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Configuration Controller - Birmingham/Hybrid
Salary: £36,300 - £52,152.50

Our client, a High Speed Rail Organisation, is recruiting for a Configuration Controller. This role supports and governs the technical authority communication and technical change process, acting as the focal point for all change-related matters. The Configuration Controller will assist Configuration Managers with CSR submissions and Contract Baseline administration.

Key Responsibilities:

* Create/register technical authority communications/Technical Change Requests (TCRs) in Bentley.

* Check TAC/TCR quality prior to TAuP to ensure they are fit for governance board approval.

* Review governance board minutes and approve TACs/TCRs in the Configuration Management (CM) tool based on board approvals, and communicate CM tool approval to stakeholders and originators.

* Prepare submission packs (Technical Change Requests, TACs, etc.) for governance board meetings, advising the secretariat of items ready for presentation.

Skills:

* Ability to coach the engineering/project team to successfully achieve CM change delivery milestones.

* Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including working with CM Team, Delivery Team, PMO, and managing CM change/communication interfaces.

* Proficiency in performing and managing the technical change process from start to finish.

* Strong data input and analysis skills.

* Ability to think ahead and work independently.

Knowledge:

* Understanding of Configuration Management Standards (Def Stan 05-57/EIA-649/ISO 10007/ICM CMII/CMMI).

* Knowledge of railway industry standards and business operations.

* Understanding of systems lifecycle and change lifecycle.

* Proficiency in MS Office packages.

* Knowledge of Technical/Quality Assurance principles is an advantage.

Experience:

* Background working as a Configuration Controller within industries such as Engineering, Air Defence, Nuclear Defence, or Manufacturing.

* Experience in multi-discipline cross-functional environments across different industries and all parts of the system lifecycle.

* Experience maintaining a change control process within a complex programme environment.

This role would suit a Graduate Systems Engineer with 2+ years of experience. Ideal candidates will have extensive stakeholder engagement skills and a desire to move into the Configuration field