Senior Configuration & Change Manager – Defence Programs

Leonardo; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Employer pension scheme

Flexible benefits up to £500/year

Hybrid working

Job summary

Leonardo is seeking a Lead Configuration and Change Manager in the UK to oversee a growing defence portfolio within the EW and FCA lines. You will guide IPTs, lead the Configuration and Data Management team, and ensure robust governance from concept through in-service support.

You will define and enforce configuration baselines, manage changes via CCBs and FPFs, and report KPIs to senior leadership while maintaining compliance with security and export controls.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading configuration and change control in defence, aerospace, or similarly regulated environments.
• Experience defining and reporting KPIs to senior leadership.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with classified and export-controlled information.
• Understanding of supporting enterprise-wide CM frameworks or transformations.
• Knowledge of airworthiness or safety-critical systems.
• Familiarity with PLM/CM tools (Windchill, Teamcenter, Dimensions).

Responsibilities

• Identification, agreement, and control of Configuration Items (CIs) aligned with programme and regulatory requirements.
• Approval and oversight of configuration management plans, baselines, updates, and change implementation plans.
• Ensure compliance with Five Pillars of Configuration Management and aerospace/defence standards.
• Definition and control of CIs, baselines, and their relationships in PLM systems.
• Manage changes via FPFs, CCBs, and CIBs for compliant change approval and embodiment.
• Capture, maintain, and report CI status, change records, and KPIs for leadership.
• Plan and lead Functional and Physical Configuration Audits and supplier audits.
• Establish CMP, manage team capacity, workload, training, and KPI governance.

Skills

Configuration management

Change control

KPIs reporting

Stakeholder management

Security clearance

PLM systems

Windchill

Teamcenter

Dimensions

TCU

Tools

Windchill

Teamcenter

Dimensions

TCU

Job description

Leonardo is seeking a Lead Configuration and Change Manager in the UK to oversee a growing defence portfolio within the EW and FCA lines. You will guide IPTs, lead the Configuration and Data Management team, and ensure robust governance from concept through in-service support.

You will define and enforce configuration baselines, manage changes via CCBs and FPFs, and report KPIs to senior leadership while maintaining compliance with security and export controls.