Senior NEC Change Manager – Contract (Hybrid, Midlands)

Kenton Black Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Kenton Black Limited is seeking an experienced Change Manager for a long-term freelance engagement in the Midlands, with hybrid on-site work (3 days in office). The role focuses on NEC contracts, managing compensation events and the contractual change process across several live workstreams.

The ideal candidate may come from a Senior QS or Commercial Manager background with strong negotiation skills. The opportunity offers a key commercial appointment and partnership with commercial, planning

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of NEC3 and NEC4 contracts.
• Extensive experience managing Compensation Events and contractual change.
• Experience in senior commercial, QS, or change management roles.
• Proven ability to manage change across complex infrastructure projects.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for management and control of change across multiple workstreams.
• Identify potential changes and ensure contractual notices are issued within timescales.
• Manage the Compensation Event process from identification to agreement.
• Prepare, maintain and manage change and Compensation Event registers.
• Review and assess the commercial impact of proposed changes.
• Work with planners and project teams to understand programme impact of change.
• Ensure changes are substantiated with records, cost information and contractual evidence.
• Prepare quotations associated with Compensation Events.
• Monitor outstanding change and drive matters toward resolution and agreement.
• Manage Early Warnings and other NEC communications.
• Provide commercial and contractual guidance to wider project and QS teams.
• Support project QSs with complex contractual/change matters.
• Liaise with stakeholders regarding commercial change.
• Ensure accurate commercial reporting on change, risk and opportunity.
• Identify areas of commercial risk and ensure contractual protections.

Skills

NEC contracts

Compensation Events management

Commercial leadership

Contractual notices

Negotiation skills

Change management

Job description

Kenton Black Limited is seeking an experienced Change Manager for a long-term freelance engagement in the Midlands, with hybrid on-site work (3 days in office). The role focuses on NEC contracts, managing compensation events and the contractual change process across several live workstreams.

The ideal candidate may come from a Senior QS or Commercial Manager background with strong negotiation skills. The opportunity offers a key commercial appointment and partnership with commercial, planning