Change Manager - 12m FTC

At Dalcour Maclaren, we're key players in the Utilities and Infrastructure industry, bringing the UK and Ireland closer to Net Zero every day. Our land, environmental and geospatial experts work together to unlock the consents needed by our clients to deliver key projects. Our services include land access and assembly, agricultural liaison, planning, environmental impact assessments and geospatial mapping. Join us, and play your part in helping us to achieve our vision; to be the professional services team of choice, leading the Utilities and Infrastructure industry to a sustainable future.Dalcour Maclaren is looking to hire an experienced Change Manager on a 12-month fixed term contract to play a pivotal role in delivering our digital transformation and wider innovation agenda.In this role, you will ensure change is clearly understood, confidently adopted, and sustained across the business. Working closely with project and programme teams, DM Standards, Communications, and Learning & Development, you will translate digital, process, and behavioural change into practical, people centred pathways.You'll enable leaders to champion change, assess impacts and readiness, shape clear communications, coordinate learning and adoption activity, and drive strong benefits realisation. Your focus will be on embedding new ways of working long term; not just delivering change, but making it stick.Please note: Due to delivery timeframes, we cannot consider candidates with a notice period beyond one month.Key Responsibilities:Equip senior leaders and sponsors to visibly champion change, providing clear messages, decision frameworks, and behavioural expectations.Engage key stakeholders, building trust, alignment, and commitment to new ways of working.Assess change impacts and readiness, preparing teams to transition smoothly.Develop and coordinate change plans covering communications, learning, and go live activity.Deliver clear, audience focused communications explaining what's changing, why, and what's required.Partner with Learning & Development to deliver training, guidance, and ongoing enablement.Mobilise change champions and super users to build momentum and surface frontline insight.Track adoption, benefits, and change metrics, using data to inform action and adjustments.Identify and manage people related risks, supporting effective decisions and delivery.Reinforce new behaviours and ways of working post go live to embed change and protect benefits.Skills & Experience:Proven experience leading organisational change within digital or complex programmes across work management tools, CRM's or finance software is essential. Experience with specifically is highly desirable.Confident engaging and influencing senior leaders and diverse stakeholdersSkilled in change planning, readiness assessment, communications, and enablementData driven, with a focus on adoption, value, and benefits realisationPassionate about people led, sustainable transformationProfessional change management certification (e.g., Prosci, APMG, ACMP) or equivalent experience is highly desirableExperience in Agile environments is desirableBenefits:Annual bonus scheme25 days annual leave plus 1 day to celebrate your birthdayVitality Health Membership (including Private healthcare, subsidised gym membership and other discounts)Flexible working through our 'Flexible Advantage' supporting working families & your work/life balancePension Scheme via The Peoples PensionLife insurance (4x Base Salary)Free on-site parking in non-city centre officesCycle to work scheme26 Weeks paid Maternity Leave4 Weeks paid Paternity LeaveBHN Extras - provides discounted gift cards for hundreds of popular retailersElectric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (provided by Octopus Electric Vehicles) effective at 1 years' serviceSabbatical Policy effective at 3 years' serviceProfessional development - paid study leaveMilitary service paid leave (7.5 days per year)Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) plus wider Mental Health & Wellbeing support2 x Company-wide events every year, in addition to multiple office socials throughout the yearDalcour Maclaren is an equal opportunities employer.