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Programme organisation to implement CM methodology to provide evidence of the achievement of the Golden Thread whilst ensuring consistency between requirements, technical information and realised products.

The role is the Process Owner, Single Point of Contact and Functional Manager for the Programme with regards to Configuration Management Organization, People, Process, Tools & Data working in co-operation with AWEClient, Partners, Contractors and Delivery Projects to ensure synergy, standardization, and performance to business requirements.

Your Purpose

Led, managed, and established configuration management at a company or programme level for complex multiple discipline large scale programmes across the full technical lifecycle ideally in a Nuclear Civils, Building Services & Process Plant and Equipment environment.

• Activities- Establishes, maintains and implements a programme level CM system (strategy, policy, plan, procedures, standards, organization, people, processes & tools) in compliance with the Client and Partners Quality Management System, Information Systems, External Standards and best practice.
• Provides capability planning, budgeting, scheduling, implementation, monitoring and improvement (people, process & tools) to meet Programme CM workload requirements. Accountable for the deployment and maintenance of the Configuration Management system within the various workstreams.
• Ensures Programme CM risks are identified and managed, contributes towards Programme lessons learnt and ensures lessons learnt and CM risks are mitigated at Programme level. Builds a network of relationships with External businesses, contractors and industry experts to enhance Programme reputation and import solutions and best practice.
• Professional Member of the Institute of CM or similar. Fully Conversant with System Engineering, Technical Quality Assurance, Project Management, and In Service (Operations, Maintenance and Asset Management) principles.
• Educated to Degree or HND/HNC level and having experience in Senior Management Training/Qualification.
• Organization & People- Collaborates with the Client SME to ensure programme CM requirements are achieved throughout the life of the programme. Defines the Programme CM organization and role definitions required to deliver the planned CM activities. Ensures competent CM resources, performing the right roles, at the right rates, at the right time, are provided to the various programme workstreams and are effective and efficient in delivering the workstream CM activities. Overall responsible for CM staff job descriptions, acceptance, dispatching and performance management.
• Processes- Ensures the programme is provided with the CM processes required to ensure consistency between requirements, technical information and realized products and to assist programme delivery to time and budget. Plans and supports the Programme CM audit schedule and timely closure of corrective actions. Raises Non-Conformance Reports (NCR’s) at any time when process failure is observed. Defines, reports upon & improves CM programme system Key Performance Indicators.
• Tools- Accountable for the establishment and implementation of the Configuration Management System (tool with systemized processes) including interfaces/integration to other systems where configuration data is generated and published to the CM system or used for implementation. Accountable for tool training for Configuration Management practitioners and cross functional users.
• Data- Accountable for baseline establishment of quality configuration information aligned to the work breakdown structure.

What You Can Bring

• Skills required- In depth understanding and proven application of CM Standards (Def Stan 05-57, Def Stan 05-61, EIA-649, ISO10007 and IpX CMII). Able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of performing CM at the company/programme level in support of Projects and In-Service throughout the full product/system lifecycle within a similar environment.
• Desirables- Good understanding of Local industry standards, Licence conditions and business operations. Experience of managing a team of people to successfully achieve CM delivery milestones in a timely and accurate manner. Worked within a highly regulated/ licensed nuclear environment.
• Behavioural- Excellent influencing and communicating skills. Good leadership skills. Able to drive and achieve culture and step change. Quality and commercially driven. Visionary, whilst maintaining support for current business needs. Cross Party/Company collaboration skills.

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