Project & Change Manager

Location: GBR - CC Blackfr. CC, GBR - CC Hatfield Adm | Job-ID: 221145 | Contract type: Fixed Term Contract | Business Unit: Project Management

• Lead projects and business change initiatives through the full lifecycle, from discovery and definition to delivery, transition and closure.
• Work with sponsors and business owners to define scope, outcomes, success measures, benefits and clear ownership.
• Build and maintain plans, milestones and resource requirements, coordinating cross-functional teams and managing dependencies.
• Identify and manage risks, issues and changes to scope, escalating constraints with clear recommendations.
• Assess the impact of change on people, processes and systems, and plan effective communications, engagement, training and readiness activity.
• Support adoption and operational handover so that new processes and ways of working are embedded and sustained.
• Analyse end-to-end processes, performance data and root causes to identify improvement opportunities and inform evidence-based decisions.
• Produce clear project updates, dashboards, and governance documentation for sponsors and senior leaders.
• Agree benefit measures, establish baselines and track outcomes through to project closure.
• Apply consistent project, change, quality and information security standards while capturing lessons learned and improving delivery practices.

• Proven experience delivering projects and business change in a complex, cross-functional organisation, with measurable business outcomes.
• A strong understanding of project lifecycle management, including scope, planning, resources, governance, risk, issue and change control.
• Practical experience of stakeholder analysis, change impact assessment, communications, readiness, and adoption.
• Strong analytical skills and confidence using operational data, KPIs and root cause analysis to identify opportunities and guide decisions.
• Experience creating dashboards and management reporting using tools such as Excel and Power BI, with the ability to present complex information clearly.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including coordinating delivery across teams and countries without direct line authority.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to prioritise based on business value, impact, effort, risk and capacity.
• Strong communication, facilitation and organisational skills, with the ability to maintain momentum, resolve challenges and establish clear accountability.