Summary: The role of Project Manager involves overseeing Configuration Management activities for a large aerospace manufacturer in Filton, Bristol. The position requires defining and adhering to the Configuration Management Plan while ensuring compliance with customer requirements and Export Control/ITAR regulations. The Project Manager will coordinate interactions across various departments and manage change processes effectively. This role is critical in maintaining configuration baselines and supporting data management tasks.

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.
• 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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