RE/SPEC Inc.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Job Description Job Description Company Description Big challenges need bold thinkers. If you're someone who sees problems as opportunities, you'll thrive here. RESPEC is 100% employee-owned , which means we take ownership of every challenge. Here, your ideas drive real solutions. Since 1969, we've tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability. At RESPEC, you'll work alongside clients to take on critical problems . Depending on your expertise, you might design infrastructure in remote locations, develop renewable energy solutions for global projects, or apply data-driven technology to improve mining and water systems. We bring deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters. If you're looking for a place where your contributions have real impact, you'll fit right in. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Job Description RESPEC is seeking a Configuration Manager to lead configuration management activities for complex enterprise engineering systems, software applications, hardware/software integrated environments, and Digital Thread modernization initiatives. This position establishes and administers Configuration Management Plans (CMPs), configuration baselines, change-control processes, traceability practices, release-management controls, and audit-ready documentation. The Configuration Manager works with engineering stakeholders, project managers, system architects, software developers, quality assurance personnel, cybersecurity personnel, business/process engineers, and operations and maintenance teams to ensure that approved changes are documented, reviewed, controlled, tested, released, and maintained in accordance with applicable requirements. The role supports disciplined configuration control across PLM, CAD, ALM, DevOps, and enterprise software environments. Hands-on software development or CAD drafting is not required. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to manage configuration management processes for complex enterprise applications and engineering environments. Key Responsibilities Establish, maintain, and execute Configuration Management Plans (CMPs) for enterprise engineering systems, software applications, integrations, interfaces, and related technical environments. Lead Change Control Boards (CCBs), including the preparation, coordination, tracking, documentation, and follow-up of proposed changes, decisions, approvals, and action items. Establish and maintain configuration baselines for software, hardware, engineering data, system documentation, interfaces, releases, and operational environments. Enforce traceability across software or hardware life cycles and maintain audit readiness for complex enterprise applications. Coordinate configuration management activities across PLM, CAD data-management, ALM, DevOps, software-development, quality assurance, systems integration, and operations and maintenance efforts. Review, document, track, and maintain records for configuration items, version histories, change requests, approvals, release packages, baseline updates, and configuration-status accounting. Support the planning and execution of software upgrades, system integrations, releases, deployments, cutovers, and post-deployment validation activities. Ensure configuration-controlled artifacts are appropriately identified, versioned, reviewed, approved, stored, and available to authorized stakeholders. Support release-management and deployment-readiness activities by confirming that changes have completed required review, testing, documentation, approval, and baseline-management processes. Work with quality assurance and test personnel to ensure that configuration changes are traceable to applicable requirements, test plans, test results, defects, and resolution records. Support the maintenance of configuration documentation, including CMPs, configuration-item inventories, baseline records, change logs, release records, CCB materials, and audit-support artifacts. Identify configuration-management risks, control gaps, documentation deficiencies, and process-improvement opportunities; communicate findings and support corrective actions. Coordinate with project managers and technical leads to align configuration-management activities with task-order schedules, milestones, deliverables, and implementation plans. Support governance and compliance activities in environments requiring formal change control, controlled releases, security awareness, and structured documentation. Assist with knowledge-transfer activities related to configuration-management procedures, configuration-control processes, change-management requirements, and release-management practices. Qualifications Required Qualifications & Experience Education & Years of Experience: Bachelor's degree in CS, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; 5-10 years (Senior) or 10-15 years (Principal) of dedicated Configuration Management experience. CM certifications (e.g., CMPIC, ITIL, NDIA) are a strong plus. Domain Exposure (Must meet AT LEAST ONE of the following): DOE / National Labs: Direct experience within the Department of Energy (DOE), NNSA, or National Laboratories (e.g., Sandia, Los Alamos, Lawrence Livermore, Oak Ridge, Idaho National Lab). Broader Federal / Defense / Aerospace: Experience within complex DoD branches (Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force), NASA, DHS, DOT, or major defense prime contractors. Strictly Regulated Commercial Industries: Experience managing configuration in heavily audited, highly regulated sectors such as commercial nuclear power, medical devices (FDA-regulated), automotive (ISO 26262), semiconductor manufacturing, or commercial aviation (FAA-regulated). Technical/Tooling Context (Must meet AT LEAST ONE of the following): PTC Ecosystem: Experience supporting environments using PTC products (Windchill, PDMLink, CodeBeamer, Creo). Alternative Enterprise PLM / CAD Suites: Experience managing CM baselines for other major PLM or CAD data management platforms, such as Siemens Teamcenter, Dassault Systèmes (Enovia, 3DEXPERIENCE, SolidWorks PDM), Autodesk Fusion Lifecycle/Vault, or Aras Innovator. Enterprise Software / ALM / DevOps Pipelines: Experience establishing CM controls using mainstream Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) or DevOps toolchains, such as Azure DevOps, Jira/Confluence, Git, GitLab, Jenkins, ServiceNow, or