Rolls-Royce
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CapabilityManager(MechanicalEngineering)
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“Capability Manager (Mechanical Engineering) at Rolls-Royce. Skills: Mechanical Engineering capability management, Mechanical Engineering leadership, Resource planning, Team development, Technical leadership. leading and strengthening the Mechanical Engineering capability to meet current and future business needs. Lead, develop and engage assigned Engineering personnel to deliver against current and future business requirements”
What You'll Achieve.
deliver against current and future business requirements; ensure capability is effectively utilised; meet overall delivery commitments; meet programme needs, budgets and forecasts; deliver it are identified; satisfy regulatory and business requirements; clear objectives are set through the Business Plan Deployment Process; sustaining future skills; supporting budget, load and capacity activities; ensuring it is effectively managed and integrated; clear commitment to continuous improvement
Industry & Context.
sound engineering judgement
Security Check (SC) clearance, UK nationality, dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks, online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
degree level (or equivalent) in a Mechanical Engineering discipline, sound engineering judgement, understanding of sector customers and programmes, ability to provide clear technical leadership, effective leadership and engineering skills, track record of building high-performing teams and creating a positive shift in attitudes and behaviours, experience of creating and managing resource plans to meet delivery commitments, including workforce planning across skills, priorities and budgets, Understand Company Quality policies and lifecycle processes deployed within the resource group, ensuring compliance and effective governance, experienced in applying process improvement techniques and driving measurable business improvements through continuous improvement and operational best practice, Communicate clearly and confidently, acting as a focal point for the resource group and influencing stakeholders across engineering and the wider business, Be able to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance, Hold a UK nationality
Nice to Have
SC clearance
What You'll Do.
leading and strengthening the Mechanical Engineering capability to meet current and future business needs
develop and engage assigned Engineering personnel to deliver against current and future business requirements
Deploy assigned staff to approved business activities and technical programmes
ensuring capability is effectively utilised
Provide technical leadership to the Mechanical Engineering resource group and ensure compliance to process throughout the engineering lifecycle
Create and maintain robust resource plans to meet overall delivery commitments
skills and priorities
Ensure sufficient resource is available through recruitment and subcontract (in line with Company manpower policy) to meet programme needs
budgets and forecasts
Own and support definition of the relevant section of the Engineering strategy and/or programme
ensuring the required capabilities and resources to deliver it are identified
Lead and manage functional interfaces
ensuring appropriate reviews take place throughout the engineering lifecycle with the right specialists and leaders engaged
Ensure the highest professional standards are met through agreed Corporate methodologies and processes
providing checks and balances to satisfy regulatory and business requirements
Drive effective performance management
ensuring clear objectives are set through the Business Plan Deployment Process
Lead and develop team members within and beyond their disciplines
including individual and professional development
performance and reward management
Ensure staff are suitably qualified and experienced
sustaining future skills through multi-skilling
staff rotation and effective use of competency framework tools and professional networks/standards
Contribute to current and future business strategy and programme requirements
load and capacity activities
Act as the focal point for communication within and on behalf of the resource group
ensuring alignment and clarity across stakeholders
Ensure effective knowledge management through knowledge capture
lessons learned and best practice guides
encouraging knowledge sharing within the group and beyond
Lead and drive efficiency through process review
teamwork and continuous improvement
embedding operational best practice across the capability area
own the relationship between engineering and the supply chain
ensuring it is effectively managed and integrated
Safety and the Environment policy with a clear commitment to continuous improvement
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
working closely with other engineering disciplines; Lead and manage functional interfaces, ensuring appropriate reviews take place throughout the engineering lifecycle with the right specialists and leaders engaged; Act as the focal point for communication within and on behalf of the resource group, ensuring alignment and clarity across stakeholders; encouraging knowledge sharing within the group and beyond; teamwork
Communication Scope
Communicate clearly and confidently, acting as a focal point for the resource group and influencing stakeholders across engineering and the wider business
Process & Methodology
technical programmes, delivery commitments, programme needs, programme requirements
Full Job Description
## **Job Description** **Job Title:** Capability Manager - Mechanical **Location:** Bristol, hybrid working **Why Rolls-Royce?** We have an exciting new opportunity for a Capability Manager - Mechanical. As the Capability Manager, you will be responsible for mechanical design delivery and line management for a team of Mechanical Engineers. As part of NautIQ Solutions team, you will be working closely with other engineering disciplines to design Low Voltage Power Distribution Systems and Equipment for Naval applications. NautIQ Solutions UK is located in Bristol and Heybridge and is a part of Rolls-Royce Power Systems that focuses on delivering electrical and automation products to our Naval and Commercial Marine customers. We have a wide base of global customers, predominantly naval, to whom we currently supply Low Voltage Distribution Systems and Automation products. We’re at the forefront of innovation and experience in the marine sector from standalone products to complex integrated systems. A leading provider of propulsion, handling and distribution solutions for naval markets, we have more than 4,000 customers, with 70 naval forces and over 30,000 commercial vessels using our equipment. Work with us and we’ll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience. We offer excellent development, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts. Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, for a minimum of three days per week. **What you will be doing:** You will be responsible for leading and strengthenin
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