Configuration Manager in Slough

The Ferrovial BAM Joint Venture has a successful history of delivering critical infrastructure for the UK on time and to budget together in joint venture partnership. They first worked together in 2010 as BFK, delivering three Crossrail contracts, including the longest stretch of tunnelling works between Royal Oak and Farringdon and Farringdon Station, the first central station to be completed on the Elizabeth Line. The team is also delivering the Silvertown Tunnel project together in East London and has been delivering excellence at each stage of HS2.

We are now recruiting for a Configuration Manager to join the HS2 Track infrastructure project at the initial design phase which will run concurrently with the completion of main works contracts, which are now at their peak. The team operate under a collaborative Rail Systems Alliance structure, designed to manage interfaces and resolve any program conflicts. The members will work together on design, access, resources, and logistics to achieve shared goals for cost and schedule.

The Configuration Manager plays a critical role in ensuring that the track slab system is delivered in accordance with approved designs, standards, and requirements, while maintaining strict control over changes and interfaces. This is a project office-based role based at either London, Euston or Birmingham, Snow Hill.

The Configuration Manager is responsible for establishing, implementing, and maintaining configuration management processes across the project. This ensures that what is designed, approved, and built remains consistent, traceable, and compliant throughout the lifecycle of the asset.

• Configuration Identification: define and maintain configuration items including track slab design, materials, components. Establish and manage configuration baselines and maintain alignment between design documentation, BIM models, and physical assets.
• Configuration Control (Change Management): Implement and manage formal change control processes. Assess impacts of changes on cost, schedule, safety, and performance. Ensure all changes are reviewed, approved, and documented prior to implementation.
• Configuration Status Accounting: Maintain configuration records, registers, and revision histories. Track current design status versus constructed works. Ensure accurate and up-to-date reporting of configuration data.
• Verification and Audit: Ensure that constructed works match approved designs and specifications. Support audits, inspections, and quality assurance checks. Verify compliance with HS2 standards and contractual requirements.
• Interface and Integration Management: Coordinate with internal teams and external contractors to manage system interfaces. Ensure consistency across multiple work packages and disciplines.
• Information and Digital Management: Integrate configuration management with BIM and digital engineering processes. Ensure proper control of documentation, models, and asset information. Support the development of the Asset Information Model for handover.
• Governance and Process Development: Develop and maintain configuration management procedures aligned with HS2 requirements. Support project governance and assurance frameworks.

What do you bring to the role?

• Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering (or related field).
• Strong understanding of configuration management principles (e.g. ISO 10007).
• Experience in large infrastructure or rail projects.
• Knowledge of BIM and digital engineering practices (e.g. ISO 19650).
• Experience with change control processes and systems integration.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• A wide range of family-friendly policies
• Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
• 8% matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development