Configuration Controller - Birmingham, United Kingdom - High Speed Two (HS2)

High Speed Two (HS2)

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location Birmingham or London:

Birmingham Salary:
"Base salary:
c. £36,300 - £45,350 pa.

London Salary:
"Base salary:
c. £39,250 - £49,100 pa, depending on skills and experience.
In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top of base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

As Configuration Controller you will be responsible for supporting the technical authority communication and technical change process, being the focal point for all change related matters.

You will support the Configuration Managers with CSR submissions and Contract Baseline administration.

The role:

Create/register technical authority communications (TAC)/ Technical Change Requests (TCR) in Bentley eB within agreed timescales and to a high data quality.
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 CM tool based on board approvals and communicate CM tool approval to stakeholders and originators.
Prepare submissions packs (Technical Chance Requests (TCR), TACs etc.) for governance board meetings, advising secretariat of items that are ready to be presented to the board.
Maintain a register of TACs including governance board decisions, TCR relationship and maintain the status of TACs. Work with the governance board secretariat on the implementation of TACs across all delivery areas.
Provide weekly TCR/TAC status reports and ensure TCRs/TACs are being progressed in a timely fashion to meet business objectives and Lead Discipline Engineer priorities.
Plan and coordinate TCR/TACs with the Lead Discipline Engineers to ensure business priorities and milestones are achieved.
For TACs with related Trends/Changes that require additional funding from Delivery Directorates, work with the Engineer community and Commercial Managers to resolve and communicate.
Coordinate and communicate the implementation of TACs into the HS2 Configuration baselines with the Configuration Managers.
Maintain the Technical Change Work Instruction/Technical Authority Communication Work Instruction and Training material in line with the HS2 Technical Change Procedure. Provide technical change control training and communication to all users of the process.
Maintain and test the CM tool process in line with the Work Instructions.
Provide administrivia support to the Configuration Managers when contract baselines are being updated
Provide administrivia support to the Configuration Managers when contract submissions (CSR) are being verified.
Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

Skills:

Ability to coach the engineering/project team to successfully achieve CM change delivery milestones
Ability to manage stakeholder engagement i.e CM Team, Delivery Team, PMO, CM change/communication interfaces
Ability to perform and manage technical change process from start to finish
Data input and analysis skills
Forward thinker able to work on own initiative

Knowledge:

Understanding of CM Standards (Def Stan 0557/EIA649/ISO10007/ICM CMII/CMMI)
Understanding of Railway industry standards and business operations
Knowledge of Systems lifecycle and change lifecycle.
Proficient in MS office packages
Knowledge of Technical/Quality Assurance principles advantages

Experience:

Worked in multi discipline cross functional environments, across different industries and at all parts of the system lifecycle.
Maintained a change control process within a complex programme environment

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect

It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.