Turnkey Configuration Team Engineer

Bristol, Gloucestershire
Morson Talent

Location: Aztec West, Bristol (with infrequent Site visits)
HYBRID Working : 3 days per week office attendance and 2 days per week working remotely/from home
Duration: Current approval until 31 December 2026
Status: CONTRACT – INSIDE IR35
Reports to: Turnkey Configuration Team Lead

Morson Talent are working with a major player in the Energy sector who have current requirements for a Turnkey Configuration Team Engineer to join their established Project Team, on a contract basis. All work is associated with a major energy infrastructure Project in the Southwest of England. This contract opportunity will be based at our client’s offices at Aztec West in Bristol with infrequent visits to the Project site in Somerset. The role is offered on a hybrid working basis. Competitive daily rates – inside IR35.

The Opportunity

• The Plant Configuration Team plays a vital role in ensuring that the Project is designed, manufactured, installed and commissioned in a controlled manner, and will be critical to the goal of operating the power station.
• As part of the Turnkey Contracts Configuration Team you will be responsible for defining and delivering proportionate oversight of the configuration management performed by the Project’s Turnkey supplier contracts.
• You will be working with the wider Project Plant Configuration Team and Project suppliers across a number of diverse contracts.
• You will ensure that all activities are performed in strict compliance with site license requirements, statutory regulations, and company and local directives.
• Your role is crucial in maintaining adherence to procedures and safety rules in the Project’s delivery of a safe and operable power station.

Typical Responsibilities

• Work with a number of Turnkey contract suppliers, across different site programmes, to understand their configuration management processes, influencing them where necessary to bring their procedures in line. You will use this knowledge to develop and implement configuration surveillance plans (per contract), by expanding on surveillance principles defined by the Team Lead.
• Work as part of a team to deliver the oversight and surveillance activities as noted above.
• Understand how the project can bring together different contract configuration management systems, to have a single configuration management database and thus single source of truth.
• Serve as the primary contact for a number of Project Turnkey contracts on configuration topics, particularly as the technical liaison for Engineering Managers and Design Entities on configuration management topics.
• Execute all activities with strict adherence to site license requirements, statutory regulations, company and local directives, procedures, and safety rules.
• Oversee the maintenance and accuracy of the Plant Configuration Registers and List of Applicable Documents across a number of Turnkey contracts.

Key Skills for Success:

• A solid understanding of analysis tools and methods and know how to apply them effectively.
• Experience in process development is key, along with a good grasp of quality arrangements.
• You will need to be proactive in resolving Configuration Management issues, analysing data, and highlighting relevant concerns.
• An ability to extract and compile data from various sources, maintain accurate and timely records, and identify opportunities for improving procedures, processes, and systems will be essential to your success in this role.

Criteria:

• A degree in a relevant science or engineering field, or a strong technical background, is preferred.
• Experience in Configuration management.
• Experience in managing engineering documentation, including Redline Drawings and Work Pack management.
• Strong organisational and coordination skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders including with technical disciplines.
• Confident decision-making abilities, with the capability to escalate and resolve issues effectively.
• Able to travel to multiple office locations.