The Senior Change Manager is responsible for overseeing and guiding the change control process throughout the MetroLink programme, ensuring that all changes such as compensation events, identified issues, and programme changes are identified, assessed, and managed effectively.
Responsibilities
Comply with the execution of the programme’s Change Control Plan, ensuring consistent application across all delivery areas.
Engage proactively with the Directorate and cross‑functional teams—including Technical, Planning, Risk, and Cost—to manage and maintain the programme scope baseline.
Drive the development, enhancement, and governance of change control policies, processes, and standards, applying industry best practice to ensure continuous improvement and consistent implementation throughout the programme.
Oversee and support the application of contingency management processes, ensuring alignment with programme governance.
Provide leadership and subject‑matter expertise across the change control process, reviewing early warnings, assessing mitigation strategies, and guiding the evaluation and authorisation of compensation and change events.
Undertake quality and assurance reviews of change proposals, ensuring clarity of impacts on scope, budget, and schedule, and escalating issues or risks where required.
Maintain oversight and governance of the programme‑wide change register, ensuring accurate reporting and clear communication of change status to enable timely decisions and financial approvals.
Build and sustain effective working relationships across delivery teams, providing expert guidance and coaching on scope and change control practices.
Carry out additional responsibilities or tasks as required to support effective change governance and programme delivery.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Qualifications
Minimum Level 8 degree in a relevant discipline, e.g. Construction, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, or other STEM related degree.
10 years of experience managing change or project controls in a large‑scale organisation or projects of a similar scale/complexity.
Experience in project management or project controls.
Experience in a previous role as Project Controls Manager with a proven track record of successful delivery in an infrastructure environment.
Skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills, enabling clear, consistent, and influential engagement with stakeholders at all levels.
Strong organisational and time‑management abilities, ensuring effective coordination and oversight of all activities within the change control process.
In‑depth knowledge of change control and change management principles, methodologies, and tools, with the ability to apply them in a complex programme environment.
Proven capability in designing, establishing, and implementing change control processes, including scope alteration protocols and governance frameworks.
Ability to lead and manage structured reviews throughout the lifecycle of change initiatives, ensuring alignment, quality, and compliance with programme standards.
Strong analytical skills to assess the impacts of change proposals on programme scope, schedule, cost, risk, and interfaces, and to communicate these implications clearly and persuasively to decision‑makers.
Ability to evaluate progress, methodologies, and ongoing relevance of change activities across all phases of the project lifecycle.
Highly collaborative working style, with a proven ability to build strong relationships and deliver clear, concise communication across multidisciplinary teams.
Additional Information
Full time, permanent
Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
25 days Annual leave (23 days + 2 company days)
Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
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