IBM Rational/DOORS. Core Competency: Proven ability to lead Change Control Boards (CCBs), establish Configuration Management Plans (CMPs), enforce traceability across software or hardware life cycles, and maintain audit readiness for complex enterprise applications. Hands-on software development or CAD drafting is not required. Demonstrated ability to coordinate configuration-management activities across multiple technical teams, systems, interfaces, and controlled-release activities. Demonstrated ability to produce clear, complete, and accurate configuration-management documentation, change-control records, baseline records, and audit-support materials. Ability to communicate configuration-management requirements, status, risks, and decisions effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Job Description Job Description Company Description Big challenges need bold thinkers. If you're someone who sees problems as opportunities, you'll thrive here. RESPEC is 100% employee-owned , which means we take ownership of every challenge. Here, your ideas drive real solutions. Since 1969, we've tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability. At RESPEC, you'll work alongside clients to take on critical problems . Depending on your expertise, you might design infrastructure in remote locations, develop renewable energy solutions for global projects, or apply data-driven technology to improve mining and water systems. We bring deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters. If you're looking for a place where your contributions have real impact, you'll fit right in. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Job Description RESPEC is seeking a Configuration Manager to lead configuration management activities for complex enterprise engineering systems, software applications, hardware/software integrated environments, and Digital Thread modernization initiatives. This position establishes and administers Configuration Management Plans (CMPs), configuration baselines, change-control processes, traceability practices, release-management controls, and audit-ready documentation. The Configuration Manager works with engineering stakeholders, project managers, system architects, software developers, quality assurance personnel, cybersecurity personnel, business/process engineers, and operations and maintenance teams to ensure that approved changes are documented, reviewed, controlled, tested, released, and maintained in accordance with applicable requirements. The role supports disciplined configuration control across PLM, CAD, ALM, DevOps, and enterprise software environments. Hands-on software development or CAD drafting is not required. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to manage configuration management processes for complex enterprise applications and engineering environments. Key Responsibilities Establish, maintain, and execute Configuration Management Plans (CMPs) for enterprise engineering systems, software applications, integrations, interfaces, and related technical environments. Lead Change Control Boards (CCBs), including the preparation, coordination, tracking, documentation, and follow-up of proposed changes, decisions, approvals, and action items. Establish and maintain configuration baselines for software, hardware, engineering data, system documentation, interfaces, releases, and operational environments. Enforce traceability across software or hardware life cycles and maintain audit readiness for complex enterprise applications. Coordinate configuration management activities across PLM, CAD data-management, ALM, DevOps, software-development, quality assurance, systems integration, and operations and maintenance efforts. Review, document, track, and maintain records for configuration items, version histories, change requests, approvals, release packages, baseline updates, and configuration-status accounting. Support the planning and execution of software upgrades, system integrations, releases, deployments, cutovers, and post-deployment validation activities. Ensure configuration-controlled artifacts are appropriately identified, versioned, reviewed, approved, stored, and available to authorized stakeholders. Support release-management and deployment-readiness activities by confirming that changes have completed required review, testing, documentation, approval, and baseline-management processes. Work with quality assurance and test personnel to ensure that configuration changes are traceable to applicable requirements, test plans, test results, defects, and resolution records. Support the maintenance of configuration documentation, including CMPs, configuration-item inventories, baseline records, change logs, release records, CCB materials, and audit-support artifacts. Identify configuration-management risks, control gaps, documentation deficiencies, and process-improvement opportunities; communicate findings and support corrective actions. Coordinate with project managers and technical leads to align configuration-management activities with task-order schedules, milestones, deliverables, and implementation plans. Support governance and compliance activities in environments requiring formal change control, controlled releases, security awareness, and structured documentation. Assist with knowledge-transfer activities related to configuration-management procedures, configuration-control processes, change-management requirements, and release-management practices. Qualifications Required Qualifications & Experience Education & Years of Experience: Bachelor's degree in CS, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; 5-10 years (Senior) or 10-15 years (Principal) of dedicated Configuration Management experience. CM certifications (e.g., CMPIC, ITIL, NDIA) are a strong plus. Domain Exposure (Must meet AT LEAST ONE of the following): DOE / National Labs: Direct experience within the Department of Energy (DOE), NNSA, or National Laboratories (e.g., Sandia, Los Alamos, Lawrence Livermore, Oak Ridge, Idaho National Lab). Broader Federal / Defense / Aerospace: Experience within complex DoD branches (Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force), NASA, DHS, DOT, or major defense prime contractors. Strictly Regulated Commercial Industries: Experience managing configuration in heavily audited, highly regulated sectors such as commercial nuclear power, medical devices (FDA-regulated), automotive (ISO 26262), semiconductor manufacturing, or commercial aviation (FAA-regulated). Technical/Tooling Context (Must meet AT LEAST ONE of the following): PTC Ecosystem: Experience supporting environments using PTC products (Windchill, PDMLink, CodeBeamer, Creo). Alternative Enterprise PLM / CAD Suites: Experience managing CM baselines for other major PLM or CAD data management platforms, such as Siemens Teamcenter, Dassault Systèmes (Enovia, 3DEXPERIENCE, SolidWorks PDM), Autodesk Fusion Lifecycle/Vault, or Aras Innovator. Enterprise Software / ALM / DevOps Pipelines: Experience establishing CM controls using mainstream Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) or DevOps toolchains, such as Azure DevOps, Jira/Confluence, Git, GitLab, Jenkins, ServiceNow, or IBM Rational/DOORS. Core Competency: Proven ability to lead Change Control Boards (CCBs), establish Configuration Management Plans (CMPs), enforce traceability across software or hardware life cycles, and maintain audit readiness for complex enterprise applications. Hands-on software development or CAD drafting is not required. Demonstrated ability to coordinate configuration-management activities across multiple technical teams, systems, interfaces, and controlled-release activities. Demonstrated ability to produce clear, complete, and accurate configuration-management documentation, change-control records, baseline records, and audit-support materials. Ability to communicate configuration-management requirements, status, risks, and decisions effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
RE/SPEC Inc.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Job Description Job Description Company Description Big challenges need bold thinkers. If you're someone who sees problems as opportunities, you'll thrive here. RESPEC is 100% employee-owned, which means we take ownership of every challenge. Here, your ideas drive real solutions. Since 1969, we've tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability. At RESPEC, you'll work alongside clients to take on critical problems. Depending on your expertise, you might design infrastructure in remote locations, develop renewable energy solutions for global projects, or apply data-driven technology to improve mining and water systems. We bring deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters. If you're looking for a place where your contributions have real impact, you'll fit right in. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Job Description RESPEC is looking to hire an experienced Change Control & Configuration Manager - Intermediate to support Indian Affairs (IA) and Office of Information Technology (OIT) programs, projects, and operational initiatives. The Change Control & Configuration Manager provides specialized expertise in configuration management, change control, and release management while managing assigned IT projects throughout the project lifecycle. This position serves as an intermediate-level Project Manager and coordinates Government, business, technical, security, vendor, and contractor stakeholders to manage scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, configuration, change, documentation, compliance, and delivery performance. The position is responsible for maintaining effective Change and Configuration Management (CCM) processes, ensuring configuration information and records remain accurate and current, coordinating change and release activities, supporting Configuration Control Board (CCB) activities, and helping ensure compliance with applicable NIST, Department of the Interior (DOI), Indian Affairs (IA), and OIT requirements. In addition to Change and Configuration Management expertise, the successful candidate must bring substantive experience in at least one complementary IT delivery discipline: Quality & Test Management, IT Asset Management, or Business Analysis & Requirements Management. Working with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), Federal Task Lead, project teams, vendors, and other stakeholders, the Change Control & Configuration Manager manages resources, risks, dependencies, and customer relationships and supports successful delivery in accordance with task order requirements, federal standards, and DOI and IA policies and procedures. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Change & Configuration Management Maintain the OIT Configuration Management Plan and associated processes, procedures, standards, templates, and supporting documentation in accordance with applicable NIST, DOI, IA, and OIT requirements. Support configuration management activities using the IA Configuration Management Database (CMDB), approved repositories, enterprise systems, and authorized manual processes. Support configuration identification, configuration control, status accounting, verification, and audit activities. Ensure Configuration Items (CIs) and associated records remain current, complete, accurate, traceable, and appropriately maintained. Maintain and validate configuration baselines, records, documentation, and supporting artifacts. Coordinate change-control activities from request intake and analysis through review, approval, implementation, validation, and closure. Coordinate release-management activities using available automated and manual tools and processes. Support implementation and continuous improvement of configuration management services, concepts, tools, policies, standards, processes, and procedures. Facilitate Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, including meeting preparation, agenda development, change documentation, decision tracking, action items, approvals, and follow-up activities. Document CCB decisions and coordinate implementation and tracking of approved changes. Evaluate proposed changes for potential impacts to scope, schedule, cost, security, operations, configuration items, dependencies, and project outcomes. Coordinate configuration-management audits and support responses to internal and external audit requests. Track audit findings, corrective actions, remediation activities, and associated documentation through resolution. Analyze configuration, change, and release-management processes and recommend opportunities to improve efficiency, data quality, traceability, governance, compliance, and service delivery. Develop and maintain CCM reports, dashboards, metrics, workflows, process models, procedures, and other management artifacts. Coordinate with IT Asset Management, Quality Management, security, service management, business analysis, and technical teams to maintain alignment between configuration records and operational activities. Project Management Manage assigned IT projects throughout the project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, deployment, transition, and closeout. Apply Project Management Institute (PMI) principles, Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) practices, Agile methodologies, Waterfall methodologies, and hybrid approaches appropriate to project requirements. Lead and facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning activities and associated planning, coordination, and follow-up. Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, roadmaps, guides, templates, forms, governance artifacts, decision records, status reports, and other required project documentation. Coordinate information collection, review, approval, version control, and maintenance of project records. Facilitate Agile ceremonies and maintain project and sprint backlogs in alignment with organizational priorities. Coordinate personnel, vendors, technical teams, Government stakeholders, and other resources required to achieve project objectives. Establish and track milestones, dependencies, deliverables, action items, and performance requirements. Monitor project expenditures, compare actual costs against approved budgets, develop projections, and analyze cost, schedule, and performance requirements. Identify, assess, document, track, mitigate, and resolve risks, issues, dependencies, and impediments. Develop mitigation and contingency plans and escalate significant risks and issues in a timely manner. Collaborate with technical teams, vendors, CORs, Federal Task Leads, and other Government stakeholders to support successful project delivery and contract compliance. Maintain project plans, status reports, decision records, test plans, governance artifacts, dashboards, and other required documentation. Conduct stakeholder analysis and develop project communications plans that support project objectives, decision-making, organizational readiness, and stakeholder coordination. Monitor project performance and recommend corrective actions when scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, compliance, or delivery requirements are at risk. Functional & Delivery Integration Apply Change and Configuration Management expertise within an integrated project-management environment. Provide substantive functional support in at least one complementary discipline: Quality & Test Management IT Asset & Software License Management Business Analysis & Requirements Management Integrate change and configuration activities with applicable project requirements, schedules, testing, releases, assets, risks, security requirements, and implementation activities. Coordinate across Government, business, technical, security, vendor, and contractor teams to support requirements, delivery, risk, quality, change, documentation, and project outcomes. Identify dependencies between configuration items, approved changes, releases, requirements, assets, testing activities, and project deliverables. Support modernization and service-delivery improvements by applying consistent configuration, change-control, governance, and project-management practices. Qualifications REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS Minimum of five (5) years of project management experience. Current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Demonstrated experience with Change Control, Configuration Management, and/or Release Management in an enterprise IT environment. Experience supporting configuration-management plans, configuration identification, status accounting, configuration records, CCB processes, change control, release management, and configuration audits. Experience working with Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs), configuration repositories, or comparable enterprise configuration-management systems. Strong experience with Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies. Hands-on experience leading Program Increment (PI) Planning activities. In-depth knowledge of IT project management principles and practices, including those established by PMI and PMBOK. Demonstrated hands-on experience in at least one complementary IT delivery discipline: . click apply for full job details
Job Description Job Description Company Description Big challenges need bold thinkers. If you're someone who sees problems as opportunities, you'll thrive here. RESPEC is 100% employee-owned, which means we take ownership of every challenge. Here, your ideas drive real solutions. Since 1969, we've tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability. At RESPEC, you'll work alongside clients to take on critical problems. Depending on your expertise, you might design infrastructure in remote locations, develop renewable energy solutions for global projects, or apply data-driven technology to improve mining and water systems. We bring deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters. If you're looking for a place where your contributions have real impact, you'll fit right in. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Job Description RESPEC is looking to hire an experienced Change Control & Configuration Manager - Intermediate to support Indian Affairs (IA) and Office of Information Technology (OIT) programs, projects, and operational initiatives. The Change Control & Configuration Manager provides specialized expertise in configuration management, change control, and release management while managing assigned IT projects throughout the project lifecycle. This position serves as an intermediate-level Project Manager and coordinates Government, business, technical, security, vendor, and contractor stakeholders to manage scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, configuration, change, documentation, compliance, and delivery performance. The position is responsible for maintaining effective Change and Configuration Management (CCM) processes, ensuring configuration information and records remain accurate and current, coordinating change and release activities, supporting Configuration Control Board (CCB) activities, and helping ensure compliance with applicable NIST, Department of the Interior (DOI), Indian Affairs (IA), and OIT requirements. In addition to Change and Configuration Management expertise, the successful candidate must bring substantive experience in at least one complementary IT delivery discipline: Quality & Test Management, IT Asset Management, or Business Analysis & Requirements Management. Working with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), Federal Task Lead, project teams, vendors, and other stakeholders, the Change Control & Configuration Manager manages resources, risks, dependencies, and customer relationships and supports successful delivery in accordance with task order requirements, federal standards, and DOI and IA policies and procedures. