Assistant Change Manager

AtkinsRéalis; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK seeks an Assistant Change Manager to support change activities within the Secure Government division. This role involves facilitating workshops and supporting clients in adapting to new processes. The ideal candidate has strong communication skills and a foundational understanding of change management principles. The position offers flexible working arrangements, although onsite collaboration is mandatory for certain projects.

Qualifications

• Foundation-level understanding of change management principles and delivery methods.
• Experience supporting communication and engagement delivery.
• Ability to facilitate workshops and collaborative sessions.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn from senior colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Provide structured support across a range of change activities.
• Help clients understand and adopt new ways of working.
• Track and report progress across workstreams.
• Assist in developing change products.

Skills

Change management principles

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Job description

Overview

Empowering Projects in a complex world.

Join our organisation, where we have a huge variety of projects on-the-go at any one time. So when you start this role with us, it could take your career wherever your interests lie. You'll find everyone here is willing to pitch in and help because we all want you to succeed, and we're ready to help you grow.

As an Assistant Change Manager in our Secure Government division, you'll be recognised equally for your contributions. Supported within multi-disciplinary teams, you'll work closely with clients in an advisory role. Your responsibilities will include facilitating workshops, delivering project outputs and assisting with reports and client presentations. You'll also help to develop tools and methodologies that will build on our capabilities within our Transformation Solutions Practice.

Your role

• Provide structured support across a range of change activities.
• Help clients understand, prepare for and adopt new ways of working.
• Coordinate analysis, engagement and delivery tasks.
• Gather, document and communicate information accurately.
• Contribute to workshops and collaborative sessions.
• Create supporting materials such as presentations, reports and artefacts.
• Track and report progress across workstreams and maintain key delivery documents.
• Assist in developing change products that support client outcomes and internal capability.
• Learn from experienced colleagues, building confidence and skills in change delivery.
• Play a supportive, enabling role that contributes to overall project success.

About you

• A foundation-level understanding of change management principles and delivery methods (e.g., stakeholder engagement, communications, readiness, benefits awareness).
• Experience supporting communication and engagement delivery, including helping prepare messaging, coordinating engagement activities and contributing to clear, audience‑appropriate communications.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to support multiple workstreams.
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication.
• Ability to facilitate or support workshops, meetings and collaborative sessions.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn from senior colleagues and multidisciplinary teams.
• Analytical skills for gathering, interpreting and presenting information.
• Proactive approach to problem‑solving with support from senior team members.
• Ability to build positive working relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Experience working in project environments (desirable).
• An interest in digital transformation and how organisations adapt to new ways of working.

We support flexible working and welcome applications that align with our policies. While hybrid working is part of life at AtkinsRéalis, many Secure Government projects require more onsite collaboration due to security and client requirements. For these positions, candidates must be able to work onsite at least four days per week.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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