Position-Senior Project Configuration & Change Manager
Experience-10+years
Notice Period-Immediate to 1month.
Location-Germany
Job Description
- Is leading the CCM activities in the Project/Program, adheres to the highest standards of ethical conduct, applies Configuration and Change standard procedures, instructions, templates etc. and ensures that team members do not bypass them
- Represents the CCM Métier in project and site meetings, performs REX for CCM and leads improvements of the CCM activities within their Program/Project and also within the CCM Métier
- Ensures the activities and Roles & Responsibilities defined in the Configuration Management Plan (CMP) are applied and followed, ensures Configuration and Change Management applicable tools are applied, evaluates and provides or approves the compliance statement on all CCM related requirements (i. e. customer, partner and internal)
- Ensures all functional representatives involved in their Project are trained on CCM, reports and escalates any CCM related issues within the Project / Program organization and proposes possible solution, is accountable and reports on CCM Performance Indicators; derives and manages actions (PDCA)
- Ensures the execution of CCM audits and DfQ Gates for CCM deliverables, manages a team of Configuration and Change Managers when applicable, contributes to CCM training materials development and perform training when required/requested
- Performs CCM Audits on demand, acts as a CCM process correspondent, when requested
- Performs configuration management activities, such as:
- Identification, management and accuracy of items under configuration control
- Prepares Configuration Strategy and release notes, following review with stakeholders, for Configuration Baselines, incl. for sub-system target configuration data and ensures consistency
- Ensures the establishment of the Configuration Status Accounting Report (CSAR) (i.e. As Build/As Maintained/As Installed) and monitors its compliance
- Ensures Supplier Configuration Management incl. CCM requirement negotiation and requested CCM documentation
- Ensures the end-to-end traceability of every change request including assignment to Baseline and/ or Target Configuration
- Documents and assesses deviations from Configuration Baselines and Target/As-Built configurations and ensures they are managed, e.g. by waiver, concessions, required changes
- Performs Change Management activities, such as: Organizes and leads the Change Boards
- Ensures the completeness, correctness, clarity and timeline of Change Requests in cooperation with the Change requestor, throughout all stages of a change request
- Monitors Change requests and aligns all project stakeholders on the changes
- Prioritizes Change Requests in cooperation with requestor and other involved functions, incl. assignment to a Configuration Baseline
- Facilitates event management (e. g. electrical, software etc.) and transfers it when necessary into the Change Management Process
Mandatory knowledge of railway products, railway solutions (signalling, telecom etc.), systems and components
- Knowledge of CCM tools (e. g. ALM, Clear Quest, Clear Case SAP, PLM, AEC-tp PLM etc.)
- Ability to communicate with all involved project/program stakeholders
- Fluent English and German language skills
- Systematic, rigorous, proactive and organized with good attention to details
- Contributing to continuous improvement on processes and standards for CCM
- Is a team contributor and sets a good environment for team colleagues
- Driven for results with strong multi-tasking and influencing skills
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Leadership skills
- Preferable trained to a recognized Configuration and Change Management standard
- Demonstrates comprehensive communication and negotiation skills and the ability to guide, influence and convince others even without formal leadership
- Coordinates a team of professionals, team leads and/or supervisors engaged in specific tasks related to CCM
