualifications
You’ll be an established engineering leader who combines sound technical judgement with the ability to shape strategy, develop people and influence across a complex organisation. You’ll bring:
A degree or equivalent qualification or experience in a relevant engineering or technical discipline
Strong engineering judgement, with an understanding of business and customer requirements, programme delivery and technical risk.
Demonstrable success in leading and developing high-performing engineering teams and creating positive shifts in culture, behaviours and ways of working
Experience of capability and strategic workforce planning, balancing immediate delivery commitments with longer-term skills needs
Strong stakeholder leadership skills, with the credibility to influence senior leaders, technical specialists, customers and partners
Experience of applying continuous improvement techniques to deliver sustainable business improvements
A strong understanding of company quality policies and processes, safety and governance within a complex engineering environment
Regional Benefits
Generous Annual Leave
Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce
Group Income Protection…