Service Cost Officer

Service Cost Officer

Derby

Full Time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented individual to join the Trent Fleet and Mature Engines Value Stream as a Services Cost Officer.

As the Cost Officer – Trent 1000/7000, you will work on defining a robust cost strategy roadmap and policies, baseline cost assumptions for both existing and future business as well as evaluating the business impact of cost reduction proposals. These underpin the profitability of the Trent 1000/7000 so have a direct impact on our business performance.

Responsibilities:

In this role you will play a key role within our integrated, cross-functional team.  Our Value Streams have a critical and wide accountability within our Civil Aerospace business and routinely collaborate with colleagues from all around the world. Key activities include:

• Support the definition and management of the Service Cost strategy to deliver business plan requirements and margin improvement objectives.
• Support Cost reduction identification and creation/management of plans to deliver improvements, including analysis of actual shop visit cost.
• Support management of all Service Cost controlling policies
• Provide business case support and approval for Product Change Management items.
• Support the generation of cost base for financial reporting - Time on wing, Shop Cost and Services cost.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Work with us and we'll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Who we're looking for:

Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you'll know we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do.  These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

To be successful in this role you will need to meet the following criteria:

Position qualifications:

•  Educated to degree level or equivalent in a numerate or business discipline or will have business, finance or engineering experience.

 Preferred requirements:

• Candidates should have a proven track record in delivering results in challenging environments and clear capability of influencing across functions.
• Financial and business acumen
• Highly analytical and able to interpret data and complete data modelling using Excel
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Previous experience in a relevant discipline, preferably with an understanding of the Services Business or understanding of the engine lifecycle, particularly with regards to the cost base.

Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business.

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. 

The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be SNBG 7 - 10.

This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role.

We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade.

It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role. 

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. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we'll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy here.

Grade: SNBG 7 - 10

Closing Date: Midnight 22nd December 2025

For further information please contact: Ged Fielding

Recruiter: Andy Walsh – andy.-