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Change & Configuration Management Maintain the OIT Configuration Management Plan and associated processes, procedures, standards, templates, and supporting documentation in accordance with applicable NIST, DOI, IA, and OIT requirements. Support configuration management activities using the IA Configuration Management Database (CMDB), approved repositories, enterprise systems, and authorized manual processes. Support configuration identification, configuration control, status accounting, verification, and audit activities. Ensure Configuration Items (CIs) and associated records remain current, complete, accurate, traceable, and appropriately maintained. Maintain and validate configuration baselines, records, documentation, and supporting artifacts. Coordinate change-control activities from request intake and analysis through review, approval, implementation, validation, and closure. Coordinate release-management activities using available automated and manual tools and processes. Support implementation and continuous improvement of configuration management services, concepts, tools, policies, standards, processes, and procedures. Facilitate Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, including meeting preparation, agenda development, change documentation, decision tracking, action items, approvals, and follow-up activities. Document CCB decisions and coordinate implementation and tracking of approved changes. Evaluate proposed changes for potential impacts to scope, schedule, cost, security, operations, configuration items, dependencies, and project outcomes. Coordinate configuration-management audits and support responses to internal and external audit requests. Track audit findings, corrective actions, remediation activities, and associated documentation through resolution. Analyze configuration, change, and release-management processes and recommend opportunities to improve efficiency, data quality, traceability, governance, compliance, and service delivery. Develop and maintain CCM reports, dashboards, metrics, workflows, process models, procedures, and other management artifacts. Coordinate with IT Asset Management, Quality Management, security, service management, business analysis, and technical teams to maintain alignment between configuration records and operational activities. Project Management Manage assigned IT projects throughout the project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, deployment, transition, and closeout. Apply Project Management Institute (PMI) principles, Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) practices, Agile methodologies, Waterfall methodologies, and hybrid approaches appropriate to project requirements. Lead and facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning activities and associated planning, coordination, and follow-up. Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, roadmaps, guides, templates, forms, governance artifacts, decision records, status reports, and other required project documentation. Coordinate information collection, review, approval, version control, and maintenance of project records. Facilitate Agile ceremonies and maintain project and sprint backlogs in alignment with organizational priorities. Coordinate personnel, vendors, technical teams, Government stakeholders, and other resources required to achieve project objectives. Establish and track milestones, dependencies, deliverables, action items, and performance requirements. Monitor project expenditures, compare actual costs against approved budgets, develop projections, and analyze cost, schedule, and performance requirements. Identify, assess, document, track, mitigate, and resolve risks, issues, dependencies, and impediments. Develop mitigation and contingency plans and escalate significant risks and issues in a timely manner. Collaborate with technical teams, vendors, CORs, Federal Task Leads, and other Government stakeholders to support successful project delivery and contract compliance. Maintain project plans, status reports, decision records, test plans, governance artifacts, dashboards, and other required documentation. Conduct stakeholder analysis and develop project communications plans that support project objectives, decision-making, organizational readiness, and stakeholder coordination. Monitor project performance and recommend corrective actions when scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, compliance, or delivery requirements are at risk. Functional & Delivery Integration Apply Change and Configuration Management expertise within an integrated project-management environment. Provide substantive functional support in at least one complementary discipline: Quality & Test Management IT Asset & Software License Management Business Analysis & Requirements Management Integrate change and configuration activities with applicable project requirements, schedules, testing, releases, assets, risks, security requirements, and implementation activities. Coordinate across Government, business, technical, security, vendor, and contractor teams to support requirements, delivery, risk, quality, change, documentation, and project outcomes. Identify dependencies between configuration items, approved changes, releases, requirements, assets, testing activities, and project deliverables. Support modernization and service-delivery improvements by applying consistent configuration, change-control, governance, and project-management practices. Qualifications REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS Minimum of five (5) years of project management experience. Current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Demonstrated experience with Change Control, Configuration Management, and/or Release Management in an enterprise IT environment. Experience supporting configuration-management plans, configuration identification, status accounting, configuration records, CCB processes, change control, release management, and configuration audits. Experience working with Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs), configuration repositories, or comparable enterprise configuration-management systems. Strong experience with Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies. Hands-on experience leading Program Increment (PI) Planning activities. In-depth knowledge of IT project management principles and practices, including those established by PMI and PMBOK. Demonstrated hands-on experience in at least one complementary IT delivery discipline: . click apply for full job details
