Configuration Management Lead
hace 4 días
New Malden
Configuration Engineering Lead – Defence Location: Surrey SC Clearance Required | Hybrid & Flexible Working Copello are working with a leading defence client who are looking for an experienced Configuration Engineering Manager. You will be responsible for leading a key function within a highly regulated, mission-driven defence environment. In this pivotal role, you’ll ensure functional excellence across the Configuration Management capability — shaping strategy, leading a high-performing team, and playing a hands-on role in the UK’s most advanced defence projects. The role: • Lead & Develop Talent – Line manage and mentor a team of 2–5 engineers, ensuring safety, performance, and professional growth., • Functional Excellence – Own delivery of the Configuration capability across multiple programmes, ensuring alignment with engineering plans and business goals., • Capability Building – Identify skills gaps, deliver training, and manage tools and assets to ensure cutting-edge Config performance., • Project Leadership – Act as functional lead on high-impact projects, planning and reviewing deliverables, and ensuring quality, compliance, and delivery to time and cost., • Process Ownership – Develop, implement, and continuously improve Config processes, ensuring compliance with industry standards such as Defence Standard 05-057. Experience: • Strong background in Configuration Management within defence, aerospace, or maritime sectors, • Deep understanding of config principles across product lifecycles (design, docs, software, data), • Proven leadership and resource management experience, • Familiarity with defence regulations and export controls, • Degree-qualified or equivalent technical experience Why join? • Impact – Directly support the UK’s national defence and naval operations, • Innovation – Work with pioneering technologies across sovereign software and command & control systems, • Flexibility – Hybrid working, every other Friday off, relocation assistance, • Benefits – Private healthcare, performance bonuses, professional development UK Citizenship & ability to gain SC clearance are essential.