Senior Configuration Management Engineer

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Portsmouth, Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

JAM Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Senior Configuration Management Engineer to support a major naval engineering programme, focusing on controlling design baselines and documentation. The role requires handling CIs, BoM data and engineering changes within contractual requirements.

The candidate will contribute to CM processes, represent CM in Change Board meetings and drive improvements across configuration tools. On-site, UK-based, with a 12-month contract in a defence environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in configuration and change management for complex engineering projects.
• Solid BoM knowledge and engineering baseline control experience.
• Experience with PLM systems, ideally PTC Windchill, and data integrity practices.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management across multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage Configuration Items (CIs) throughout the engineering change process.
• Support creation and management of engineering baselines.
• Manage BoM data and configuration changes.
• Represent Configuration Management at Engineering Change Board meetings.
• Produce configuration reports and baseline documentation.
• Support process improvements to configuration management tools.

Skills

Configuration Management

Change Management

PLM Systems

Windchill

Stakeholder Management

Education

Engineering or STEM degree

Tools

PTC Windchill

Job description

Location: Portsmouth or Glasgow

Contract: 12 Months

Working Pattern: 3 days on-site

Rate: £35.02 per hour

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Configuration Management Engineer to support a major naval engineering programme involving the development of next-generation warships.

The successful candidate will play a key role in managing engineering product configuration, ensuring design changes, technical documentation and engineering baselines are accurately controlled and delivered in line with contractual requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage Configuration Items (CIs) throughout the engineering change process.
• Support the creation and management of engineering baselines.
• Manage Bill of Materials (BoM) data and configuration changes.
• Represent Configuration Management at Engineering Change Board meetings.
• Produce configuration reports and baseline documentation.
• Support process improvements and enhancements to configuration management tools.

Essential Experience

• Strong experience in Product Configuration Management and Change Management.
• Knowledge of Bill of Materials (BoM) and engineering change processes.
• Experience using PLM / Configuration Management systems, ideally PTC Windchill.
• Strong data management, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working on complex engineering projects within heavy industry.

Desirable

• Experience within shipbuilding, marine or defence engineering.
• CMII, NDIA or equivalent Configuration Management accreditation.
• Engineering or STEM-related degree.

If you have a background in engineering configuration management and are interested in working on a major naval engineering programme, we'd be keen to hear from you