Configuration Manager

Tank Recruitment; Old Warren; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tank Recruitment is seeking an experienced Configuration Manager to support major, complex engineering and construction projects through completion, handover and transition into operations. You will lead configuration management activities across safety-critical assets, establish baselines, control changes and ensure compliance with regulatory and quality standards.

Strong communication and stakeholder management are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in configuration management within a highly regulated industry.
• Ability to manage baselines, changes and documentation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Configuration Management activities across complex, safety-critical assets and systems.
• Establish and maintain configuration baselines, baseline ownership and configuration records.
• Identify gaps, open points and delivery blockers, driving issues through to resolution.
• Support engineering, construction and project teams to ensure configuration requirements are met.
• Manage configuration control of design documentation, changes and project deliverables.
• Support handover, commissioning and final acceptance activities.
• Conduct audits and provide configuration status, KPIs and reporting.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory, quality and project standards.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams across Mechanical, Electrical, C&I, HVAC, Process and Civil/Structural disciplines.

Skills

Configuration management

Change management

Document control

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem-solving

Job description

Configuration Manager - Highly Regulated Projects

We are seeking experienced Configuration Managers to support major, complex engineering and construction projects through completion, handover and transition into operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Configuration Management activities across complex, safety-critical assets and systems.
• Establish and maintain configuration baselines, baseline ownership and configuration records.
• Identify gaps, open points and delivery blockers, driving issues through to resolution.
• Support engineering, construction and project teams to ensure configuration requirements are met.
• Manage configuration control of design documentation, changes and project deliverables.
• Support handover, commissioning and final acceptance activities.
• Conduct audits and provide configuration status, KPIs and reporting.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory, quality and project standards.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams across Mechanical, Electrical, C&I, HVAC, Process and Civil/Structural disciplines.

Essential Experience

• Significant Configuration Management experience within nuclear or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience working on complex engineering, construction, commissioning or handover projects.
• Strong understanding of configuration control, baselines, change management and document control.
• Experience identifying and resolving design, construction and delivery gaps.
• Understanding of safety-critical systems and regulated engineering environments.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.

Desirable

• Experience with Class 1, 2 and 3 systems/assets and active/passive systems.
• Knowledge of nuclear safety, safety cases and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Engineering background in Mechanical, Electrical, C&I, Civil/Structural, Process or HVAC.
• Familiarity with RCA, FMECA, HAZOP/HAZID and design verification/validation.
• Experience supporting complex asset lifecycle delivery from design through to handover