Configuration and Change Manager 1 at Alstom

Your responsibilities

• Establishing and maintained the CM network including all involved functions in the Configuration and Change Management process and identification of Configuration and Change Management responsible personnel in all required level of the organization, within the project team, and ensuring that they are adequately trained and empowered.
• Establishing and managing CM-related processes, tools, policies and procedures to cover the whole Configuration and Change Management process chain - with agreed transfer mechanisms of data between tools, if necessary.
• Establishing, defining and managing Configuration and Change Management deliverables incl. harmonization and reviews.
• Implementing and supervising operation of Configuration and Change Management process by the use of KPIs.
• Facilitating the Change Management implementation and all standardization of IS tools related to Configuration and Change Management process.
• Managing of interfaces between Configuration and Change Management process, e.g. by implementing the Change Management process on the projects from day 1, ensuring documentation control (numbering and version control, storage, numbering and naming conventions), and release management.
• Effective hand-over and coordination of Configuration and Change Management processes, responsibilities and data at the end of key phases (realization, field support).
• Providing a defined and transparent interface between Configuration and Change Management teams.
• Lead all mandatory Change Control Board Meetings (CCB-P, CCB-A, CCB-E, CCB-I)
• Ensuring proper application of the standard IS tools used.
• Coordinate all Change Orders of the running locomotive project
• Acknowledge/confirm and control each Change Order
• Advise Engineering on planned changes from manufacturing point of view
• Check technical documents in terms of feasibility
• Verify completeness of change documentation and distribute to involved functions
• Estimate and calculate costs for each change request.
• Scrutinize the reasons for change ie, safety / product enhancement / customer request and recommend go / no go on each CR based on the accurate business case provided. 
• Communicate and clarify information with all interfaces such as: Engineering, Production, Project-management, Procurement, Quality Control, Planning
• Coordinate with Procurement material sourcing for technical changes.
• Minimise obsolescence impact of change.
• Efficient run in / run out management, via planned Change Control Board Execution cut in.    
• Modify material kitting information together with responsible persons from TE with regards to approved and implemented changes.
• Secure the traceability of the ‘Baselines’ of each locomotive – (configuration level of the locomotive)

Your Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• A National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering/Project Management/Business Management, or equivalent qualification.
• Typically, 3 – 5 years’ experience in relevant role.
•  Certifications: CMIIB will be an advantage
•  Knowledge and Experience in the practices of Configuration and Change Management
•  Knowledge and Experience in principles of Business Process Management
•  knowledge in concepts of Project Management
• Profound understanding of Configuration and Change Management processes (GRP-016007, CFG-RS-PRO-002),
• Assertiveness
• MS Office skills at Intermediate to advance level
• Customer interface requirements
• Sound verbal and written communication
• Railway/loco experience will be an advantage
• Technical ability and understanding
• Sound problem solving ability
• Ability to work autonomously
• Technical team working environment
• Exceptional execution and delivery orientated
• SAP ERP system knowledge will be an advantage
• Knowledge of the following systems will be an advantage:  PDM (Product Data Management),  CCT (Change Control Tool),  Maximo