Rolls-Royce

Programme Lead - OrpheusWorks

Bristol Full time

Job Description

Programme Lead – Orpheus Works

Full/Part time

Bristol

What you will be doing

An exciting opportunity has arisen within OrpheusWorks to become a Programme Lead in a fast growing environment within Rolls-Royce. In this role as Programme Lead you be responsible for enabling delivery through Agile ways of working and programme management fundamentals working across functions and Programmes managing stakeholders at different levels. The role provides many development opportunities across Demonstrator Programmes, Campaigns and the Portfolio.

Responsibilities

Within this role as a Programme Lead in the Orpheus Works Portfolio you will be working within an Agile environment and responsible for:

  • Facilitating programme delivery through effective Agile rituals and governance

  • Responsible for ensuring the programme is delivered in an efficient and sustainable manner with clear communication of priorities

  • Accountable for clear visibility of progress, risks and delivery (schedule and financial) to both internal and external stakeholders

  • Maintaining and providing critical information necessary to make management decisions

  • Developing and implementing Project Management best practice as applicable

  • Continuously collaborate across the Portfolio for adaptability and engagement

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.

OrpheusWorks is a growing area and has multiple demonstrator programmes to deliver within the next 5 years. With increased customer engagement, OrpheusWorks is looking to grow at pace.

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.

OrpheusWorks is a people driven team which will provide you an empowered environment to deliver and grow your leadership experience.

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

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, frequency will depend on business needs, nature of role, what works for the team and for the individual. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.

Who we’re looking for

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

  • Display excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to easily build rapport

  • Foster collaboration across the Portfolio developing best practice, adaptability and engagement

  • Demonstrate initiative and self-motivation.

  • Indicate a good level of knowledge and experience of various tools including but not limited to Microsoft Office, SAP and Oracle Primavera Cloud

Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business.

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 Staff Grade 7-10

This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. 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.  

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. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

Learn more about our global Inclusion Strategy

Grade: 7-10

For further information please contact: Lizzie.moore@rolls-royce.com

Job Category

Project Management

Posting Date

17 Nov 2025; 00:11

Posting End Date

23 Nov 2025