Job description

Permanent opportunity | Melbourne | Complex technology program | High visibility & autonomy
Your new company An exciting opportunity has become available to join a leading organisation delivering complex, mission-critical technology and engineering programs in Australia. Working within a sophisticated program, you'll join a highly technical environment where configuration integrity, engineering data and disciplined change management are critical to successful project delivery. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Configuration or Data Management professional looking for strong autonomy, excellent visibility across engineering and project teams, and the opportunity to take real ownership of configuration and data management activities within a major program. Your new role As the Configuration & Data Management Officer , you will provide Configuration Management (CM), document and engineering data management support across a major program and associated projects. Working closely with engineering, project and technical stakeholders, you will manage engineering baselines, configuration changes, technical documentation and data, ensuring information is accurately controlled, traceable and accessible throughout the project lifecycle. Key responsibilities will include:

Coordinate Configuration Management activities across the program in accordance with established CM processes and governance Manage engineering data, technical documentation and associated project information Support Configuration Control Boards, including tracking approved configuration changes and associated actions Establish and maintain engineering baselines within the Configuration Management toolset Support preparation for physical configuration audits Develop and maintain system and product breakdown structures within the CM database Prepare and issue Configuration Status Account Reports (CSARs) Maintain program information, documentation and configuration registers Receive, register, control and distribute customer and supplier technical data Ensure technical documentation and data is appropriately reviewed, approved, stored and controlled Manage the distribution and retrieval of controlled project documentation and technical media Support software release activities through configuration status accounting Work closely with project and engineering stakeholders to continuously improve CM and data management processes, workflows and governance

What you'll need to succeed To succeed in this position, you will ideally bring:

Experience within Configuration Management, Data Management, Engineering Data or Document Control in a complex project or engineering environment Experience using specialist Configuration Management and/or engineering data management systems Strong understanding of configuration control, baselines, technical documentation and engineering change processes Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering and project teams High level of computer literacy, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel Experience administering information within SharePoint or similar document management systems The ability to independently manage competing priorities and drive configuration and data management activities with minimal supervision Australian citizenship and the ability to obtain an AGSVA Security Clearance

Highly regarded experience will include:

Defence or similarly complex, regulated engineering environments Exposure to the ASDEFCON contracting framework Knowledge of EIA-649 configuration management principles
Configuration Management Database applications and enterprise solutions Experience implementing Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) strategies Experience training users on CM or engineering data management systems Formal Configuration and Data Management training or a relevant tertiary qualification

What you'll get in return This is an exciting opportunity to join a major technology program where Configuration and Data Management plays an integral role in engineering and project delivery. You'll benefit from:

Exposure to a complex, high-profile program The opportunity to work within a highly technical and sophisticated engineering environment Strong autonomy and ownership across Configuration and Data Management activities Excellent visibility across engineering, project and technical stakeholder groups The ability to influence and improve CM processes, workflows and governance Interesting, technically complex project scope A permanent career opportunity based in Melbourne

What you need to do now If you're an experienced Configuration or Data Management professional looking for an opportunity to work on a complex and exciting technology program, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now or send your resume directly to Amy McNulty at Hays at for a confidential discussion. Please click here to apply.