Senior Configuration Manager

Job Title:             Senior Configuration Manager
Location:             Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:   Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF64468

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Configuration Manager at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site, alongside various locations including Portsmouth, Tewksbury, Plymouth.

The Role
As a Senior Configuration Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be supporting the design phase with the first tranche of equipment entering service in 2026, and progress this to ensure that configuration is managed effectively throughout the product lifecycle for the multiple different configurations that will exist through the in-service phase.

Day-to-day, you’ll play a pivotal role in managing and overseeing the configuration management processes for our mission-critical systems and projects.

• Develop, implement, and maintain configuration management plans, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure the integrity and consistency of configuration data and oversee the configuration status accounting and reporting processes.
• Manage configuration control boards (CCBs) and facilitate configuration audits and reviews.
• Coordinate with engineering, quality assurance, and project management teams to ensure compliance with configuration management standards.
• Provide guidance and training to team members on configuration management best practices.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to configuration management.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is adaptable and can be delivered from various locations including Portsmouth, Tewksbury, Plymouth and wider Bristol as well as working from home arrangements.

Essential Experience of the Senior Configuration Manager

• Significant years of experience in configuration management, preferably within the defence or aerospace industry.
• Strong knowledge of configuration management standards and practices (e.g., Def Stan 05-57, ISO 10007, CMMI).
• Proficiency in configuration management tools and software.

Qualifications for the Senior Configuration Manager 

• Formal qualifications in Engineering (min level 5) such as HNC/HND or equivalent experience.
• Certification in Configuration Management (e.g., CMII, CMPIC) is a plus.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What We Offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• A relocation package for those outside of the region

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 10/06/2025

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