Product Configuration and Change Manager

Req ID: 508457

Location: Derby

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Apply by: 05/02/2026

Salary: circa 65000 DOE plus benefits

At Alstom we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains metros monorails and trams to turnkey systems services infrastructure signalling and digital mobility we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day 80000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

The Product Configuration and Change Manager (CCM) is responsible for establishing maintaining and evolving the product configuration baseline throughout the product lifecycle. This role ensures robust change management configuration control and traceability from pre-tendering through project execution and sustaining phases. The Product CCM acts as the guardian of product integrity ensuring that all changes are controlled documented and aligned with business technical and customer requirements.

Well look to you for:

Configuration Management

• Establish and maintain the product baseline as the base Configuration Item List.
• Ensure the consistency and integrity of the product baseline across all lifecycle stages (As-Offerable As-Sold As-Built As-Required As-Designed As-Administered).
• Oversee the handover of As-Built configuration to Service teams.
• Maintain digital continuity and traceability between engineering industrialisation and service.

Change Control

• Lead and coordinate Product Change Control Boards (CCBs) to ensure no uncontrolled deviation from the product referential or from what has been sold.
• Ensure all changes are properly assessed documented and implemented in accordance with governance processes.
• Support risk assessment and mitigation planning related to configuration and change management.
• Actively support the Project and Service CCBs.

Lifecycle Support

• Support pre-tendering tender project and sustaining phases by ensuring configuration and change management deliverables are met.
• Collaborate with Product Directors Chief Engineers Program Managers and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on configuration and change issues.
• Participate in product maturity evaluations and gap assessments engaging actions to fill identified gaps.

Process & Tools

• Deploy and maintain configuration management tools (e.g. PLM4A DOORS PLEiADE) to support digital product governance.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of configuration and change management processes methods and tools.

Compliance & Quality

• Ensure adherence to internal and external standards processes and regulatory requirements.
• Support audits and reviews related to configuration and change management.

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. Thats why we dont expect you to have every single skill. Instead weve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Strong knowledge of configuration management principles change control processes and product lifecycle management (PLM) systems.
• Experience with digital tools for configuration management (e.g. PLM4A DOORS PLEiADE).
• Understanding of engineering industrialisation and service integration.
• Ability to analyse complex technical and organisational issues synthesise information and propose effective solutions.
• Attention to detail and discipline in applying standards and processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills; able to work cross-functionally with engineering procurement industrialisation and service teams.
• Strong communication skills to facilitate CCBs document changes and ensure alignment across teams.
• Proactive in driving change anticipating risks and ensuring robust governance.
• Capable of supporting a culture of continuous improvement and digital transformation.
• Experience supporting projects through all lifecycle phases from pre-tendering to sustaining.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliverables in a dynamic matrix environment.

Things youll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey the rail industry is here to stay so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career.

Youll also:

• Enjoy stability challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our dynamic inclusive and safety-focused working environment
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development through award-winning learning
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life medical pension)
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
• A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle

You dont need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family youll be proud. If youre up for the challenge wed love to hear from you!

Equal opportunity statement:

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race colour religion gender sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability status or any other characteristic protected by local law.

As a Disability Confident employer we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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