Business Change Manager

AtkinsRéalis; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Business Change Manager to provide key clients with day-to-day advice and lead change activities. You will manage risks and guide teams to deliver clear, evidence-based outcomes while working autonomously.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in delivering change within complex environments and excellent stakeholder management skills. You'll enjoy benefiting from competitive salaries and a hybrid working culture.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering change initiatives within complex or secure digital environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Experience working in Defence, Transportation, Aviation, Water or Nuclear & Power Renewables is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of change activities to support successful client transformation.
• Act as a trusted adviser to stakeholders.
• Produce high-quality change artefacts and documentation.

Skills

Change Initiative Delivery

Stakeholder Management

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Commercial Awareness

Job description

Overview

As a Business Change Manager, you'll stay challenged, providing key clients with day‑to‑day advice. You'll be trusted with technical delivery, using emerging innovation and data analysis to develop client recommendations. Everyone here is up to the challenge, and you'll enjoy leading and building up our diverse, talented and supportive teams.

Your role

• Lead the design and delivery of change activities to support successful client transformation.
• Shape change strategies and assess impacts across complex or secure environments.
• Plan and coordinate stakeholder engagement activity.
• Act as a trusted adviser to stakeholders.
• Produce high‑quality change artefacts and documentation.
• Manage risks, dependencies and support structured delivery.
• Guide multidisciplinary teams to deliver clear, evidence‑based outcomes.
• Work autonomously while collaborating with senior change leaders.
• Drive the change agenda forward across projects.
• Ensure adoption of change through a structured, people‑centred approach.

About You

• Proven experience delivering change initiatives within complex or secure digital environments.
• Demonstrable experience delivering communication and engagement activities end‑to‑end, including shaping messaging, planning stakeholder engagement, and ensuring communications support successful adoption of change.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering Change Impact Assessments and Training Needs Analysis.
• Ability to design and implement change strategies, plans and communications.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship‑building skills.
• Confidence in advising clients, shaping recommendations and presenting insights.
• Experience working with structured and agile methodologies.
• Ability to analyse data and translate it into meaningful client‑focused change actions.
• Strong facilitation skills, leading workshops and engagement sessions with minimal support.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and contribute to solution shaping.
• Strong written communication skills – able to produce clear, high‑quality deliverables.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of delivery risks, impacts and dependencies.
• Experience working in Defence, Transportation, Aviation, Water or Nuclear & Power Renewables is desirable.

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 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.

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If necessary, the vetting process will be discussed 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. Candidates should not reference any current or previous security clearance in the application or CV.

Equal opportunities and inclusivity

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. 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 abilities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.