Change Manager

About You

National Grid has launched the Great Grid Upgrade Partnership, an opportunity for supply chain partners to help National Grid deliver the largest overhaul of the electricity grid in generations.

The Onshore Programme Management Office (PMO) has a significant role to play in supporting delivery of these projects, Change Control and Baseline Management  plays a key role in supporting the Project teams ensuring that Scope, cost, Schedule, Risk changes are assessed approved and controlled in an auditable manner and in alignment with set procedures and standards.

We are looking for a Change Manager will report to the Head of Governance Assurance and Change. The Change Manager will Manage end-to-end change control process across all projects and work packages and establish and manage all project baselines and Change registers.

You will be expected to travel to multiple operational and delivery sites and locations throughout your working week based on project demands. Operational or delivery roles requiring attendance at multiple sites within a region. The role will have the need to be present in Warwick / Birmingham a few times a week therefore travelling to these locations is essential.

About You

• Educated to degree standard or equivalent or Industry experience 
• Deep understanding of project, program and portfolio Change.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, numerate, analytical, and articulate with strong report writing capability to present a concise and compelling statement to assure the board or elicit action and change.
• Solid knowledge and experience in implementing and monitoring Change processes.
• Recognised leadership capability, with the vision and ability to establish cross-functional relationships and drive the development of Change and Baseline Management within a project management and delivery organisation.
• Effective communication skills to work with key stakeholders i.e. Executives, sponsors, project managers, Project Directors and external auditors
• Have Experience in a regulated or strategic environment.
• An understanding how Change Management works across multiple programs and portfolio.
• Have experience with regulatory governance and assurance processes.
• Understanding of audit trails, evidence requirements, and regulatory expectations
• Experience in a Construction Change role
• Project Management
• Project Controls Background
• NEC3 /4 Accreditation
• Experience in construction commercial
• Cost engineering/estimating qualifications

What You'll Do

• Planning & developing future requirements in Change and Baseline management.

• Manage change team.

• Lead and Run Monthly Governance Boards

• Great Grid Partnership (GGP) interactions and support

• Provide Clear reporting and change status, trends to the project and Management Teams

• Ensure alignment between technical change, commercial approval, and program control.

• Support the management of variations and contingency drawdown reconciliation, compensation events, claims in line with contract conditions (Eg NEC)

• Ownership & management of day-to-day operation of Standard operating procedure for change and adherence to BP500SI Performance Baseline procedure.

• Maintain the change register/system, providing full traceability from initiation through approval to implementation and closeout

• Assess and coordinate impact analysis of changes on Project scope, cost, schedule and risk.

• Ensure alignment between technical commercial and programme impacts working closely with engineering commercial and planning teams as reqd

• Protect approved baselines ensuring no change is implemented without appropriate authority and approval

• facilitate change review boards and governance meetings preparing papers recommendations on decisions

• Provide accurate and timely reporting on change status trends cumulative impact and forecast exposure

• Promote consistent change management standards and best practise across projects and work packages within the PMO

• Work with Head of Governance Assurance and Change to ensure alignment between Onshore and Strategic Infrastructure Stakeholders (Offshore, Finance, Portfolio Management Office etc )​

• Support Portfolio/Project Directors with Change related enquiries

• Develop best practise in Change and train the wider project teams to ensure compliance with relevant operating procedure.​

• Ensure all systems capture and reflect all changes made.

• Participate in ongoing development of BP500-SI with PMO and PPMO

• Identification of blockers and opportunities for improvement.

• Project stakeholder engagement at all levels of projects to support projects in all change related issues.

What You'll Get

A competitive salary between £61,000-£83,000 – dependent on capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus of up to 30% of your salary for stretch performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

About Us

The British Energy Security Strategy set out the Government's ambition to connect up to 50GW of offshore generation to the electricity network by 2030. Facilitating this ambition will require significant reinforcements to the onshore electricity transmission network. National Grid Strategic Infrastructure will make this happen.

Here at National Grid, we connect homes and businesses to power, making sure supply and demand match each other. We make sure the lights are on in schools, operating theatres, and sporting arenas; we’re thousands of people working on behalf of millions of people.

Our investment in Strategic Infrastructure via the Great Grid Upgrade will mean more home grown power, greater energy security and a cleaner future.

Whatever your role, wherever you work with us, you’ll help us hit stretching targets and achieve our far-reaching goal: to secure, clean energy that supports our world far into the future. Here, you will be at the heart of energy.

More Information

This role closes on 21st July 2026 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

We work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office. 

We're committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

Please note that in most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.

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