Location: Bristol (Hybrid – 60% onsite, increasing to 80% onsite from September)
Rate: £38.00 per hour Umbrella / £28.41 per hour PAYE
Contract: Until July 2027 with strong likelihood of extension
Hours: 35 hours per week over 4.5 days
Security Clearance: BPSS+ (to be completed by the client)
We are recruiting for an experienced Engineering Configuration Manager to join a leading aerospace engineering organisation on a long-term contract. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a highly collaborative engineering environment, supporting complex aircraft programmes and playing a key role in engineering change and configuration management activities.
Working within a cross-functional team, you will be responsible for driving engineering configuration activities across the full product lifecycle, ensuring changes are delivered efficiently while maintaining compliance, quality and programme objectives.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage engineering configuration and change management activities from initial proposal through to implementation.
* Coordinate engineering change process deliverables across multiple stakeholders.
* Support configuration management activities throughout the aircraft lifecycle.
* Collaborate with Engineering, Programme, Manufacturing, Airworthiness and other business functions to ensure programme milestones are achieved.
* Identify risks, manage priorities and implement corrective actions where required.
* Support continuous improvement initiatives and digital transformation projects.
* Champion configuration management best practice across engineering teams.
* Provide guidance and support to multidisciplinary teams on configuration processes and methods.
* Support workload planning to ensure delivery commitments are maintained.
Key Skills & Experience
We're looking for candidates with strong experience in engineering configuration management and end-to-end engineering change processes.
Essential experience includes:
* Proven experience managing engineering configuration or technical change processes.
* Strong understanding of end-to-end Configuration Management (CM).
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
* Experience coordinating engineering changes across multiple teams and disciplines.
* Ability to manage competing priorities within a fast-paced engineering environment.
* Aerospace experience is highly desirable, although candidates from other highly regulated engineering sectors will also be considered.
Desirable experience:
* Product Data Management (PDM) tools.
* Configuration management toolsets.
* Engineering digitalisation or automation experience.
* Python or SQL knowledge.
* Experience using Skywise or similar digital platforms.
* Knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.
Ideal Background
Suitable candidates may currently be working as:
* Engineering Configuration Manager
* Configuration Manager
* Engineering Change Manager
* Change Process Manager
* Engineering Change Coordinator
* Product Configuration Manager
Experience within aerospace is preferred; however, candidates from defence, automotive, rail, marine or other complex engineering environments with transferable configuration management expertise are encouraged to apply.
If you have a strong background in engineering configuration management and are looking for your next contract opportunity, we'd like to hear from you. Apply today with your latest CV for immediate consideration
Salary description
£28.41 - £38.00 per hour