Configuration Engineer - Plant Integration Team

Morson Talent are working with a major player in the UK Energy sector who have a current requirement for a Configuration Engineer to join their Plant Integration Team, on a contract basis. All work is associated with a major infrastructure Project in the Southwest. This contract opportunity will be based at our client’s offices at Aztec West in Bristol (hybrid) with quarterly visits to Project site. The role has approval until end December 2025 and is offered inside IR35.

Contextual Information

• The Plant Integration team is responsible for ensuring the configuration and control of the Nuclear Power Plant design to underpin the timely and effective delivery of the overall project schedule. It assists with progressing aspects such as consistent design, compliant to a set of agreed requirements and consistently implemented in the physical installation (also known as the “as build” configuration)
• This role requires high levels of technical and organisational skills along with the ability to build strong working relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

Principal Accountabilities

• To support the Technical Integration Branch of Plant Integration in coordinating Project activities within the Configuration Management processes.
• This will involve providing technical assistance and managing activities so that the Configuration Management processes owned by Plant Integration are properly, adequately and efficiently implemented across the project.

Broad Scope:

• Along with the rest of the Configuration Management Team, the role will be the preferred point of contact for configuration management processes. In particular, the technical point of contact for Engineering Managers and Design Entities for all configuration management topics
• Coordinates the contributions from Project stakeholders to the progression of configuration management processes including resolution of Open Points, Design Changes, referential changes, and progressing agreements on Technical Interface attributes.
• Is responsible for controlling, supporting, overall steering and monitoring of the end-to-end configuration activities
• Is involved in Design Handovers to the Client to ensure configuration control is maintained

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience
Knowledge & Skills

• Degree in a relevant science or engineering subject or strong technical background preferred
• Chartered Engineer status preferred
• Experience within the Nuclear Industry - advantageous
• Experience of process development and application within engineering Projects
• Understanding of quality arrangements required and associated with nuclear plant construction would be preferred
• Understanding of equipment engineering requirements
• Knowledge of design processes and activities related to Nuclear Industry - advantageous
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation including CDM
• Proficient project management, organisational and coordination skills
• Great communication skills and ability to build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Decision making and escalation ability for resolution of issues
• Knowledge of budget and schedule management

Technical Competencies

• Engineering or technical discipline experience
• Understanding of analysis tools and methods, combined with the ability to apply them
• Experience of process development
• An understand quality arrangements and preferably those associated with nuclear plant construction
• An understanding of engineering requirements
• Demonstrate ownership of a process and demonstrate proactivity in resolving Configuration Management issues
• Ability to extract and compile relevant data according to the task in hand, often from numerous sources
• Analysis of technical documents
• Performs analysis of data highlighting and summarising relevant issues
• Maintains accurate and timely records (systems, databases, spreadsheets).
• Can develop and adapt theories to deliver project milestones
• Ability to identify opportunities for improvements to procedures, processes and/or systems