Job Description

Job Title: Radiation Protection Manager - Submarines

Working Pattern: Days

Working location: Derby

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Radiation Protection Manager to join Rolls-Royce Submarines to lead the delivery of our centralised radiological protection services.

We are looking for an individual with the right skills and experience to lead a team of radiation protection professionals providing a range of specialist services including dosimetry, instrumentation, calibration and radiation protection training. The role will also include management and coordination of our radiation protection development programme; helping to grow our next generation of radiation protection professionals.

We are interested in a range of backgrounds, including Radiation Protection Advisers, Health Physicists or those with a specialisms in dosimetry or instrumentation services (e.g. Qualified Persons).  You will have experience in successfully leading teams and delivering of quality services.

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.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

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.

What you will be doing:

In this role you will be managing and leading a team to deliver:

Dosimetry services, including internal and external dose assessment in nuclear and radiological facilitiesRadiological instrumentation and calibration services to support our operationsOur new in-house training pathway for trainee Health PhysicistsRadiation safety training across the Submarines business

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.

Essential:

Radiation Protection professional with minimum 5 years experience on nuclear / radiological sitesStrong leadership skillsExperience in managing technical / quality services

Desirable:

Certified Radiation Protection AdviserSpecialist dosimetry knowledge and experienceSpecialist instrumentation and calibration knowledge and experience (e.g. Qualified PersonsExperience in design and delivery of radiation safety training

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.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance.  Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place.  Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

Job Category

HS & E

Posting Date

15 Aug 2025; 00:08

Posting End Date

29 Aug 2025