Senior Manager - Integrated Product Support; Design Maintenance & Availability

Location

Hybrid with flexibility to work from any Rolls‑Royce SMR location, including Derby, Warrington or Manchester.

As Senior Manager, Integrated Product Support (Design for Maintenance & Availability), you will provide strategic and technical leadership to embed maintainability, reliability, availability and operational readiness into the design of the Rolls‑Royce SMR Power Station.

• Lead the development and implementation of maintenance, reliability, availability and supportability strategies that influence design decisions across the power station and support future operator requirements.
• Manage and develop a team of permanent employees and specialist contractors, providing both technical and people leadership to build capability and deliver high‑quality outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with engineering design teams, programme leadership and other stakeholders to ensure maintainability and operational support requirements are fully integrated into the design.
• Provide governance and technical oversight for Integrated Product Support activities, ensuring assessments, reports and evidence are delivered to the required quality standards and programme milestones.
• Support regulatory and Generic Design Assessment activities by generating robust evidence, analysis and justification relating to maintenance, availability and operational readiness.
• Build strong relationships with customers, regulators and senior stakeholders, translating complex technical information into clear recommendations and influencing decision‑making across the programme.
• Drive continuous improvement by embedding modern industry practices, improving ways of working and ensuring the function remains aligned with evolving industry standards and future operational needs.

• Significant experience in Integrated Product Support, Integrated Logistics Support, reliability engineering, equipment reliability, maintenance engineering, operational readiness or a closely related discipline within a complex engineering environment.
• Proven track record of leading technical teams and delivering through influence, with the ability to balance strategic direction and detailed technical oversight.
• Experience working alongside engineering design teams to embed supportability, maintainability and availability requirements into major engineering programmes.
• Strong understanding of engineering lifecycle management, governance processes and the requirements of operating within highly regulated industries such as nuclear, aerospace, defence or energy.
• Knowledge of maintenance and reliability frameworks, operational support strategies, through‑life asset management and concepts such as Examination, Maintenance, Inspection and Testing (EMIT).
• Chartered Engineer status, or clear evidence of working towards professional registration, alongside a relevant engineering or technical qualification.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credibility, challenge constructively and influence outcomes across multidisciplinary teams.

• Salary £71,000.00 – £93,200.00, dependent on the skills, values and knowledge you bring.
• Performance‑related bonus of up to 17%.
• Benefits Allowance £5,000 to create a bespoke package.
• Pension – 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
• 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) with the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days.
• Private medical insurance (BUPA single cover).
• Life assurance (6x pensionable pay).
• One‑off payment of £250 for new starters for home office purchases.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. As a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone can thrive.