Akkodis
Configuration Manager
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Configuration Manager
Location: Luton Area
Company: Akkodis
Akkodis is looking for an experienced Configuration Manager to take ownership of configuration management across engineering programmes, ensuring effective change control, traceability, and configuration integrity throughout the product lifecycle.
Working closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams, you’ll combine hands-on configuration management with process governance and continuous improvement.
About Akkodis
Akkodis is a global engineering, technology, and digital transformation business, bringing together engineering and IT expertise to help clients solve complex technical challenges. Part of the Adecco Group, we support organisations throughout the product and technology lifecycle, offering opportunities to work on challenging programmes within a collaborative environment.
Your day-to-day responsibilities
- Develop and maintain Configuration Management plans and processes.
- Manage configuration items, product structures, bills of materials, and baselines within PLM systems.
- Coordinate engineering changes through established change control processes and Change Control Boards.
- Maintain configuration traceability across hardware, software, systems, and technical documentation.
- Produce configuration status reports and maintain accurate lifecycle records.
- Conduct configuration audits and support compliance with applicable standards and programme requirements.
- Provide CM guidance to internal teams and support customer and supplier configuration activities.
- Improve configuration management processes, tools, and working practices.
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Skills and experience
- At least five years’ Configuration Management experience within complex engineering, manufacturing, aerospace, defence, or another highly regulated environment.
- Proven experience developing and implementing CM plans and processes.
- Strong experience managing baselines, configuration items, product structures, and bills of materials.
- Experience coordinating change control processes and Change Control Boards.
- Proficiency with PLM systems and configuration databases.
- A strong understanding of the five core CM disciplines: planning, identification, control, status accounting, and auditing.
- Experience conducting configuration audits and supporting compliance activities, with working knowledge of ISO 10007.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, requirements, and technical documentation.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage competing programme priorities.
- A relevant technical degree or equivalent experience.
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Professional training or certification in Configuration Management would be advantageous, as would additional qualifications in quality, PLM, or project management.
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