Project Lead

Rolls-Royce • Indianapolis, IN

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Lead delivers parts transfer projects and defined work packages for parts reactivation or product introduction, meeting agreed scope, specification, schedule, cost, quality, and risk outcomes. The role maintains delivery plans and controls, translates requirements into agreed outputs, and escalates issues early. As part of the Portfolio Office deployable resource pool, the Project Lead is assigned to priority projects under a Program Manager. The role coordinates contributors, applies common standards, and leads delivery through influence; the Program Manager retains accountability for wider program integration and benefits. The position is hybrid, with three office days per week in Indianapolis, Indiana, and requires up to 25% domestic and international travel.

Rolls-Royce describes its work as creating power and propulsion solutions and emphasizes safety, engineering excellence, and opportunities to grow in a high-performance culture. The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and states its commitment to a respectful, non-discriminatory workplace.

Requirements

• Associate degree and 4 or more years of Project Management, Supply Chain, or Engineering experience; or a bachelor’s degree and 2 or more years of such experience; or a master’s degree; or a JD/PhD; or 6 or more years of such experience in lieu of a degree.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident.
• Strong organization, analysis, and stakeholder-coordination skills, including judgment to identify issues early and distinguish between owned action and escalation.
• Ability to adapt as an individual contributor across assignments, build effective relationships quickly, and maintain consistent professional standards across different project environments.

Nice To Haves

• Project management certification.
• Practical project-management experience delivering defined projects, work packages, or workstreams within a wider program, with evidence of achieving agreed delivery outcomes.
• Working knowledge of scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, change, governance, communications, and project controls, applied through recognized project-management methods.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery of the assigned project or work package by defining scope, outputs, and acceptance criteria and achieving committed time, cost, and quality outcomes.
• Maintain the integrated delivery plan, connecting activities, milestones, dependencies, resources, and decision points.
• Control scope, schedule, cost, quality, change, and decision records; identify deviations early and lead recovery or escalation.
• Coordinate cross-functional contributors, clarify ownership, and resolve interfaces within the assigned scope.
• Lead progress reviews and present concise status, forecasts, options, and decisions required to stakeholders.
• Connect project delivery to program outcomes by managing dependencies and providing reliable information on progress, risk, and contribution to benefits.
• Apply and improve common project-management practices and share learning across the Portfolio Office between deployments.

Benefits

• Base pay and a discretionary bonus plan.
• Eligible employees may have access to health, dental, vision, disability, life, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Flexible spending account and health savings account.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid Time Off and certain paid holidays.
• Paid parental and family care leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Long-term incentive plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree