IT Project Manager – Network

Company: Rolls-Royce
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Location: East Midlands
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Job Description

IT Project Manager – Network

Full time, Derby – Hybrid (3 days on site per week)

We have an exciting opportunity for an IT Project Manager to join our Network team based in Derby.

The Digital and IT Tech Platforms– Network Services team require an experienced Network Project Manager to manage network infrastructure related projects from inception through to closure.

The Smart Refresh project is a multi-year project to refresh network infrastructure across a number of manufacturing and office locations within the EMEA region.

What You Will Be Doing

  • Provide a single point of contact to all stakeholders within Rolls‑Royce and the supplier ecosystem.
  • Management and coordination of the overall solution and activities of all suppliers, business stakeholders, and business users.
  • Facilitation of project meetings and steering boards.
  • Create, maintain and progress the integrated programme plan throughout the project duration, detailing all activities, inter‑dependencies and milestones for the suppliers, Rolls‑Royce, and all third parties required to deliver the programme.
  • Communicate the integrated programme plan with all stakeholders on a regular basis and maintain status of the plan to ensure there is alignment to achieve the required objectives.
  • Manage, coordinate and ensure that all stakeholders are informed of the project activities.
  • Chair meetings to ensure a consolidated delivery between all vendors and to track progress across the entire project.
  • Production and dissemination of periodic delivery reports, incorporating information received from suppliers and third parties.
  • Hold weekly review meetings to discuss progress and identify any blockers.
  • Management of issues, risks, and escalations in relation to the scoped activities.
  • Engage and manage technical resources to understand requirements and facilitate design activities.
  • Create and maintain the standard project management documentation (change & RAID log, etc.)
  • Financial management of project delivery activities using agreed systems and templates.

What You’ll Get

On top of your salary and equivalent of 33 days’ holiday a year, you’ll get generous pension contributions (up to 12%), access to employee support assistance and employee discounts, free parking. Plus, much more.

Specifically, You’ll Need

  • Experience of managing network infrastructure projects.
  • Ability to drive business roadmap activities.
  • Organised, in control and takes charge.
  • Manage a team of technical subject matter experts.
  • Good communicator.
  • Experience of working in a complex working environment.

Legal Statements

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 which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

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Posted: May 10th, 2026