Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Line manage a team of 2-5 engineers, ensuring safety, performance, and professional development.

• Capability Development: Identify skill gaps, plan training, and build capability across the Config function.

• Resource Planning: Manage resource allocation, recruitment, and outsourcing to meet project demands.

• Functional Delivery: Ensure high-quality outputs are delivered on time and within budget, aligned with company processes and standards.

• Project Leadership: Act as the Config lead on complex programmes, overseeing execution and progress.

• Documentation & Review: Approve and review Config plans, designs, and deliverables.

• Strategic Planning: Contribute to engineering strategy and implement functional plans aligned with business objectives.

• Process & Compliance: Drive process improvements, ensure compliance with standards (e.g. Defence Standard 05-057), and manage Config-specific tools.

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Build strong relationships across departments to support project delivery and promote the Config function.

• Continuous Improvement: Lead audits, assessments, and initiatives to enhance functional excellence.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or equivalent experience in Configuration Management.

• Proven experience in defence, maritime, or aerospace sectors.

• Strong knowledge of defence standards and regulations.

• Demonstrated leadership in managing teams and delivering Config projects.

• Expertise in lifecycle Configuration Management, including planning, execution, and in-service support.

• Ability to tailor Config models for design, documentation, software, and data while maintaining control.

Contract

• This is 6 months contract initially, outside IR35 and hybrid opportunity (3 days on site per week)

• Pay rate is negotiable DOE.