At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage engineering configuration and change management activities for complex aircraft programmes.
- Company: Leading aerospace engineering organisation with a collaborative environment.
- Benefits: Competitive hourly rate, long-term contract, and potential for extension.
- Other info: Hybrid working model with opportunities for continuous improvement and digital transformation.
- Why this job: Play a key role in innovative aerospace projects and drive engineering excellence.
- Qualifications: Experience in engineering configuration management and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 38 - 38 £ per hour.
Location: Bristol (Hybrid – 60% onsite, increasing to 80% onsite from September)
Rate: £38.00 per hour Umbrella / £28.41 per hour PAYE
Contract: Until July 2027 with strong likelihood of extension
Hours: 35 hours per week over 4.5 days
Security Clearance: BPSS+ (to be completed by the client)
We are recruiting for an experienced Engineering Configuration Manager to join a leading aerospace engineering organisation on a long-term contract. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a highly collaborative engineering environment, supporting complex aircraft programmes and playing a key role in engineering change and configuration management activities.
Working within a cross-functional team, you will be responsible for driving engineering configuration activities across the full product lifecycle, ensuring changes are delivered efficiently while maintaining compliance, quality and programme objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage engineering configuration and change management activities from initial proposal through to implementation.
- Coordinate engineering change process deliverables across multiple stakeholders.
- Support configuration management activities throughout the aircraft lifecycle.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Programme, Manufacturing, Airworthiness and other business functions to ensure programme milestones are achieved.
- Identify risks, manage priorities and implement corrective actions where required.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and digital transformation projects.
- Champion configuration management best practice across engineering teams.
- Provide guidance and support to multidisciplinary teams on configuration processes and methods.
- Support workload planning to ensure delivery commitments are maintained.
Key Skills & Experience
We're looking for candidates with strong experience in engineering configuration management and end-to-end engineering change processes. Essential experience includes:
- Proven experience managing engineering configuration or technical change processes.
- Strong understanding of end-to-end Configuration Management (CM).
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience coordinating engineering changes across multiple teams and disciplines.
- Ability to manage competing priorities.
Engineering Configuration Manager employer: Solos Consultants
Join a leading aerospace engineering organisation in Bristol, where you will thrive in a dynamic and collaborative work culture that values innovation and teamwork. With a strong focus on employee growth, this role offers opportunities to engage in complex aircraft programmes while championing best practices in engineering configuration management. Enjoy the benefits of a hybrid working model, competitive pay, and the chance to contribute to meaningful projects that shape the future of aviation.
