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Department: Engineering - Power Station Integration

Location: Derby, Manchester, Warrington

Employment type: Full-time

Salary: £48,000 - £62,500

Closing date: 26/06/2025

Role Related

Role Title: Senior Configuration Engineer

Location: Hybrid working with one of the following as a primary site: Derby, Warrington or Manchester

We are Rolls-Royce SMR and we’re doing something that’s never been done before. We’re revolutionising an industry. That’s a once-in-a-career opportunity for those excited by such a challenge. This is more than just a job; this is a legacy.

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Engineer – Configuration to join a complex and rewarding programme. This role is key to the successful delivery of the integrated product and programme in an efficient manner, and provides the opportunity to develop holistic knowledge of the power station design, as well as the opportunity to influence and improve the configuration and change management framework.

Reporting to the Manager – Plant Configuration, the Senior Engineer – Configuration will be responsible for embedding and leading engineering configuration and change management throughout the organisation.

• Lead efficient embedding and execution of the change management process across the whole organisation, through training, coaching, and ongoing support to cross-functional teams.
• Support Engineering, Safety, Programme and other interfacing teams with technical impact assessment of potential changes.
• Lead Change Reviews, ensuring that changes are managed in line with process, and ensuring that changes are implemented within the Change Management toolset.
• Successful management of design baselines and changes, and agreement of these with key internal and external stakeholders (E.g. Regulators, Customers)
• Create and populate Bills of Materials to a consistent and accurate standard, managing authorised change and applying the appropriate maturity status and version controls to the master configuration.
• Manage the integration of components, assemblies, systems, modules and structures between different design responsible areas.
• Lead the development and implementation of best-in-class Configuration Management processes and tools.
• Develop the integration between Product Configuration Management and Project Building Information Modelling disciplines, processes, standards and tools.
• Develop working practices for change specialist activities, data exchange processes, product structure control and reporting and analytics.
• Nurture a culture of shared configuration responsibility, principles and language across the programme through engagement and training.
• Contribute to the development of configuration plans, policies and processes that Configuration management and the wider Rolls-Royce SMR organisation operates within, including plans to support delivery of customer projects.
• Representing Configuration Management both internally and externally to the Rolls-Royce SMR organisation.
  
  

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch, we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

Pay And Benefits

We anticipate paying a salary of between £48,000 - £62,500 DOE plus:-

• Bonus - Performance related target opportunity 12.5%
• Benefits Allowance – £2,200 per annum, enabling you to create a bespoke package
• Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
• Holidays - 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days.
• Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover health care
• Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay
• £250 - One-off payment for new starters for home office purchases
  
  

Company Related

We are Rolls-Royce SMR

Rolls-Royce SMR is a rare employer because it blends the world-class brand of Rolls Royce with an exciting start-up that has a hugely challenging mission. We’re doing work that contributes to the survival of the planet. Because of our mission, there’s a pace and energy that is palpable, and our leaders draw you in with their passion, energy, and determination.

We’re one of a handful of employers who can genuinely say we’re a strengths-based organisation – our people are here because of what makes them great, and our job is to help them make the best contribution of their careers doing work they love.

The start-up mentality coupled with our strengths-approach to people means there are opportunities to grow in ways and jobs you probably would be barred from doing in more traditional companies.

Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will have the capacity to generate 470MW of low carbon energy, equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes. It will provide consistent baseload generation for at least 60 years, helping to support the roll out of renewable generation and overcome intermittency issues

Our Culture

At Rolls-Royce SMR, we are committed to ensuring that our teams reflect the communities we serve and that everyone can be themselves at work. We know that diverse teams are more innovative and get better results, and that our people can thrive and be more successful in truly inclusive cultures. Join us and help shape our culture. Find out more about our inclusion pledge.

Rolls-Royce SMR is a place where everyone can grow, so whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and help shape our culture.

Our Application Process

Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:

Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance

Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check