Configuration Lead

- Support execution of the Overarching Configuration Management Plan ensuring a balanced application of Configuration Management tailored to the programme-specific scope. - Establish and maintain scope-specific Configuration Management Plan(s) which supports integration with the overarching Configuration Management Plan. - Define, implement and improve Configuration Management arrangements (e.g. standards, procedures, guidance, forms and tools) to ensure adequate and proportionate configuration control is established and maintained. - Review and author relevant Configuration Management arrangements (e.g. procedures and guidance). - Oversee self-assessments of arrangements and procedures. - Define configuration items selection criteria, oversee identification and recording of Configuration Items and Product Configuration Information within a programme. - Engage with programme stakeholders ensuring configuration baselines are established as an outcome of scheduled events, configuration changes are identified and managed, configuration records are established and maintained, configuration status reports are produced, and configuration audit strategies are agreed and planned. - Administer the change control procedure ensuring configuration changes are registered and recorded, confirm they meet CM quality criteria, arrange governance meetings, and expedite changes through the process to closure. - Define and develop Configuration Status Reports to support management decision making and continuous improvement activities. - Establish and provide CM training so programme participants understand their responsibilities within CM procedures. - Participate in Engineering Data Management / Information Management activities to specify CM requirements. - Build and manage stakeholder relationships including those within the Technical Directorate, delivery Programmes, and Suppliers. - Act as a coach to wider programme participants in relation to CM topics, and mentor for CM Engineer(s). - Work with the Programmes engineering delivery teams to ensure the Project dataset is established, maintained and configuration controlled.