Configuration Leads - Bristol, BS32 4TR

Location: Bristol (with travel between our London office and Suffolk nuclear site as required). Hybrid working arrangements will be considered.

Employment type: Permanent full-time.

Salary: Dependent on experience plus bonus and other benefits.

Closing date: Thursday 27th March 2025

The Opportunity

Are you looking for a career which is rewarding, at the cutting edge of project development and where you can really make a difference? Come and join our expanding Sizewell C (SZC) team and work on one of the most exciting and largest megaprojects in the UK, whilst being at the forefront of the UK’s climate change agenda and energy policy.

Following on from the success of Hinkley Point C (HPC), the Sizewell C Project is a nuclear new build project in Suffolk, which has obtained planning approval and Government financing support. The project has started construction and is now seeking private investment. When completed, it will provide dependable electricity to 6 million homes for 60 years, which along with renewables, will support Britain to achieve Net Zero by 2050.

Join Our Team as a Configuration Lead!

Are you ready to play a pivotal role in one of the most ambitious and transformative projects in the UK? The Sizewell C Technical Directorate (TD) are looking for a Configuration Leads to support our dynamic delivery programmes.

The Role

In this role you’ll dive into diverse areas, connecting with stakeholders to ensure project-wide awareness and implementation of our Configuration Management arrangements. You’ll tackle emerging risks head-on, breaking down complexities and creating pragmatic solutions that keep the project moving forward. Working across teams, you’ll help to shape the project’s technical baseline, improving decision-making and boosting visibility at every stage. Your contribution will help to ensure our delivery programmes meet and exceed Configuration Management standards through continuous improvement.

What You’ll Do:

• Working closely with the Configuration Planning Lead and support execution of their Overarching Configuration Management Plan.
• Define, implement and improve Configuration Management arrangements (e.g. standards, procedures, guidance, forms and tools).
• Define Configuration items selection criteria, oversee identification and recording of Configuration Items and Product Configuration Information within a programme.
• Engage with stakeholders to establish configuration baselines, manage changes, and produce configuration status reports that inform critical decisions.
• Administer the change control process, ensuring changes are recorded, assessed, expedited, and closed effectively.
• Prepare data-driven Configuration Status Reports to support key management decisions and provide clarity on configuration activities.
• Establish and deliver training to programme participants, empowering them to understand and fulfil their Configuration Management responsibilities.
• Collaborate on Engineering Data and Information Management activities, ensuring tools and processes meet Configuration Management requirements.

About You

We’re looking for someone with the right blend of technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and a collaborative mindset. The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong Knowledge of Configuration Management: You understand and can implement key principles and processes effectively.
• Attention to Detail: You ensure accuracy and maintain high standards in records and processes.
• Proactive Problem-Solving: You tackle challenges head-on, simplifying complexities and offering practical solutions.
• Excellent Communication Skills: You engage with stakeholders effectively and foster alignment across teams.
• Collaborative Nature: You thrive in team environments, working seamlessly to achieve shared goals.

The Skills

• Capable of coordinating cross cutting technical topics and applying configuration management procedures.
• Capable of defining Configuration Management related procedures pragmatically aligned with project needs.
• 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 within large scale infrastructure projects.

Desirable

• In-depth knowledge of Configuration Management standards and guidance.
• Previous experience in the nuclear industry.

If you thrive in a high-stakes environment and are ready to help deliver some of the most complex projects in the energy sector, we’d love to hear from you!

A full job description is available on application.

Additional Information

Join the team at Sizewell C. The power of good for Britain. It’s not every day you get the opportunity to shape the working culture of what will be one of Europe’s largest construction projects, while also helping Britain to reach its target of Net Zero emissions by 2050. That’s one of the reasons Sizewell C will be unlike anything you’ve ever experienced before, and you’ll need to be an exceptional professional to reach the high standards this critical infrastructure project demands.

The UK is experiencing a nuclear renaissance and Sizewell C – along with its sister project at Hinkley Point C in Somerset – is powering the change. We’re ramping up at pace as we look ahead to the Financial Investment Decision in early 2025, and the start of construction soon after. With government fully on board and public opinion shifting significantly in favour of nuclear, there’s never been a better time to join our project.

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