Core Performance Manager
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England, United Kingdom
Posted At
4/10/2025
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Description
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Department: Engineering - Reactor Plant Systems
Location: Derby, Manchester, Warrington
Employment type: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: £57,600 - £75,600
Closing date: 19/06/2025
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Role Title
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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 Core Performance Manager.
The Manager for Core Performance is responsible for development Performance of the RR SMR Reactor Core in normal operation, inclusive of:
The Manager for the Core Performance is a leadership figure within Engineering. It requires strong performance experience, proven leadership skills, and the ability to inspire and motivate others. They will use their experience and abilities to steer and influence colleagues across reactor design, displaying a positive and collaborative leadership style that ensures successful team management.
Success will demand engagement with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, inclusive of industry bodies and regulators, to ensure the allocated design programme is progressed in accordance with broader business and legislative requirements.
Key Selection Criteria for the role:
Nuclear industry domain knowledge including:
Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) design, plant and behaviour. Reactor plant operations, philosophy and procedures.
Core design Methods:
Environmental, Safety, Security and Safeguarding (E3S) regulations and principals (including application of As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) and Best Available Technique (BAT) principals).
Pay And Benefits
We anticipate paying a salary of between £57,600 - £75,600 DOE plus:-
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.
Our Application Process
Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:
Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check
Department: Engineering - Reactor Plant Systems
Location: Derby, Manchester, Warrington
Employment type: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: £57,600 - £75,600
Closing date: 19/06/2025
Role Related
Role Title
Location
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 Core Performance Manager.
The Manager for Core Performance is responsible for development Performance of the RR SMR Reactor Core in normal operation, inclusive of:
- multiple disciplines including Reactor Physics, Thermal Hydraulics, Fuel Performance.
- Core design/ physics code packages ( eg Casmo-Simulate)
- Core transient performance in normal operations and some frequent faults (eg start up, load changes)
- Thermal hydraulic analysis of normal operating transients (eg DNBR margin)
The Manager for the Core Performance is a leadership figure within Engineering. It requires strong performance experience, proven leadership skills, and the ability to inspire and motivate others. They will use their experience and abilities to steer and influence colleagues across reactor design, displaying a positive and collaborative leadership style that ensures successful team management.
Success will demand engagement with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, inclusive of industry bodies and regulators, to ensure the allocated design programme is progressed in accordance with broader business and legislative requirements.
Key Selection Criteria for the role:
Nuclear industry domain knowledge including:
Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) design, plant and behaviour. Reactor plant operations, philosophy and procedures.
Core design Methods:
- Experience of using numerical tools and software
- Design basis fault assessment methods
- UK Safety Case and Regulatory practises
- Development of Core physics and thermal hydraulic analysis models for industry standard tools
- Establishing analysis methodologies based on RGP which integrate multiple technical disciplines such as thermal hydraulics and fuel performance.
- Development of pre and post processing software tools such as in Python.
- Familiarity with software development processes and quality assurance arrangements
- Definition of an engineering project/programme of work.
- Delivery of programme milestones in line with agreed plans and budgets.
- Management of risks.
- Monitoring of progress.
- Technical writing and communication.
- Experience leading others.
- People development, including feedback and coaching.
Environmental, Safety, Security and Safeguarding (E3S) regulations and principals (including application of As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) and Best Available Technique (BAT) principals).
Pay And Benefits
We anticipate paying a salary of between £57,600 - £75,600 DOE plus:-
- Bonus - Performance related target opportunity 12.5%
- Flexible hybrid working model _ UK based
- Part Time or Full Time contract available
- Benefits Allowance – £2,200 per annum, enabling you to create a bespoke package
- Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
- Holidays - 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days.
- Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover health care
- Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay
- £250 - One-off payment for new starters for home office purchases
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.
Our Application Process
Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:
Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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