Configuration Control Engineer

Purpose of the Job

To support the Project Manager by providing engineering support to ensure Bond Street Station is able to deliver works whilst supporting an Operational Railway through Testing, Trials and Revenue Service; this includes ensuring the works are planned and managed in accordance with the project Configuration Management Plan to protect the Railway at all times.

Principal Accountabilities

• Aiding the Delivery Teams on the production of Configuration Change Request Forms. Including assisting with the identification of activities which need configuration control and the subsequent development and agreement of mitigations.
• Ensuring Change Requests are enacted, and the relevant records are revised such that the Master Configuration State is accurate.
• Conducting Audits of the Master Configuration State to ensure it remains a contemptuous record.
• Reviewing Configuration Change Requests to ensure the proposed work is managed in a manner which protects the railway
• Ensuring the agreed risk control actions are implemented throughout the course of works
• Coordinating with the relevant members of the Technical Assurance team to ensure works are covered by the relevant assurance prior to use in supporting the railway

Take reasonable care of your own and others’ health and safety and of those who may be affected in the day-to-day delivery of this role by taking personal responsibility for working to Target Zero principles.

Co-operate in all matters relating to health and safety, including following safe working procedures at all times

Act as a role model for vision and values, behaving in ways that are in alignment with Ways of Working. Encourage and support others to do so too

Promote equality in the workplace and adopt appropriate behaviour when interacting with colleagues

Take necessary care to properly protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of corporate information from unauthorised disclosure, modification or destruction. Never knowingly put

information or information systems at risk

Main challenges of the job

• Understanding the active configuration of the station and the requirements to support the Railway
• Developing strong working relationships with the Delivery Teams
• Ensuring adequate levels of detail and forethought is included within the programme to aid early identification of works which impact the active configuration
• Policing the above and ensuring the Configuration change request process is adhered to

Person Specification

Good interpersonal skills with proven ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplined team

Ability to interface with railway domain specialists, design managers and construction project managers, in a competent professional manner

Previous experience of working in and around a live rail environment with experience from either London Underground or Network Rail

Good ability to understand and decipher programmes to identify risks to protected equipment

Engineering and construction knowledge within major infrastructure environment