Configuration Change Engineer
Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
Job Type: Full-time
Salary/Package: Competitive + Comprehensive Benefits
Security Clearance: UK Background Check / Vetting Required
About the Client:
Our client is an international leader in science, engineering, and infrastructure delivery, tackling some of the world's most complex sustainability, clean energy, and security challenges. They are renowned for their people-first workplace, offering an exceptional benefits package that includes free single private medical cover, digital GP access, enhanced parental leave, and full funding for continuous professional development and industry memberships. Flexible and hybrid working models are fully supported.
About the Opportunity:
Operating within our client's expanding Nuclear Power Programmes division, this role is key to shaping the future of clean energy and energy security across major nuclear projects in the UK and continental Europe.
The Configuration Change Engineer acts as a critical technical coordinator between engineering, design, and delivery teams. The core focus is to ensure that the nuclear power plant design remains properly controlled, fully traceable, and compliant across the complete project lifecycle - maintaining strict alignment between the approved design documentation and physical site construction.
Key Responsibilities
Configuration Management & Change Control
Process Leadership: Act as the primary point of contact for configuration management processes, supporting Engineering Managers and Design Authorities on key technical control matters.
Technical Interface Management: Coordinate and oversee design changes, open points, technical interfaces, and reference document modifications across multi-disciplinary teams.
Compliance & Governance: Ensure configuration management procedures are implemented in alignment with UK regulatory expectations, Nuclear Site Licence requirements, and CDM regulations.
Process Improvement: Develop data-centric approaches to configuration management, analysing technical records to identify opportunities for system and procedural enhancements.
Project & Stakeholder Coordination
Cross-Functional Interface: Work collaboratively across engineering, site construction, and project management functions to maintain configuration control during design handovers.
Data & Records Management: Maintain precise databases, tracking progress, managing priorities, and escalating technical issues where appropriate.
Candidate Profile
Requirements & Experience
Engineering Background: Relevant engineering or technical qualification with strong capability in analysing technical documentation, complex data, and engineering requirements.
Industry Sector: Practical nuclear industry experience is essential, with prior knowledge of European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) or Nuclear Power Plant design highly advantageous.
Configuration Control: Proven understanding of configuration management principles, change control processes, and quality arrangements within a regulated construction environment.
Regulatory Context: Familiarity with UK Nuclear Site Licence conditions, CDM regulations, and nuclear construction quality frameworks.
Key Competencies & Behaviours
Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to build strong working relationships across cross-functional engineering teams.
Organisation: Outstanding attention to detail, strong priority management, and a structured approach to tracking complex multi-disciplinary data.
Problem Solving: A proactive, inquisitive mindset focused on process optimisation, data integrity, and strict adherence to safety standards.
