Job Description:

Job information Configuration Manager from the Company Jacobs, this latest Configuration Manager job vacancy is located in the city Wokingham located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Configuration field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

Location: Wokingham, GB Category: Construction Job ID: EST0002XW

Your Impact:

At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. With over 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers exciting opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team that always strives to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are Jacobs' most significant asset and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay, free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.

We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program, which incorporates matched funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus areas for Jacobs. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Configuration Manager to join our growing engineering capability for a major new-build project for the UK defence industry. The successful candidate will join our existing engineering team based in our Reading (Winnersh) office.

Reporting directly to the project Senior Engineering Manager, you will be accountable for ensuring robust configuration management throughout the detailed design, procurement, construction and commissioning phases of the project.

You will build a close, collaborative working relationship with the engineering design team, developing a detailed knowledge of the facility design configuration at system level. You will develop and implement a robust Configuration Management Plan for the project, monitoring any emerging changes to the configuration baseline and ensuring effective assessment and implementation of configuration change.

This position will require regular attendance at the client's operating sites near Reading, as well as Jacobs engineering design offices in Stockton-on-Tees. Work-life balance and flexibility are a key focus for Jacobs and we are happy to discuss working patterns and locations that suit both you and our business. We are also willing to consider candidates who are happy to work a reduced 4-day working week, if they have the right skills and experience.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Producing and maintaining the project Configuration Management Plan; briefing the project team to ensure standardisation of robust configuration management processes across the project;
• Oversight to ensure that configuration baseline records are maintained by the design engineering team;
• Ensuring that configuration baseline information is developed and issued at the right time to support procurement and construction activities, in line with the project schedule;
• Oversight to ensure change control is implemented for all configuration items and their configuration information; supporting configuration audits;
• Leading and driving continuous improvement in Configuration Management best practice across the framework.

Here's what you'll need:

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• HND or degree qualified in a relevant engineering discipline, with a minimum of 15 years' experience in industry;
• Excellent working knowledge of Configuration Management in compliance with ISO 10007:2017;
• Ability to work effectively as a team member liaising directly with clients and other cross-functional team members with excellent verbal and written communication and report-writing skills;
• Ability to achieve a minimum UK ‘SC' security clearance.

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women's - find out more about our employee networks here.

Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.

Your application experience is important to us, and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process, and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs, then please let us know.

Keywords : Wokingham jobs

Closed Date : 2025-01-05