Change Manager

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Change Manager with a strong background in contractual change, project controls and commercial project delivery to join our team.

This is a project-focused change management role, responsible for managing contractual and commercial changes throughout the project lifecycle. The successful candidate will work closely with Project Management, Commercial, Planning, Cost and Contract teams to ensure changes are properly identified, assessed, documented, approved and incorporated into the project baseline.

The role will be critical in ensuring that changes to scope, cost, programme, deliverables and contractual obligations are clearly understood and effectively controlled.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end contractual change control process across projects and programmes.

• Identify, record and assess changes arising from scope, design development, client instructions, contractor proposals, unforeseen circumstances and other project events.

• Ensure all changes are formally documented, tracked and progressed through the appropriate approval process.

• Work closely with Commercial and Contract Management teams to assess the contractual and commercial implications of proposed changes.

• Coordinate with Planning and Project Controls teams to assess the programme and schedule impact of changes.

• Work with Cost teams to understand and validate the cost impact of changes.

• Ensure changes are appropriately reflected in project baselines, forecasts and reporting.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date change registers and supporting documentation.

• Track changes from initial identification through assessment, approval, implementation and close-out.

• Prepare change papers, reports and recommendations for project and governance review.

• Monitor outstanding changes and ensure actions and approvals are progressed within agreed timescales.

• Review change submissions and supporting information to ensure they are complete, accurate and properly substantiated.

• Identify potential changes and ensure they are captured early to minimise impact on project delivery.

• Support the assessment of contractor and supplier change requests, variations and compensation events.

• Ensure contractual notices and change documentation are aligned with relevant contract requirements.

• Provide regular reporting on change status, value, programme impact, trends and emerging issues.

• Analyse change trends to identify recurring issues, scope gaps, design development or other drivers of project change.

• Support project teams in maintaining a clear audit trail of all approved and rejected changes.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of project change control processes, procedures and governance.

About You

We are looking for a commercially aware and detail-focused Change Manager who understands how contractual change can affect the cost, programme, scope and overall delivery of a project.

You will ideally have:

• Proven experience in contractual change management, project controls, commercial management or contract administration.

• Experience working on complex projects or programmes within energy, infrastructure, construction, engineering or other major capital projects.

• Strong understanding of the relationship between scope, cost, programme and contractual change.

• Experience managing change registers and formal change control processes.

• Good understanding of contract mechanisms relating to variations, change orders, compensation events, instructions and claims.

• Experience assessing the impact of change on project cost and schedule.

• Strong understanding of project controls and how changes affect the approved project baseline.

• Experience working closely with Commercial, Planning, Cost, Project Management and Contract teams.

• Strong analytical and organisational skills, with excellent attention to detail.

• Ability to interpret contractual and project documentation and identify potential change.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Confidence challenging information and ensuring changes are properly substantiated.

• Ability to manage multiple changes across a complex project environment.

Qualifications

Additional Information

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