Change Manager in London

HS2 is Great Britain's new high-speed railway. Once operational, HS2 trains will facilitate journeys between Birmingham and London, with services extending to Manchester, the North West, and Scotland using conventional railways. The new route will comprise 140 miles of track, four stations, two depots, 32 miles of tunnel, and 130 bridges. The first HS2 services will run between Birmingham Curzon Street and Old Oak Common in London from 2029 to 2033. HS2 has awarded several railway systems contracts, valued at over 4 billion, for the design, supply, construction, testing & commissioning, and maintenance of the route between London and Birmingham.

The Change / Risk Manager role will lead in the everyday commercial management of realising the SMCjv’s contractual entitlement in response to contract change, lead in the proactive management of existing / emerging project risks and monitor existing / identify areas of opportunity where possible. Further specifics are given as follows:

• Interpret Project Manager’s Instructions / GC / other communications to establish commercial entitlement, communicating such entitlement in an informed and timely manner in line with the mechanisms of the main contract.
• The accurate pricing of change entitlement working with relevant package QS’s / package leads submitted in a timely manner as dictated by the main contract.
• Accurate projection of risks arising as a consequence of change, with the utilisation of appropriate QSRA / QCRA tools in pricing such change events.
• Produce accurate snapshots of status of change for main contract and internal reporting processes.
• Production of clear and concise narratives to help demonstrate change entitlement.
• Ability to communicate clearly and with confidence to the client in demonstrating change entitlements.
• Work with the project team to understand and present Value engineering proposals for acceptance by the Client.
• Active management of internal and client facing risk registers, with an appreciation of appropriate sensitivities of respective registers.
• Coordinate with appropriate discipline leads in the frequent monitoring and update of identified risk / opportunity events.
• Coordinate with relevant project leads to determine the commercial implications of value engineering opportunities being pursued on the scheme.

Qualifications

• Essential: Degree or equivalent level qualification in Quantity Surveying or related construction subject.
• Desirable: RICS / ICES chartership (or equivalent) Relevant CSCS card.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Essential: Experience in similar change / risk role on major infrastructure projects.
• Ability to build trust and understanding with Client representatives.
• Ability to work independently and diligently in assimilating information to support change submissions.
• Knowledge of the NEC3 contract in the context of a change / risk management role.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

• Desirable: Experience with appropriate software tools for risk pricing / management (eg Xactium).
• Experience working on similar HV power infrastructure.
• Experience working on HS2 projects.

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