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Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

At AECOM, we are recruiting a Contracts Change Manager to join us in our Dublin office.

Here’s what you’ll do:

Your day-to-day will include but not be limited to the following tasks and responsibilities:

The Change Manager is responsible for managing the end-to-end change process across infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with NEC4 contract requirements and client's internal Variation Order procedures. The role coordinates all aspects of change management, from Early Warnings through to implementation, and acts as the central point of contact for change governance. The Change Manager leads change boards, integrates inputs from Contracts, Programme Controls, and other stakeholders, and ensures timely escalation and reporting of change progress, risks, and delays.

Manage the full lifecycle of change events from Early Warnings through to implementation in accordance with NEC4 and internal Variation Order processes.
Coordinate and chair change boards, ensuring timely input from Contracts, Programme Controls, and other relevant functions.
Maintain a central change log and ensure accurate documentation and audit trail for all change events.
Monitor and report on the status of change events, highlighting delays, risks, and required escalations.
Ensure alignment of change processes with contractual obligations and governance requirements.
Support project teams in understanding and applying change procedures and contractual mechanisms.
Liaise with commercial and controls teams to assess the cost and schedule impact of proposed changes.
Drive continuous improvement in change management processes and tools.
Provide regular reporting to the Head of Contracts and Commercial and senior stakeholders on change performance metrics.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

As the successful candidate, you will have experience working within our primary infrastructure markets along with having the following qualfications and experience.

Experience of contract management and administration with at least 5 years of change management.
Extensive experience in contract and change management within large-scale infrastructure or capital programmes.
Strong working knowledge of NEC4 contracts, associated change mechanisms and experience in administrating contracts
Proven ability to manage complex change processes and coordinate multidisciplinary inputs.
Experience in leading or facilitating change boards or governance forums.
Track record of delivering timely and accurate reporting on change performance and risks.
Experience working with commercial, controls, and delivery teams to obtain input and drive process
Post Graduate Qualification – ideally Project Management / Construction / Engineering / Quantity Surveying related
In the process of pursuing Chartered Status with either of the following institutions; SCSI/RICS / CIOB / RIBA / EI
APM affiliation is a benefit

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [email protected]

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional Information

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Colum Calnan.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.