Change Manager - Stansted

Are you an experienced Change Manager looking to play a key role in the delivery of the Stansted Airport Transformation Programme?

Would you like to apply your expertise in change management and contract administration to a major UK aviation infrastructure project?

Are you ready to make a real impact on the future of Stansted Airport, working alongside industry-leading professionals?

Then Laing O'Rourke could be the company for you!

Join us on a major aviation infrastructure project at Stansted Airport, helping deliver the facilities needed to support its future growth.

The Opportunity:

Laing O'Rourke is looking for an experienced Change Manager to support the commercial and contractual delivery of this major infrastructure project.

You'll lead the change management process, working closely with commercial, project and operational teams, the client and supply chain to ensure changes are identified, assessed, valued and managed effectively.

Working within an NEC4 Option C contract environment, you'll bring strong contractual knowledge and experience in managing compensation events, change control and commercial risk.

What will the Change Manager role look like?

• Leading the end-to-end change management process, ensuring changes are identified, assessed, recorded and managed through to agreement and implementation.
• Administering change control in line with NEC4 Option C contractual requirements, including the management of early warnings and compensation events.
• Identifying, assessing, pricing and negotiating compensation events and other contractual changes.
• Managing the submission, assessment and agreement of quotations, ensuring contractual timescales and processes are met.
• Working with project and operational teams to identify changes early and assess their commercial and programme impact.
• Reviewing and challenging change submissions to ensure they are accurate, fully substantiated and contractually compliant.
• Monitoring the financial impact of change, supporting cost forecasting and commercial reporting.
• Maintaining change registers, trackers and reports to provide clear visibility of progress, status and commercial impact.
• Identifying and managing change-related risks and opportunities, ensuring these are appropriately assessed and escalated.
• Supporting the preparation and negotiation of contractual correspondence, claims and commercial submissions.
• Building effective relationships with the client, subcontractors and internal stakeholders to support successful change management.
• Providing contractual guidance and advice to project teams on change management processes and NEC obligations.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• Experience in a Change Manager or similar commercial/contractual role within major construction or infrastructure projects.
• Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts, particularly NEC4 Option C.
• A degree or higher qualification in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline.
• Proven experience managing compensation events, change control, quotations and contractual negotiations.
• Strong commercial awareness, with an understanding of the financial and programme implications of change.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organisation and time management, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Experience within aviation or other major infrastructure projects would be beneficial.

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

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