Change Manger

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**About the Opportunity**

We have an opportunity for a Change Manager based in Nuclear Power Programmes, this would be reporting to the Head of Baseline & Change, this role will support, facilitate, and develop the process and working within the larger PMO team to ensure an effective change process that contributes positively to Nuclear Power Programme delivery, safely, on time, to budget and to the agreed quality.

**Principal Accountabilities**:

- To mange the change management process and governance is correctly and effectively utilised.
Manage the Change Management Strategy/ Framework and Change Committee within Nuclear Power Programme.
- Help establish a suitable strategy, plan, and procedures for effective baseline management on the programme, taking cognisance of the existing governance arrangements, whilst also developing an approach suitable for the effective delivery of a Major Programme.
- Co-ordinate efforts of change inputs across the project and PMO inputs (e.g., Schedule, Cost & Risk) to Facilitate end to end the changes to the baseline, contracts, and wider Programme in line with the change process.
- Ensuring change governance process and calendar is maintained.
- Ensure that Project controls processes are consistently applied
- Work with Project Controls Managers to ensure each Programme are identifying, assessing, and implementing changes effectively.
- Monitor and review the quality of change proposals submitted for inclusion against the baseline, responsible for maintaining change management systems are correctly utilised.

**Here’s what you’ll need**:

- Educated to at least degree level, or equivalent training and experience.
- Professional work experience in one or more specific disciplines in the Programme, Project, Controls, or Commercial Management disciplines
- Knowledge of project structures e.g., WBS & CBS
- Knowledge of change control
- Understanding of governance, strategic planning techniques, strategic risk analysis, construction technology, delivery, site logistics, commercial & legal / contract issues
- Demonstrates an understanding of how to drive performance improvement
- Skilled at interfacing and operating in a large corporate environment
- Experience of shaping and developing strategic changes through management of large programmes
- Experience of managing contractors, consultants, and other advisors throughout large and complex construction programmes, in a regulated environment
- Achieved Membership / Fellow / Certified Fellow status with one or more professional institutions.
- Practical working knowledge of Project Control processes and tools
- Experience with a range of Project/ Programme management software packages
- An understanding of standard forms of contracts, amendments, early warning notices and the workflows of communications between contractor and client.
- Experience and understanding of change control principles and experience of managing, controlling and governing change against a defined baseline on a major infrastructure Programme/ Project.

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