Business Change Manager

slihrms; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Manchester is seeking a Business Change Manager to lead the design and delivery of change activities for major client transformations, blending advisory insight with hands-on delivery. The role focuses on shaping change strategies, stakeholder engagement, and ensuring adoption through a structured, people-centred approach in complex or secure digital environments.

You will work autonomously yet collaborate with senior change leaders and multidisciplinary teams to deliver clear,

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering change initiatives within complex or secure digital environments.
• Experience delivering change communications end-to-end, shaping messaging and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience 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.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and contribute to solution shaping.
• Strong written communication, producing high-quality deliverables.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of delivery risks.
• 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.
• 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.
• Ensures adoption of change through a structured, people-centred approach.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Communication skills

Facilitation

Agile methodologies

Risk management

Multidisciplinary teams

Advising clients

Change Impact Assessments

Training Needs Analysis

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.


• Ensures 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 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.

Rewards and benefits - Careers at AtkinsRéalis

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.

Find out more.

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. 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.

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