Job Description
Head of Engineering for Services
Full Time – Hybrid
Derby
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.
This role will lead, develop and engage assigned Engineering personnel to meet current and future business requirements, including deploying assigned staff to approved business activities/technical programmes when needed.
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
Provide Business level Capability and Strategy aligning the businesses
Proactively provide capability leadership to the Engineering resource group and ensure robust deployment and maintenance of capability through-out its lifecycle
Create and maintain strategic and /or tactical resource plans, in line with the Do/Buy Strategy, to meet the overall delivery commitments
Ensure that sufficient resource is available to meet current and future business’ needs and budgets. Ensure integration with partners and other resource groups on people and resource issues
Own the overall capability strategy and associated roadmap, and ensure resources necessary to deliver the roadmap
Help define, develop and maintain the capabilities taxonomy to ensure sufficient Specialist and SMEs capability exists to support the business and strategic workforce plan
Ensure staff are suitably qualified and experienced and that the required skills are sustainable for the future through: multi-skilling, staff rotation, competency framework tools including training and professional networks and standards
Ensure effective knowledge management, in-line with company KiD policy, through the use of knowledge capture, lessons learnt, and best practice guides for the resource group, and encourage knowledge sharing within the group and beyond
Lead and drive efficiency and quality through implementing continuous improvement and operational best practice within the field of work
Where appropriate, to own the relationship between engineering, external customers, partners, legal and regulatory authorities and the supply chain and ensure it is effectively managed and integrated on behalf of the capability group
Apply Health, Safety and the Environment policy including a commitment to continuous improvement
Apply product Safety process including a commitment to continuous improvement and safety assurance
Ensure compliance to all HS&E safety requirements for delivered engineering capability
Key Experiences and Qualifications
Qualified to degree level or equivalent
Demonstrable sound engineering judgement and knowledge of the Business Customers and Programmes
Demonstrable effective leadership & engineering skills
Capable of building high performing teams and affecting a positive shift in attitudes and behaviours
Understanding Company Quality policies and processes deployed within the resource group
Experienced in applying process improvement techniques and driving business improvements
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 provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
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