Strategic Project Delivery Manager

Strategic Projects Delivery Manager

Bristol or Derby

Full Time

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented Strategic Projects Delivery Manager.

The Strategic Projects Delivery Manager is responsible for leading the governance, delivery and oversight of complex business strategic projects within Digital & IT and Technology Platforms. The role ensures that IT investment is aligned across business and functions and delivered successfully, ensuring value is realised.

The role will provide senior leadership, drive portfolio prioritisation and embed best practice across the Technology Platforms and Solution teams in Digital & IT.

Working across Civil and Defence to deliver strategic and complex capabilities the role will leverage Digital & IT capabilities from across the function aligned to agreed architectures.

Responsibilities:

In this role you own and manage the IT programme and project portfolio, ensuring alignment with business strategy and priorities, as well as:

Lead portfolio governance processes, including demand management, investment appraisal, and prioritisation.

Provide executive level reporting and insights on risks and value.

Lead high profile and complex IT programmes ensuring delivery to agreed scope time cost and quality.

Act as a trusted advisor to senior executives translating technology initiatives into business outcomes.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Who we’re looking for:

Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you’ll know we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

To be successful in this role you will need to meet the following criteria:

Preferred requirements:

The role requires a thorough understanding of business operating models and product lifecycle management within Civil and Defence, as well as IT architectures and strategies.

Senior leadership experience - Strong leadership skills to direct cross-functional teams and collaborate across all functional groups within TP and the wider D&IT organisation.

Demonstrable experience of working in a complex, multi-faceted and large-scale Portfolio environment.

Demonstrable experience of programme and portfolio delivery.

Extensive financial management experience.

The ability to work with and communicate effectively across all levels within the organisation - exceptional verbal and written communication skills are necessary to translate complex technical information for non-technical stakeholders, including executives and business leaders.

Strong ability to influence others through reasoned discussion and clear articulation.

Critical thinking and analytical skills to resolve complex, ambiguous issues.

Strong attention to detail with meticulous organisational skills to manage schedules, documentation, and reporting.

The role will require UK SC clearance as a minimum.

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.

The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be Level B.

We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade.

It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy here.

Grade: Level B

Closing Date: Midnight 5th January 2026

For further information please contact: Ryan Blake

Recruiter: Alison Haw –

Job Category

Information Technology

Posting Date

11 Dec 2025; 00:12

Posting End Date

04 Jan 2026

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