RE/SPEC Inc.
Reston, Virginia
Job Description Job Description Company Description Big challenges need bold thinkers. If you're someone who sees problems as opportunities, you'll thrive here. RESPEC is 100% employee-owned, which means we take ownership of every challenge. Here, your ideas drive real solutions. Since 1969, we've tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability. At RESPEC, you'll work alongside clients to take on critical problems. Depending on your expertise, you might design infrastructure in remote locations, develop renewable energy solutions for global projects, or apply data-driven technology to improve mining and water systems. We bring deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters. If you're looking for a place where your contributions have real impact, you'll fit right in. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Job Description RESPEC is looking to hire an experienced Change Control & Configuration Manager - Intermediate to support Indian Affairs (IA) and Office of Information Technology (OIT) programs, projects, and operational initiatives. The Change Control & Configuration Manager provides specialized expertise in configuration management, change control, and release management while managing assigned IT projects throughout the project lifecycle. This position serves as an intermediate-level Project Manager and coordinates Government, business, technical, security, vendor, and contractor stakeholders to manage scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, configuration, change, documentation, compliance, and delivery performance. The position is responsible for maintaining effective Change and Configuration Management (CCM) processes, ensuring configuration information and records remain accurate and current, coordinating change and release activities, supporting Configuration Control Board (CCB) activities, and helping ensure compliance with applicable NIST, Department of the Interior (DOI), Indian Affairs (IA), and OIT requirements. In addition to Change and Configuration Management expertise, the successful candidate must bring substantive experience in at least one complementary IT delivery discipline: Quality & Test Management, IT Asset Management, or Business Analysis & Requirements Management. Working with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), Federal Task Lead, project teams, vendors, and other stakeholders, the Change Control & Configuration Manager manages resources, risks, dependencies, and customer relationships and supports successful delivery in accordance with task order requirements, federal standards, and DOI and IA policies and procedures. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Change & Configuration Management Maintain the OIT Configuration Management Plan and associated processes, procedures, standards, templates, and supporting documentation in accordance with applicable NIST, DOI, IA, and OIT requirements. Support configuration management activities using the IA Configuration Management Database (CMDB), approved repositories, enterprise systems, and authorized manual processes. Support configuration identification, configuration control, status accounting, verification, and audit activities. Ensure Configuration Items (CIs) and associated records remain current, complete, accurate, traceable, and appropriately maintained. Maintain and validate configuration baselines, records, documentation, and supporting artifacts. Coordinate change-control activities from request intake and analysis through review, approval, implementation, validation, and closure. Coordinate release-management activities using available automated and manual tools and processes. Support implementation and continuous improvement of configuration management services, concepts, tools, policies, standards, processes, and procedures. Facilitate Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, including meeting preparation, agenda development, change documentation, decision tracking, action items, approvals, and follow-up activities. Document CCB decisions and coordinate implementation and tracking of approved changes. Evaluate proposed changes for potential impacts to scope, schedule, cost, security, operations, configuration items, dependencies, and project outcomes. Coordinate configuration-management audits and support responses to internal and external audit requests. Track audit findings, corrective actions, remediation activities, and associated documentation through resolution. Analyze configuration, change, and release-management processes and recommend opportunities to improve efficiency, data quality, traceability, governance, compliance, and service delivery. Develop and maintain CCM reports, dashboards, metrics, workflows, process models, procedures, and other management artifacts. Coordinate with IT Asset Management, Quality Management, security, service management, business analysis, and technical teams to maintain alignment between configuration records and operational activities. Project Management Manage assigned IT projects throughout the project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, deployment, transition, and closeout. Apply Project Management Institute (PMI) principles, Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) practices, Agile methodologies, Waterfall methodologies, and hybrid approaches appropriate to project requirements. Lead and facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning activities and associated planning, coordination, and follow-up. Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, roadmaps, guides, templates, forms, governance artifacts, decision records, status reports, and other required project documentation. Coordinate information collection, review, approval, version control, and maintenance of project records. Facilitate Agile ceremonies and maintain project and sprint backlogs in alignment with organizational priorities. Coordinate personnel, vendors, technical teams, Government stakeholders, and other resources required to achieve project objectives. Establish and track milestones, dependencies, deliverables, action items, and performance requirements. Monitor project expenditures, compare actual costs against approved budgets, develop projections, and analyze cost, schedule, and performance requirements. Identify, assess, document, track, mitigate, and resolve risks, issues, dependencies, and impediments. Develop mitigation and contingency plans and escalate significant risks and issues in a timely manner. Collaborate with technical teams, vendors, CORs, Federal Task Leads, and other Government stakeholders to support successful project delivery and contract compliance. Maintain project plans, status reports, decision records, test plans, governance artifacts, dashboards, and other required documentation. Conduct stakeholder analysis and develop project communications plans that support project objectives, decision-making, organizational readiness, and stakeholder coordination. Monitor project performance and recommend corrective actions when scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, compliance, or delivery requirements are at risk. Functional & Delivery Integration Apply Change and Configuration Management expertise within an integrated project-management environment. Provide substantive functional support in at least one complementary discipline: Quality & Test Management IT Asset & Software License Management Business Analysis & Requirements Management Integrate change and configuration activities with applicable project requirements, schedules, testing, releases, assets, risks, security requirements, and implementation activities. Coordinate across Government, business, technical, security, vendor, and contractor teams to support requirements, delivery, risk, quality, change, documentation, and project outcomes. Identify dependencies between configuration items, approved changes, releases, requirements, assets, testing activities, and project deliverables. Support modernization and service-delivery improvements by applying consistent configuration, change-control, governance, and project-management practices. Qualifications REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS Minimum of five (5) years of project management experience. Current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Demonstrated experience with Change Control, Configuration Management, and/or Release Management in an enterprise IT environment. Experience supporting configuration-management plans, configuration identification, status accounting, configuration records, CCB processes, change control, release management, and configuration audits. Experience working with Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs), configuration repositories, or comparable enterprise configuration-management systems. Strong experience with Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies. Hands-on experience leading Program Increment (PI) Planning activities. In-depth knowledge of IT project management principles and practices, including those established by PMI and PMBOK. Demonstrated hands-on experience in at least one complementary IT delivery discipline: . click apply for full job details
Job Description Job Description Company Description Big challenges need bold thinkers. If you're someone who sees problems as opportunities, you'll thrive here. RESPEC is 100% employee-owned, which means we take ownership of every challenge. Here, your ideas drive real solutions. Since 1969, we've tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability. At RESPEC, you'll work alongside clients to take on critical problems. Depending on your expertise, you might design infrastructure in remote locations, develop renewable energy solutions for global projects, or apply data-driven technology to improve mining and water systems. We bring deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters. If you're looking for a place where your contributions have real impact, you'll fit right in. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Job Description RESPEC is looking to hire an experienced Change Control & Configuration Manager - Intermediate to support Indian Affairs (IA) and Office of Information Technology (OIT) programs, projects, and operational initiatives. The Change Control & Configuration Manager provides specialized expertise in configuration management, change control, and release management while managing assigned IT projects throughout the project lifecycle. This position serves as an intermediate-level Project Manager and coordinates Government, business, technical, security, vendor, and contractor stakeholders to manage scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, configuration, change, documentation, compliance, and delivery performance. The position is responsible for maintaining effective Change and Configuration Management (CCM) processes, ensuring configuration information and records remain accurate and current, coordinating change and release activities, supporting Configuration Control Board (CCB) activities, and helping ensure compliance with applicable NIST, Department of the Interior (DOI), Indian Affairs (IA), and OIT requirements. In addition to Change and Configuration Management expertise, the successful candidate must bring substantive experience in at least one complementary IT delivery discipline: Quality & Test Management, IT Asset Management, or Business Analysis & Requirements Management. Working with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), Federal Task Lead, project teams, vendors, and other stakeholders, the Change Control & Configuration Manager manages resources, risks, dependencies, and customer relationships and supports successful delivery in accordance with task order requirements, federal standards, and DOI and IA policies and procedures. