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Summary: The Aviation Configuration Project Manager is responsible for overseeing Configuration Management activities in accordance with program requirements for a large aerospace manufacturer in Filton, Bristol. This role involves managing the Change Management process, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, and coordinating interactions across various departments. The position requires a strong understanding of Configuration Management principles within the aerospace industry and the ability to manage documentation and change control processes effectively.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the programme Change Management process to ensure all change is tracked, monitored, visualised, and incorporated into baselines, in line with agreed points of embodiment to customer requirements.
- Coordinates the interaction between engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, operations, and program management to ensure appropriate changes are documented and approved, in line with all Export Control/ITAR requirements.
- Ensures the maintenance and timely release of configuration baselines and records.
- Collates and reviews change impact assessments to prepare for internal/customer Change Control Boards (CCB’s).
- Responsible for managing the Change Implementation Board (CIB) and Change Control Boards (CCB’s), including the creation of Change Paperwork.
- Works in accordance with customer Configuration Management (CM) Plan ensuring compliance and flow down of CM requirements to sub-tier suppliers.
- Supports all tasks associated with both Configuration and Data management i.e., Administration of Internal and External databases.
- Supports Modification planning activities and Condition of Supply (COS) creation.
- Validate that all change documentation is clear, concise, valid, and has been executed correctly and the to-be released documents matches the intent of the change.
- Application of Lean tools to business processes i.e., Visual Management, Scorecard, Root Cause Analysis, KPI’s etc.
- Completion of periodic CM audits (PCA) and Configuration Status Accounting (CSA) activities, in line with programme requirements.
Key Skills:
- Prior Project Management experience within the Aerospace industry is ESSENTIAL.
- Clear understanding of applied Configuration Management in Aerospace environment.
- Knowledge of and application of principles, practices applicable to ISO10007 and AS9100 standards.
- Highly proficient in the use of all MS Office Suite applications.
- Proficient in the use of Product Data Management (PDM) applications (Windchill preferred).
- Knowledge of product change management in complex organizations.
- Proven Ability with CM process audits.
- Must able to comply with Export Control and Nationality ITAR requirements.
- Working knowledge of SAP, Windchill and Database packages.
- CAD Interrogator (CATIA V5 and V6).
- Document Management experience.
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