Rolls-Royce

Commercial Officer - Submarines

Derby Full time

Job Description

Job Title: Commercial Officer - Submarines

Working location: This role can be based in Bristol, Barrow or Derby with travel

Grade: 8-9

We are currently recruiting for a Commercial Officer to join our Commercial function in the Dreadnought Alliance team.

This role is to provide Commercial support to the team lead on a day-to-day basis. The role includes undertaking business-as-usual contract management and commercial governance, as well as providing commercial input into senior meetings.

This role includes our industry partners' relationship and performance management.

Prior to formal establishment of the Submarine Production Alliance (SPA), and contractual agreement of the SPA Agreement (SPAA), the role will support the design and transition phase in delivering the SPAA and post-SPA Commercial function Operating Model. Specific activities to be agreed with the CC&E Commercial Head as SPA Commercial Workstream lead.

The role will support the smooth transition to the new SPA Operating Model, liaising with other SPA programme workstreams as required.

A formal Commercial delegation is not a requirement of this role.

This role will work alongside the Alliance reporting team, and the commercial team.

Why Rolls-Royce? 

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.  

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.  

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.  

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference. 

What we offer: 

We offer excellent development opportunities, 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, on average three days per week. 

What you will be doing: 

BAU Phase

  • Routine contract management of the SPAA
  • Management of SPA Rainbow Team Commercial SharePoint sites and IKM
  • Support to electronic ways of working
  • Feeding into the Forward Commercial work plan for SPAA
  • Feeding into SPAA Commercial risk process and identifying potential Commercial Risks
  • Communicate in a timely manner with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including Senior Leadership, suppliers and Subject Matter Experts.

Programme Transition Phase

  • Commercial support to Transition planning and management
  • Feeding into the SPAA Contract Change Log
  • Enacting the Commercial strategy for Transition activities from 2026 (initial SPAA stand up) onwards
  • Supporting SPAA Change Management for Commercial

Who we’re looking for: 

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. 

  • British National (sole British National) and holds or is willing to obtain security clearance to Security Cleared level before taking up post.
  • Graduate-level qualification in a relevant discipline or demonstrable equivalent experience
  • Relevant information knowledge or experience on major capital investment programmes
  • Experience of working with stakeholders across multiple functions and grade structures
  • Experience of managing Contract Management activities on complex projects
  • Project management and planning skills.
  • Desirable – knowledge of the UK Defence Sector and Submarines Enterprise

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential. 

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance.  Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. 

Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

Job Category

Commercial

Posting Date

13 Jan 2026; 00:01

Posting End Date

20 Jan 2026