Configuration & Asset Manager in High Wycombe

Country: United Kingdom

Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Position Role Type: Onsite

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

About us:

The Future Joint Command and Staff Trainer (FJCAST) programme will transform the delivery of senior staff training, enabling Joint Headquarters, operational commands, coalition partners and allied nations to train together across Land, Maritime, Air, Space and Cyberspace domains. Through the integration of simulation, synthetic environments, exercise design, data exploitation, operational networks and coalition interoperability, FJCAST will support the training, preparation, experimentation and evaluation of UK and allied operational headquarters.

The role:

The Configuration and Assets Manager is responsible for managing all elements of data, documentation control, and assets within the FJCAST Programme. This will involve both internally generated documents as well as those from the customer, and from partner and sub-contracting organisations. As well as maintaining the project repository, the incumbent will be responsible for the running of regular Configuration Change Control Boards whilst managing a significant number of military assets. Primarily home-based but must be prepared to travel to support internal and customer meetings.

Main duties will include:

• Ensuring that all required deliverable and non-deliverable contract data are properly identified, scheduled, marked, approved, inspected, submitted, and accepted.
• Administering the project’s Configuration Change Control Board (CCCB).
• Supporting on-going Data Management processes, including CMMI, IPDP and DM internal audit gate review activities.
• Managing digital files and work products.
• Apply and administer Configuration Planning, Configuration Identification, Configuration Change Management, Configuration Verification and Audits in compliance with Customer, Company, Security, and Program Standards.
• Supports the on-going CM processes, including CMMI, IPDP and CM internal audit gate review activities.
• Manages digital files and work products, including those imported from the Authority and suppliers.
• Be ‘Responsible for championing and fostering a culture of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) compliance and continuous improvement’.
• Leading a small team of equipment administrators.
• The Asset Manager will be responsible for a number of Government Furnished Assets (GFA) across multiple sites.
• Maintaining accurate records of training equipment to inform the GFA holder.
• Attendance at relevant meetings.
• Oversee the management and maintenance of training equipment assets across the Selborne Estates.
• Provide regular reports on asset utilisation, maintenance schedules, and any issues related to training equipment.
• Conduct Training Equipment Audits as required.
• Work closely with other Key Stakeholders teams to ensure seamless integration of training equipment into educational programs.
• Develop, and Implement updates to the Asset Database.
• Oversee the population and ongoing maintenance of the Asset Database.
• Manage data quality and ensure data governance.
• Create reports and dashboards to monitor assets and identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with teams and the business to ensure effective asset management throughout the life of the contract.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, maintenance protocols, and relevant regulations.
• Any other duties required to complete the Training Equipment Service in the management of assets.
• Any other duties required to meet the needs of the programme.

Essential:

• A thorough understanding of records management.
• An understanding of how to locate CMDM processes and artifacts.
• A general awareness of Five Configuration Management (CM) Pillars.
• Experience with Kahootz.
• Managing large amounts of assets.
• Dealing with difficult/unusual requests.
• Managing a team.
• Strong Analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with diverse teams.
• Management of Government Assets including alignment with the relevant DefStans and JSP’s.
• Working within MoD contracts.
• Risk management.
• Financial analysis.
• Institute of Asset Management (IAM) Diploma or working towards qualification.
• Some familiarity with training equipment used in military or educational settings.
• SC Clearance is required.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.