Rolls-Royce plc

Senior IT Project Manager (Network Towers)

Rolls-Royce plc$119K — $194K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associates degree with 7+ years of project management experience or Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of engineering experience or Master's degree with 3+ years of engineering experience or PhD in related field.
  • US Citizenship required.
  • Experience managing Network infrastructure projects preferred.
  • Ability to lead business roadmap initiatives effectively.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational skills and effective communication.

Responsibilities

  • Manage technical resources, suppliers, and stakeholders to ensure project delivery.
  • Plan and lead the project team to achieve time, cost, and quality targets.
  • Prepare project and quality plans, and maintain project status reports for stakeholders.
  • Control financial aspects of projects and manage stakeholder expectations.
  • Identify and manage project risks and issues using standard documentation.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards package including base pay and discretionary bonuses.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance options.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
  • Paid Time Off and parental leave.
  • Tuition reimbursement for further education.
Full Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Senior IT Project Manager (Network Tower)

Working Pattern: Full-time

Working location: Indianapolis, IN  (Onsite/Hybrid role)

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior IT Project Manager to join our Network team based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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

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

What you will be doing

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

  • Manage and coordinate the overall solution and activities of all technical resources, suppliers, business stakeholders, and business users (including requirements gathering and design activities), ensuring consolidated delivery across all suppliers by tracking and driving their progress throughout the life of the project.
  • Plan, organize, coordinate, and lead the project team to meet time, cost, and quality targets, taking appropriate action where team performance deviates. 
  • Ensure that project, quality, and integrated program plans are prepared, provide regular consolidated reports to stakeholders, maintain status of the plan to ensure there is alignment to achieve the required objectives, and facilitate all project and steering board meetings to ensure stakeholders are informed of project activities.
  • Monitor and control financial management plan, resources, revenue, and capital costs against the project budget and manage expectations of all project stakeholders. 
  • Identify, assess, and manage issues, risks, and escalations with stakeholders internally and with any suppliers, using standard project management documentation such as a RAID log.

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:

  • Associates degree in technical or related field with 7+ years of project management experience, OR
  • Bachelor’s degree in technical or related field with 5+ years of engineering experience, OR
  • Master’s degree in technical or related field with 3+ years of engineering experience, OR
  • PhD in degree in technical or related field
  • To be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred Requirements:

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

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.

For fully remote roles, employees can live in any state except Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, Vermont, and Wyoming.

Relocation assistance is available for this position.

Closing date:  June 30th, 2026


Job Category

Information Technology

Job Posting Date

04 Jun 2026; 00:06

Pay Range

$119,520 - $194,220-Annually


Location:

Indianapolis, IN


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.

About Rolls-Royce plc

Rolls-Royce plc is a British multinational engineering company that designs, manufactures, and distributes power systems for aviation, marine, and energy markets. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in London, England. Rolls-Royce is a leading provider of power systems for civil and military aircraft, and is also a major supplier of power systems for marine vessels. The company's energy division provides power systems for the oil and gas industry, as well as for power generation and other industrial applications. Rolls-Royce has operations in over 50 countries and employs over 50,000 people worldwide.
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