Trend and Change Manager

Turner & Townsend; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Support for work-life balance

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

A leading project management firm in the UK is seeking a Trend and Change Manager to lead the implementation of change management strategies across projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing change processes, ensuring alignment with project objectives, and providing expertise to a variety of stakeholders. Ideal applicants will have a background in engineering or project management and experience in managing change in complex environments. This firm values a flexible working culture and diversity among its staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional accreditation (e.g., AACE, RICS) is desirable.
• Change management, project controls, or project delivery experience within large-scale infrastructure or capital projects.
• Proven track record of change management in complex, multi-disciplinary environments.
• Experience working in client-side roles and managing interfaces with contractors, consultants, and regulatory bodies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic outcomes in high-pressure environments.
• Deep understanding of change control principles, methodologies, and tools within major infrastructure Projects
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and improvement of the Project wide Change Management strategy.
• Oversee the execution of the Change Management Plan.
• Maintain configuration control of the Projects scope, schedule, and budget baselines.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of change impacts to senior leadership.
• Chair or support relevant governance forums for change approval and assurance.
• Collaborate with various teams to ensure integrated assessment and management of change proposals.
• Lead the development and maintenance of the Project change register.
• Provide subject matter expertise and assurance on change-related matters.

Job description

• Department: Energy and natural resources

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend our award-winning Controls & Performance team are focused on driving innovation, enhancing our client’s integrated controls capability, improving performance, and delivering better programme outcomes. We have a growing national team of over 600 Controls & Performance professionals. The breadth and scale of our team provides great opportunities to reach back and draw upon a vast pool of experience to enhance your knowledge and career. Our strong capability, discipline communities and varied client base, provides a great opportunity to drive your career, supported by our career pathways.

The Trend and Change Manager ensures the effective governance, coordination, and implementation of change across the project, maintaining alignment with strategic objectives, scope, schedule, and budget baselines. The role holder will work collaboratively with delivery, commercial, finance, and technical teams to ensure a robust and transparent change control process is embedded across the project lifecycle.

• Lead the implementation, and continuous improvement of the Project wide Change Management strategy, policies, and procedures.
• Oversee the execution of the Change Management Plan, ensuring alignment with project objectives and industry best practices.
• Maintain configuration control of the Projects scope, schedule, and budget baselines, ensuring traceability and integrity of changes.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of change impacts to senior leadership, including implications for cost, schedule, risk, and benefits.
• Chair or support relevant governance forums for change approval and assurance, ensuring appropriate stakeholder engagement and decision-making.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Procurement, Engineering, Risk, and Delivery teams to ensure integrated assessment and management of change proposals.
• Lead the development and maintenance of the Project change register and associated reporting tools.
• Provide subject matter expertise and assurance on change-related matters to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the delivery of major Project re-baselining exercises, including bottom-up estimates and configuration reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional accreditation (e.g., AACE, RICS) is desirable.
• Change management, project controls, or project delivery experience within large-scale infrastructure or capital projects.
• Proven track record of change management in complex, multi-disciplinary environments.
• Experience working in client-side roles and managing interfaces with contractors, consultants, and regulatory bodies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic outcomes in high-pressure environments.
• Deep understanding of change control principles, methodologies, and tools within major infrastructure Projects
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess complex change impacts across multiple dimensions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and persuasively.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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