Structural Analysis Manager - Pipe Stress
We anticipate offering between £57,600-£74,000 (DOE)
Warrington, OR Derby offices - Hybrid working flexibility
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.
We are now recruiting for the exciting role of Structural Analysis Manager - Pipe Stress to be involved in a game changing role as we strive to make the nuclear industry more diverse.
The purpose of this role is to provide managerial leadership and technical oversight for the ASME-based assessment and substantiation of power station pipework. The role ensures the integrity, safety, and regulatory compliance of nuclear critical components by leading a team of engineers in the structural evaluation of primary and secondary circuit pipework under static and transient loading conditions. The role requires collaboration with internal teams, subcontractors, and clients to deliver high-quality outputs on time while driving technical excellence, optimising resource use, and fostering continuous improvement in methodologies and processes.
The key responsibilities for this role are to:
- Technical Leadership: Act as a technical leader with significant domain knowledge and experience, guiding the delivery of structural integrity assessments and ensuring alignment with wider power station requirements.
- Cross-Functional Integration: Lead integration with cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., supply chain, programme management, commercial, manufacturing, verification) to support holistic design and assessment processes.
- Governance & Assurance: Accountable for the quality of the team’s outputs, ensuring appropriate governance, assurance, and adherence to business processes.
- Programme Delivery & Resource Management: Develop and manage robust cross-functional product development and delivery programmes, including accountability for assigned budgets, resource allocation, and delivery performance.
- Team Leadership & Development: Manage and develop a team of Senior Engineers and Engineers, providing leadership, guidance, and support in line with the Senior Manager’s requirements.
- Strategic Planning: Play a key role in setting the team's approach, anticipating future project needs, and ensuring the team is well-prepared for upcoming demands.
- Objective Setting & Performance Management: Set objectives, conduct performance reviews, and support development activities aligned with department objectives within Components and Mechanical Equipment.
- Scope Definition & Activity Planning: Define the team’s scope of work and collaborate with Senior Engineers to plan, prioritise, and manage technical activities.
- Intelligent Customer Oversight: Act as an Intelligent Customer, overseeing the performance of subcontractors and ensuring the quality and alignment of external deliverables.
- Departmental Leadership: Act as a key leader within the Components and Mechanical Equipment department, promoting leadership behaviours and advocating for departmental goals and values.
- Continuous Improvement & Change Management: Lead and support change initiatives, promoting a culture of continuous learning, flexibility, and technical improvement.
- Technical Guidance for Pipework Stress Assessment: Provide technical direction and support to ASME pipework assessments for both primary and secondary side pipework, and connection to associated pressure vessels.
- Stakeholder Engagement & Reporting: Serve as a primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders on technical progress, challenges, and strategic decisions related to component integrity.
- Risk Management: Identify and mitigate technical risks associated with component integrity, ensuring timely intervention and corrective actions where required.
- Regulatory Compliance & Audit Support: Ensure full compliance with relevant industry standards, codes, and regulatory requirements, supporting external audits and regulatory engagements as needed.
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.