Change Manager

🌟 Position: 133CMR - Change Manager 🌟

📍 Location: 2 Days on site / 3 days hybrid

💼 Type: Full-time

📅 Start Date: Immediate

💰 Salary: Competitive

We are currently seeking an experienced Change Manager to join our dynamic award winning team. The successful candidate will support and advise on the processes and procedures required to implement and sustain effective change control. This role will work alongside Project Controls Managers, Change Engineers and delivery teams to ensure changes are identified, assessed, approved and implemented in accordance with governance requirements. The role reports to the Baseline & Change Lead and contributes to the preparation and facilitation of ICC meetings and associated documentation.

The post-holder will operate within the Site Delivery Team to deliver a consistent, auditable and efficient change process that supports safe delivery to agreed cost, time and quality parameters.

About us: CMR is an award winning project controls consultancy that is first and foremost a team of people, passionate about the construction industry and changing the way project controls is provided. Our approach and culture have been recognised globally, with CMR named Global Project Controls Small Business of the Year 2025 (Project Controls Expo UK Awards) and one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in 2026 (Great Place to Work)

Our Purpose (Why we exist): Inspiring new ways to help shape our construction industry.

Our Ambition (What we want to achieve): Re-imagine project controls through a digital lens, being the obvious choice for clients and the place to grow together with intention.

🔹 What’s in it for you?

• At CMR you will have the opportunity to professionally develop like nowhere you have worked before.

• If you demonstrate the capability, our merit-based system will enable you to develop fast.

• We use our in-house capability matrix to transparently track your progression and highlight development areas.

• Join our small, dynamic team where every member has the chance to make a significant impact, shaping the future direction of our company and making a real difference.

• We believe in rewarding our team for their achievements, celebrating our successes but equally helping each other when things are tough.

🔹 You'll

• Support the Baseline and Change lead to deliver a comprehensive Baseline and Change Management framework.

• Coordinate and facilitate change management activity across the Delivery Programme

• Assist in the development and implementation of the baseline management strategy, plans and procedures

• Coordinate inputs from schedule, cost, risk and commercial functions to facilitate end-to-end change to baselines, contracts and the wider programme

🔹 We’re looking for:

Essential

• Demonstrable professional experience within programme, project controls, commercial or related disciplines.

• Solid understanding of change control principles, baseline management and governance.

• Familiarity with project decomposition frameworks such as Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS).

• Strong facilitation, stakeholder engagement and written/verbal communication skills.

• Ability to operate effectively in a large, multi-disciplinary corporate or programme environment.

• Analytical mindset with a focus on data quality and continuous improvement

Desirable

• Experience of shaping and developing strategic changes for large programmes.

• Experience of managing contractors, consultants and advisors within complex construction or regulated programme environments.

• Membership of, or certification from, a recognised professional institution (e.g. APM, PMI) or equivalent.

• Practical working knowledge of project control processes and software tools (e.g. Primavera P6, Power BI, or similar).

• Understanding of standard forms of contract, early warning notices and the communications workflow between client and contractor.

• Demonstrable experience of producing and maintaining weekly and monthly programme reports and documentation.

• Ability to chair or facilitate programme/project meetings and workshops with multi-discipline stakeholders

🔹 At CMR we have a strong culture driven by our 9 Core Principles. We look to build a community of people that share our values and ambitions. We’re proud that 96% of our team say CMR is a “Great Place to Work” a reflection of our supportive culture, focus on people, and drive to do things differently.

• 👉 Learn more here: https://cmr.london/who-we-are/

📍 Requirements and Location:

• Full right to work in the UK

• Working from home and 2 days across multiple locations

📦 Salary & Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)

• Comprehensive Private Healthcare (Inc Dentist and Optician)

• Life Assurance (x4 Salary)

• Pension: employers' contribution of 4%

• Company and personal performance-based bonus

• Salary Sacrifice Scheme

• Long Service Leave

• Training and professional development

• Regular social events

• Perkbox – employee experience platform

➡️ Next Steps

To apply to our vacancy please submit a copy of your CV for consideration. We look forward to hearing from you!

CMR welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. CMR is Disability Confident Committed and an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability or any other protected characteristics. We aim to create a culture where everyone can be themselves and is valued for their strengths and unique perspectives