Principal Configuration Management Engineer

Cavendish Nuclear; Warrington; Remote; GBP 61,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear solutions provider based in Warrington is seeking a Principal Configuration Management Engineer. This full-time role involves ensuring clear configuration information throughout the project lifecycle and managing technical queries. Candidates must have prior experience in configuration management and be degree qualified. The position offers a competitive salary of £61,500 - £80,000 with excellent benefits, along with flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Special paid leave for armed forces reservists

Volunteering day off (Be Kind Day)

Qualifications

• Degree qualified preferred.
• Experience in configuration management required.
• Experience on large scale projects preferred.
• Ability to achieve and maintain required security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure configuration information is concise throughout project lifecycle.
• Participate in the implementation of configuration management requirements.
• Manage technical queries, change requests, and concessions.
• Establish and maintain project configuration baselines.
• Contribute to design phase reviews.
• Support configuration audits for the project and supply chain.

Skills

Prior experience in configuration management

Experience of working on large scale projects

Full project lifecycle experience

Attention to detail

Education

Degree qualified preferred

Membership of the institute of process excellence (CM II)

Job description

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Compensation: £61,500 - £80,000 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65815

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Configuration Engineer.

Job Title: Configuration Engineer

Location: Location Flexible

Compensation: £61,500 - £80,000 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65815

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Configuration Engineer.

The Role

As a Configuration Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will ensure configuration information is clear and concise throughout a projects full lifecycle.

Day-to-day, you’ll participate in the implementation and development of configuration management requirements and processes that satisfy contract and programme requirements.

• Maintenance of supply chain CM requirements
• Management of technical queries, change requests and concessions
• Establish and maintain project configuration baselines
• Contribute to design phase reviews
• Support configuration audits for the project and supply chain
  
  

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is remote with occasional travel to sites.

Experience Required Of The Configuration Engineer

• Prior experience in configuration management
• Experience of working on large scale projects
• Have worked across a full project lifecycle
  
  

Qualifications For The Configuration Engineer

• Degree qualified preferred
• Member of the institute of process excellence (CM II) beneficial
  
  

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) / Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What We Offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
  
  

Cavendish Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 24/08/2025

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Quality Assurance

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