Description
Freelance Change Manager
Outside IR35 | Long Term Contract | Midlands | Hybrid working - 3 days on site / in office
Kenton Black is currently recruiting for an experienced Change Manager to work with an established specialist infrastructure contractor on a major programme of works.
This is a key commercial appointment, with responsibility for taking ownership of the contractual and commercial change process across multiple live project workstreams.
The successful candidate will work closely with the commercial, project management, planning and engineering teams to ensure change is identified early, correctly notified, accurately assessed and progressed through to commercial agreement.
This would suit an experienced Change Manager, Senior Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Manager who has a strong background in NEC contracts and has previously taken significant responsibility for the management of Compensation Events and contractual change.
Key Responsibilities:
Take overall responsibility for the management and control of change across multiple project workstreams
Identify potential changes and ensure contractual notices are issued within the required timescales
Manage the Compensation Event process from initial identification and notification through to quotation, assessment and agreement
Prepare, maintain and manage comprehensive change and Compensation Event registers
Review and assess the commercial impact of proposed changes
Work closely with planners and project teams to understand and demonstrate the programme impact of change
Ensure changes are appropriately substantiated with supporting records, cost information and contractual evidence
Prepare and review quotations associated with Compensation Events
Monitor outstanding change and proactively drive matters towards resolution and agreement
Manage Early Warnings and other NEC contractual communications
Provide commercial and contractual guidance to the wider project and Quantity Surveying teams
Support project QSs with more complex contractual and change-related matters
Liaise with internal and external stakeholders regarding commercial change
Ensure accurate commercial reporting in relation to change, risk and opportunity
Identify areas of commercial risk and ensure appropriate contractual protection is maintained
Candidate Requirements:
Strong working knowledge of NEC3 and/or NEC4 contracts
Extensive experience of managing Compensation Events and contractual change
Previous experience in a senior commercial, Quantity Surveying or dedicated change management position
Demonstrable experience managing change across complex infrastructure projects
Strong understanding of contractual entitlement, notices and commercial substantiation
Ability to assess both the cost and programme implications of change
Excellent commercial and contractual awareness
Strong communication and negotiation skills
Capable of working across several concurrent project/work packages
Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of the change function
Previous experience within water, utilities, MEICA, M&E, energy or major infrastructure would be advantageous
The Opportunity:
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced commercial professional who enjoys the contractual/change side of major infrastructure delivery.
The position is not a traditional project Quantity Surveying role. The successful candidate will have a particular focus on commercial change and NEC Compensation Events, operating across multiple workstreams and providing senior-level change expertise to the wider commercial team.
Candidates do not necessarily need to currently hold the title of Change Manager. Applications are welcomed from experienced Senior Quantity Surveyors, Managing Quantity Surveyors and Commercial Managers who can demonstrate significant hands-on responsibility for NEC change and Compensation Events.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Tabitha Crabtree at Kenton Black.
Tabitha.crabtree@kentonblack.com | 07359640824
Outside IR35 | Long Term Contract | Midlands | Hybrid working - 3 days on site / in office
Kenton Black is currently recruiting for an experienced Change Manager to work with an established specialist infrastructure contractor on a major programme of works.
This is a key commercial appointment, with responsibility for taking ownership of the contractual and commercial change process across multiple live project workstreams.
The successful candidate will work closely with the commercial, project management, planning and engineering teams to ensure change is identified early, correctly notified, accurately assessed and progressed through to commercial agreement.
This would suit an experienced Change Manager, Senior Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Manager who has a strong background in NEC contracts and has previously taken significant responsibility for the management of Compensation Events and contractual change.
Key Responsibilities:
Take overall responsibility for the management and control of change across multiple project workstreams
Identify potential changes and ensure contractual notices are issued within the required timescales
Manage the Compensation Event process from initial identification and notification through to quotation, assessment and agreement
Prepare, maintain and manage comprehensive change and Compensation Event registers
Review and assess the commercial impact of proposed changes
Work closely with planners and project teams to understand and demonstrate the programme impact of change
Ensure changes are appropriately substantiated with supporting records, cost information and contractual evidence
Prepare and review quotations associated with Compensation Events
Monitor outstanding change and proactively drive matters towards resolution and agreement
Manage Early Warnings and other NEC contractual communications
Provide commercial and contractual guidance to the wider project and Quantity Surveying teams
Support project QSs with more complex contractual and change-related matters
Liaise with internal and external stakeholders regarding commercial change
Ensure accurate commercial reporting in relation to change, risk and opportunity
Identify areas of commercial risk and ensure appropriate contractual protection is maintained
Candidate Requirements:
Strong working knowledge of NEC3 and/or NEC4 contracts
Extensive experience of managing Compensation Events and contractual change
Previous experience in a senior commercial, Quantity Surveying or dedicated change management position
Demonstrable experience managing change across complex infrastructure projects
Strong understanding of contractual entitlement, notices and commercial substantiation
Ability to assess both the cost and programme implications of change
Excellent commercial and contractual awareness
Strong communication and negotiation skills
Capable of working across several concurrent project/work packages
Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of the change function
Previous experience within water, utilities, MEICA, M&E, energy or major infrastructure would be advantageous
The Opportunity:
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced commercial professional who enjoys the contractual/change side of major infrastructure delivery.
The position is not a traditional project Quantity Surveying role. The successful candidate will have a particular focus on commercial change and NEC Compensation Events, operating across multiple workstreams and providing senior-level change expertise to the wider commercial team.
Candidates do not necessarily need to currently hold the title of Change Manager. Applications are welcomed from experienced Senior Quantity Surveyors, Managing Quantity Surveyors and Commercial Managers who can demonstrate significant hands-on responsibility for NEC change and Compensation Events.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Tabitha Crabtree at Kenton Black.
Tabitha.crabtree@kentonblack.com | 07359640824