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Change & Configuration Management Maintain the OIT Configuration Management Plan and associated processes, procedures, standards, templates, and supporting documentation in accordance with applicable NIST, DOI, IA, and OIT requirements. Support configuration management activities using the IA Configuration Management Database (CMDB), approved repositories, enterprise systems, and authorized manual processes. Support configuration identification, configuration control, status accounting, verification, and audit activities. Ensure Configuration Items (CIs) and associated records remain current, complete, accurate, traceable, and appropriately maintained. Maintain and validate configuration baselines, records, documentation, and supporting artifacts. Coordinate change-control activities from request intake and analysis through review, approval, implementation, validation, and closure. Coordinate release-management activities using available automated and manual tools and processes. Support implementation and continuous improvement of configuration management services, concepts, tools, policies, standards, processes, and procedures. Facilitate Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings, including meeting preparation, agenda development, change documentation, decision tracking, action items, approvals, and follow-up activities. Document CCB decisions and coordinate implementation and tracking of approved changes. Evaluate proposed changes for potential impacts to scope, schedule, cost, security, operations, configuration items, dependencies, and project outcomes. Coordinate configuration-management audits and support responses to internal and external audit requests. Track audit findings, corrective actions, remediation activities, and associated documentation through resolution. Analyze configuration, change, and release-management processes and recommend opportunities to improve efficiency, data quality, traceability, governance, compliance, and service delivery. Develop and maintain CCM reports, dashboards, metrics, workflows, process models, procedures, and other management artifacts. Coordinate with IT Asset Management, Quality Management, security, service management, business analysis, and technical teams to maintain alignment between configuration records and operational activities. Project Management Manage assigned IT projects throughout the project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, deployment, transition, and closeout. Apply Project Management Institute (PMI) principles, Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) practices, Agile methodologies, Waterfall methodologies, and hybrid approaches appropriate to project requirements. Lead and facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning activities and associated planning, coordination, and follow-up. Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, roadmaps, guides, templates, forms, governance artifacts, decision records, status reports, and other required project documentation. Coordinate information collection, review, approval, version control, and maintenance of project records. Facilitate Agile ceremonies and maintain project and sprint backlogs in alignment with organizational priorities. Coordinate personnel, vendors, technical teams, Government stakeholders, and other resources required to achieve project objectives. Establish and track milestones, dependencies, deliverables, action items, and performance requirements. Monitor project expenditures, compare actual costs against approved budgets, develop projections, and analyze cost, schedule, and performance requirements. Identify, assess, document, track, mitigate, and resolve risks, issues, dependencies, and impediments. Develop mitigation and contingency plans and escalate significant risks and issues in a timely manner. Collaborate with technical teams, vendors, CORs, Federal Task Leads, and other Government stakeholders to support successful project delivery and contract compliance. Maintain project plans, status reports, decision records, test plans, governance artifacts, dashboards, and other required documentation. Conduct stakeholder analysis and develop project communications plans that support project objectives, decision-making, organizational readiness, and stakeholder coordination. Monitor project performance and recommend corrective actions when scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, compliance, or delivery requirements are at risk. Functional & Delivery Integration Apply Change and Configuration Management expertise within an integrated project-management environment. Provide substantive functional support in at least one complementary discipline: Quality & Test Management IT Asset & Software License Management Business Analysis & Requirements Management Integrate change and configuration activities with applicable project requirements, schedules, testing, releases, assets, risks, security requirements, and implementation activities. Coordinate across Government, business, technical, security, vendor, and contractor teams to support requirements, delivery, risk, quality, change, documentation, and project outcomes. Identify dependencies between configuration items, approved changes, releases, requirements, assets, testing activities, and project deliverables. Support modernization and service-delivery improvements by applying consistent configuration, change-control, governance, and project-management practices. Qualifications REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS Minimum of five (5) years of project management experience. Current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Demonstrated experience with Change Control, Configuration Management, and/or Release Management in an enterprise IT environment. Experience supporting configuration-management plans, configuration identification, status accounting, configuration records, CCB processes, change control, release management, and configuration audits. Experience working with Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs), configuration repositories, or comparable enterprise configuration-management systems. Strong experience with Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies. Hands-on experience leading Program Increment (PI) Planning activities. In-depth knowledge of IT project management principles and practices, including those established by PMI and PMBOK. Demonstrated hands-on experience in at least one complementary IT delivery discipline: . click apply for full job details