Job Description
Job Title: Technical Project Manager
Working Pattern: Onsite 9/80
Working location: Indianapolis, IN
As the Technical Project Manager, you will manage the day-to-day coordination of assigned projects and monitor, control, and manage the overall project performance. You will also focus on all the Project Management Principles (risk management, stakeholder management, schedule management, quality management, scope/change management, cost management, resource management, procurement management) to deliver on time, on schedule, and with appropriate quality. You will lead facility infrastructure, manufacturing, and test related projects within MA&T to meet strategic objectives of the organization.
Why Rolls-Royce?
Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.
We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.
Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.
Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.
At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.
Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.
What you will be doing:
Here you will have opportunities to work on the following:
- Manage the day-to-day coordination of assigned projects
- Monitor, control, and manage the overall project performance to address deviations from plan in line with company standard processes
- Focus on all the Project Management Principles (risk management, stakeholder management, schedule management, quality management, scope/change management, cost management, resource management, procurement management) to deliver on time, on schedule, and with appropriate quality
- Organize the regular updates from the project team to MA&T leadership, coordinating regular progress reviews
- Responsible for the project management documentation of all project activities (risks, change requests, export control if applicable, financial transactions, benefits, etc.
- Act as the Contractor Supervising Officer (CSO) for the project and coordinate safety of the contractors per HSE procedures and guidelines
Who we’re looking for:
At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.
Basic Requirements :
- Associate’s degree in Business, Engineering, or Project Management with 7+ years of experience, OR
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or Project Management with 5+ years of experience, OR
- Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, or Project Management with 3+ years of experience, OR
- JD/PhD, OR
- 9 years of experience leading projects or programs in lieu of degree
- To be considered for this opportunity, you must be a US citizen
Preferred :
- Proven track record in project management, achieving and exceeding targets, with experience in all stages of the project life cycle
- Strong capabilities in strategic and analytical thinking, taking initiative, and managing challenges in changing business environment
- Good communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex information with individuals at all levels within the organization
- Excellent networking and stakeholder management experience
- Prior team leadership experience
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
- Earned Value Management experience
- Significant experience and skills with MS Excel and MS Project
- High integrity, good work ethics, strong drive, with a customer focus
- This role will be primarily focused on the Indy campus – Excellence Building, Performance Building, and Victory Building
What we offer:
We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.
Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.
Relocation is available if appropriate
Job Closing Date: 2/27/26
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Benefits
Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.