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In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the Opportunity
Nuclear Power Programmes is one of the newest Business Units and has been formed with the vision to support positive change and help shape the future of Nuclear Power.
Operational throughout the UK and across continental Europe, we are seeking to expand our team on a variety of nuclear projects, which range in technologies and that find themselves at different stages of their development. To do this, we are seeking to continuously employ talented individuals to join our diverse team that are excited about nuclear projects and are committed to Net Zero, and Energy Security.
In both client facing and internal roles we are delivering major programme and project management capabilities throughout the project lifecycle. We are driving to deliver safe, high quality and to time solutions by thinking innovatively and working collaboratively.
As a Configuration Lead, you'll dive into diverse areas, connecting with stakeholders to ensure project-wide awareness and implementation of Configuration Management arrangements. You'll tackle emerging risks head-on, supporting pragmatic solutions and simplifying complexities to drive optimal decisions. Collaborating with various teams, you'll shape the project's technical baseline and enhance decision-making and visibility. As a key part of the SZC’s technical efforts, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving project success.
1. Support execution of the Overarching Configuration Management Plan ensuring a balanced application of Configuration Management tailored to the programme-specific scope. Establish and maintain scope-specific Configuration Management Plan(s) which supports integration with the overarching Configuration Management Plan.
2. Define, 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). Oversee self-assessments of arrangements and procedures.
3. Define configuration items selection criteria, oversee identification and recording of Configuration Items and Product Configuration Information within a programme to ensure a proportionate and consistent approach is applied.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Define and develop Configuration Status Reports to support management decision making and continuous improvement activities by providing data-backed reports summarising current and prior configurations, configuration changes, and the outcome of configuration review and audit activities. Oversee production of the Configuration Status Reports by the Configuration Engineer ensuring they are produced to meet programme timescales and quality expectations.
7. Establish and 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.
8. 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 within tools.
9. Build and manage stakeholder relationships including those within the Technical Directorate, delivery Programmes, and Suppliers.
10. Act as a coach to wider programme participants in relation to CM topics, and mentor for CM Engineer(s).
11. Work hand-in-hand with the Programmes engineering delivery teams to ensure the Project dataset is established, maintained and configuration controlled.
1. Demonstrable experience of how to perform configuration management on large, complex programmes (major infrastructure or similar).
2. CM certification (CM2) and/or equivalent industry experience.
3. Engineering degree or equivalent industry experience.
4. Experience in large multi-disciplinary engineering projects.
5. Knowledge of Configuration Management Standards including ISO 10007, EIA 649 and supporting guidance (e.g. GEIA-HB-649).
6. Use of Product Lifecycle Management Tools.
7. Knowledge of other CM standards (e.g. Def Stan 05-57).
8. Capable of coordinating cross cutting technical topics and applying configuration management procedures.
9. Capable of defining CM related procedures pragmatically aligned with project needs.
10. Ability to read, digest and implement engineering procedures.
11. An understanding of engineering principles within large scale infrastructure projects.
Our Culture
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.
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