Overview
Location: Crawley, United Kingdom (Hybrid - minimum 3 days onsite). Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.
We offer opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. Thales UK researches, develops, and supplies technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better and keep us safer. We innovate across Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. We support flexible working patterns where possible.
Configuration Management Administrator — Crawley, Hybrid (Minimum 3 days onsite)
What the role has to offer
* Room and attention to personal development
* Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new country or a more complex Solution
* Choose between a technical expertise or a leadership path
* Build an international career within a leading Engineering Group
Our Opportunity
We have a great opportunity for a Configuration Management Administrator to join the Thales Underwater Systems (UWS) engineering team.
As a Configuration Management Administrator within Thales, you will:
* Be responsible for the registration and release of data managed in configuration
* Verify the integrity, validity and maintenance of records relating to the data, including traceability and history over the entire life cycle; take charge of the verification of the completeness of technical and non-technical data (whether internally and externally)
* Ensure the provision of up-to-date data to the relevant functions
* Record configuration baselines and provide status on identified gaps or omissions
* Translate the decisions of the Configuration Manager into the tool as required
* Be a configuration management tool (PLM) expert and provide support to the project/product team
* Archive obsolete data
About You
PROFILE
* You graduated with a Higher National Certificate (HNC) or a Higher National Diploma (HND) and have experience in configuration management processes
* You are a communicator and a team player who is willing to help and establish strong relationships with the rest of the team
* You are methodical and meticulous, with a keen eye for detail and advanced organizational skills
* You are proactive
COMPETENCIES
* You understand configuration management processes and tools through the prism of contractual requirements and stakeholders’ needs
* You foster continuous improvement and encourage a culture of feedback
* You are able to multi-task and prioritize without requiring regular direct supervision
* You can support the team with your knowledge of configuration management tools and practices, and the Product Lifecycle Management domain (tools, technical data, reporting)
* You have the ability to establish and meet deadlines
* You understand the importance of data integrity
Security Clearance
Due to the nature of the work, many roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a sole UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however if not, the successful applicant must undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for guidance. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years; in some circumstances a minimum of 3 years’ residence may be accepted with additional overseas checks. For details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance, refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency – United Kingdom Security Vetting – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
What We Can Offer
We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We offer market-leading training, development and experiences, with mentoring and coaching opportunities. We hire from within as a first priority, so you’ll have opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.
Flexibility — Your health and well-being matter to us and we offer flexibility to suit your lifestyle, including part-time hours, job sharing, hybrid working, or flexible start/finish times where possible.
Benefits at Thales
Alongside a competitive base salary, benefits include:
* Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00
* Hybrid working
* Pension Scheme
* 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
* Life Cover
* Progression and Development Opportunities
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
* Employee discount schemes on major brands and retailers
* Development-focused targets and a variety of learning, development and career enhancement opportunities
Thales is an equal opportunities employer. We comply with baseline security requirements and may request evidence of identity and eligibility to work. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance. For details, refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting Agency.
Great journeys start here, apply now!
Location notes and referrals: various UK locations listed for similar roles (e.g., Crawley, West Sussex, Surrey, etc.).
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