Configuration Manager

Portsmouth
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Configuration Manager

12 month contract

Based in Portsmouth

Offering £41ph Inside IR35

Are you an experienced Configuration Manager?

Do you have experience in Data Management?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!

As the Configuration Manager, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.

Due to the nature of the work you will be involved in, you will be required to obtain UK SC clearance in this role.

You will be involved in:

Performing CM activities (identification, control and planning, change, status accounting, audit)
Recording, controlling, maintaining, and distributing the controlled data
Providing reports to the CADM Team Lead and/or the project, product, or service teams
The CADM focal point supported by CADM team members
Maintain the PLM/CMDB in a fit state
Manage data in more than 1 environment
Correspond with your nominated counterparts in the customer and suppliers, recording external documentation into the CMDB and sending internal documentation to external stakeholders
Support all CM activities facing external stakeholders
Ensure CM compliance by contributing to project-level activities with internal and external stakeholders

Your skillset may include:

Experience of file/data management tools (MS Office, PDF editor, FTP, Nero, etc.)
Full Configuration Management knowledge (Configuration Identification, Configuration Structures (Assembly / Product etc), Baseline Management, Change Management, Status Accounting, Auditing)
Experience of Product Data Management tools (Windchill, Teamcenter, Aras Minerva, etc.)
Understanding of project, product lifecycle
Exposure to APQP, CMII
Experience setting up the Configuration processes on new project highly
CM II or equivalent qualification
Experience working with Customers in a CM Liaison role
Experience in a sensitive data environment advantageous

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

Configuration Manager

12 month contract

Based in Portsmouth

Offering £41ph Inside IR35

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change

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