Change Manager

Costain; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure solutions company in the UK is seeking a team member to manage risks and compensation events for the HS2 Rail Systems Mechanical and Electrical Contract. This role requires strong experience with NEC processes and a relevant degree. The successful candidate will support early warning and change management.

Qualifications

• Must hold an RICS / CICES accredited degree.
• Strong experience with NEC compensation event process is essential.
• Must manage project-level opportunities and risk registers.

Responsibilities

• Manage compensation events, early warnings, risks, and opportunities.
• Facilitate risk reduction meetings and Client liaising.
• Support collaborative discussions about risks and opportunities management.

Skills

Experience with NEC compensation event process

Client relationship management

Risk management

Management of opportunities and risk register

Education

RICS / CICES accredited degree

Full Membership of RICS or CICES

Job description

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Job Description

We are looking for a team member who will manage the opportunities, risk and compensation events that are identified on the HS2 Rail Systems Mechanical and Electrical Contract. The role will initially be project focused but as the Rail Systems Alliance evolves the role will also evolve to be responsible for the management of the change, risks and opportunities that come from and can be gained from Costain's role in the HS2 Rail Systems Alliance. You will support the early warning and change management process on the project. This role reports to the Commercial Lead for the Costain + HS2 M&E team.

About us:

The role will work on the HS2 project. HS2 is the UK's new high speed rail network. It will be a catalyst for economic growth across Britain, freeing up space on the existing railways and connecting 8 out of the UK's 10 biggest cities with fast, reliable and frequent high speed services.

Costain + are delivering the HS2 Rail Systems Tunnel and Lineside Mechanical and Electrical Systems works for HS2, across the whole of the HS2 Route. The scope of the Mechanical and Electrical systems includes the installation of the construction and permanent tunnel ventilation, systems, lighting and electrical networks, fire main and other key safety elements. The value of the scheme at award is £500m.

Responsibilities

• The management of compensation events, early warnings and risks and opportunities
• The management of risk reduction meetings & liaison with Client representatives.
• Managing the relationship with the Client's team to support a culture of collaboration where the identification and discussion of risks and early warnings is viewed as a positive and there is engagement on the management of the matter from all parties.
• Management of Costain + contributions to HS2 Rail Systems Alliance Initial Value Management process.

Qualifications

Essential

• Holds an RICS / CICES accredited degree.
• Strong experience of the NEC compensation event process and client facing management of the identification, quantification and implementation of change.
• Management of a project level opportunities and risk register drawing on inputs from the range of sub-teams in a multi-disciplinary project team.

Desirable

• Full Membership of RICS or CICES.
• May also be a member of other professional bodies or hold additional qualifications.

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About Us

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

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