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# Configuration Manager

- **Company:** Rolls-Royce
- **Location:** Derby, UK
- **Salary:** £60,000.0 - £78,750.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Configuration Management, Data Governance
- **Published:** July 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4eee216171c4f477

## About the Role

* A relevant technical degree (or equivalent experience) and professional accreditation (e.g. CEng or similar)
 * We'll ask you about your experience of leading configuration management in complex, regulated environments and influencing senior engineering stakeholders
 * Deep expertise in configuration management processes, tools and Product and Plant Lifecycle Management systems, with strong knowledge of change control and data governance
 * Proven ability to lead teams, drive cultural adoption, and operate with strong commercial and regulatory awareness, Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
 * Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
 * Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check

## Description

In this context, we are looking for a Manager - Configuration reporting to the Senior Information Manager. Leading a small specialist team, this pivotal role will define and embed best-in-class configuration management across the programme, ensuring robust control of engineering data and enabling confident, high-quality delivery at scale.

What you'll help deliver

We'll need you to:

 * Establishing and governing configuration management processes aligned to engineering, programme and quality lifecycle requirements
 * Leading the development and control of integrated configuration baselines, including Product Breakdown Structure and Bills of Materials
 * Driving effective engineering change management aligned to programme milestones and regulatory expectations
 * Building and developing a high-performing Configuration Management team and fostering cross-functional adoption


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