Configuration Engineer in London

Based in our Bristol or London office with hybrid working available.

PAYE: £448.30 or Umbrella: £623.50

Principal Accountabilities:

As a Configuration Engineer, you will dive into diverse areas, connecting with stakeholders to ensure project-wide awareness and implementation of Configuration Management arrangements. You will tackle emerging risks head-on, supporting pragmatic solutions and simplifying complexities to drive optimal decisions. Collaborating with various teams, you will shape the project's technical baseline and enhance decision-making and visibility. As a key part of the SZC's technical efforts, you will play a pivotal role in driving project success.

Responsibilities of this role will also include:

• Support execution of the Overarching Configuration Management Plan ensuring a balanced application of Configuration Management tailored to the programme-specific scope.
• Implementation of scope-specific Configuration Management Plan(s) which supports integration with the overarching Configuration Management Plan.
• Implement and improve Configuration Management arrangements (e.g. standards, procedures, guidance, forms and tools) to ensure adequate and proportionate configuration control is established and maintained.
• Review and author relevant Configuration Management arrangements (e.g. procedures and guidance).
• Support self-assessments of arrangements and procedures.
• Ensure configuration items are identified, recorded and linked to configuration information using established selection criteria.
• Engage with programme stakeholders ensuring configuration baselines are established as an outcome of scheduled events (e.g. Gateway reviews, Replication Reports), configuration changes are identified and managed, configuration records are established and maintained, configuration status reports are produced, configuration audit strategies are agreed and configuration audits are planned and performed.
• Administer the change control procedure ensuring configuration changes are registered and recorded, they are confirmed as meeting CM quality criteria, applicable governance meetings are arranged, decisions recorded, and support Engineering/Programme Leads to expedite changes through the process to closure.
• Prepare Configuration Status Reports to support management decision making by providing data-backed reports summarising current and prior configurations, configuration changes, and the outcome of configuration review and audit activities.
• Provide CM training so programme participants understand their responsibilities within CM procedures, the information and records required, and the inter-relationships and dependencies between CM, design management, document control and information management activities.
• Participate in Engineering Data Management / Information Management activities to specify CM requirements for CM data and information management systems, and verify they are adequately delivered.
• Engage with Engineering Data and Tools function to ensure tools can be used for CM identification and Configuration Items are accurately recorded on tools.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience:

Essential:

• Capable of coordinating cross cutting technical topics and applying engineering procedures.
• Ability to read, digest and implement engineering procedures.
• General professional qualities such as accuracy, tenacity, result-oriented and teamwork-oriented attitude, and diplomacy.
• Ability to work independently, be pro-active, report on and escalate relevant issues.
• Good communication/interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written communication.
• An understanding of engineering principles.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Configuration Management Standards.

Qualifications & Experience:

Essential:

• Demonstrable experience of how to perform configuration or engineering management.

Desirable:

• Engineering degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience in large multi-disciplinary engineering projects.
• Prior experience working on HPC or other EPR projects.
• Use of Product Lifecycle Management tools.
• Knowledge of industry guidance on CM topics.
• CM certification (CM2) and/or equivalent industry experience.