Senior Manager – Mechanical Handling

Rolls-Royce SMR

Senior Manager overseeing Mechanical Handling engineering solutions for Rolls-Royce SMR. Leading a team to ensure safe and efficient delivery across product lifecycle.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeDerby • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £71,000 - £93,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leading the development, governance and delivery of integrated Mechanical Handling solutions throughout the entire product lifecycle, from concept through to operation and maintenance.
Providing technical leadership and delegated engineering authority across Mechanical Handling equipment, ensuring safe, robust and deployable solutions.
Building, leading and developing a growing engineering team, establishing the capability required to become the Design Authority and Intelligent Customer for the commodity.
Owning delivery of major programmes across cost, schedule, quality, safety and technical performance objectives.
Governing engineering substantiation, safety cases, design configuration and verification activities within your scope of accountability.
Developing capability strategies covering engineering resources, supplier engagement, manufacturing readiness, materials, verification & validation and long-term delivery needs.
Collaborating across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, safety, licensing, programme and supply chain functions to ensure fully integrated product delivery.
Supporting customer, site-specific and future fleet deployment activities, ensuring solutions meet both programme and market requirements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Degree-qualified in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, with Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional recognition.
Experience leading the design, manufacture, operation and maintenance of Mechanical Handling equipment or comparable safety-critical systems within the nuclear sector or another highly regulated industry.
Proven experience leading large engineering teams and delivering complex product development programmes across multiple stages of the product lifecycle.
Strong understanding of engineering governance, safety substantiation, product ownership, design integration, manufacturing delivery and verification & validation activities.
Experience managing substantial engineering budgets, programme risks, resource planning and capability development.
Demonstrable success leading multidisciplinary teams and influencing stakeholders across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, commercial and programme functions.
Ability to operate effectively within ambiguity, driving delivery and maintaining high-performance standards in a rapidly evolving environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus – Performance-related target opportunity of up to 17%.
Allowance – £5,000 enabling you to create a bespoke package.
Pension – Competitive Rolls-Royce SMR pension scheme.
Holidays – 28 days holiday (+ public holidays).
Family Friendly Policies including: 39 weeks paid Maternity, Surrogacy and Adoption Leave, 6 weeks Paternity Leave, IVF and Assisted Conception, Neonatal Care and more.
Private Medical Insurance – BUPA single cover healthcare.
Life Assurance – 6x pensionable pay.
Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Mechanical Handling Solutions DevelopmentDesign IntegrationVerification and Validation ActivitiesManufacturing DeliveryEngineering Budget Management

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipStakeholder InfluenceProblem SolvingCollaboration

Certifications

Chartered Engineer Status