Head of Change Management

Job description / Role

Mott MacDonald is a £1.2 billion management, engineering and development consultancy with 16,000 staff and a global reach spanning six continents. Our network of 180 principal offices in 140 countries gives us local market insight backed by world class expertise to deliver excellence for every client.

The power, process & nuclear division works within four main sectors which include the following: - nuclear, defence, industry and process and power civil's.

We are actively seeking a head of change management to work onsite near Abu Dhabi. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to work within a specialist nuclear organisation.

Duties:
* Provide collaborative and integrated effort with prime contract management team to ensure that the oversight efforts with the prime contractor are comprehensive, seamless and timely.
* Working to ensure that prime contractor's reporting of pc activities, deliverables, and/or progress are accurate and aligned with appropriate procedure.
* Provide the necessary "checks and balances" of oversight to ensure that all prime contract activities meet the contractual obligations of the prime contract.
* Communicate and interface with prime contractor for managing all commercial issues.
* Train and manage the Commercial staff to build knowledge and understanding of how commercial and contractual aspects a NPP contract operate and support the construction of
* Conduct challenge review of potential changes for contractual entitlement.
* Manage change process effectively in accordance with prime contract and internal procedures.
* Support manager in leading negotiations with contractor on change and potential change issues.
* Ensure appropriate delegation of authority approvals are sought and obtained.
* Timely notification to claims management team of potential claims flowing from change management activities.

Requirements

* Support and work collaboratively with head of claims management to integrate and streamline change with claims.
* Ensure commercial interests are best protected by minimising potential for claim issuing arising.
* Contractual advice to other stakeholders and senior management and ensuring prime Contract obligations of both parties are adhered to.
* Negotiation of contentious issue with prime contractor with a view to ensuring a non-adversarial resolution.
* Providing regular concise internal reporting of commercial management issues relating to prime contract.
* Support negotiation of fixed rates presented by contractor as necessary.
* Ensuring appropriate approvals are obtained.
* Providing regular concise internal reporting of commercial management issues relating to prime contract.
* Manage the effective achievement of organization's objectives by setting individual targets, developing and motivating staff, provision of formal and informal feedback and appraisal - in order to maximise subordinate and department performance.
* Contribute to the development of uae national employees in a manner which supports the objectives of the corporation and emiratization strategy.

About the Company

The Mott MacDonald Group is a diverse management, engineering and development consultancy delivering solutions for public and private clients world-wide.

Mott MacDonald's uniquely diverse 1 billion global consultancy works across 12 core business areas.

As one of the world's largest employee-owned companies with over 14,000 staff, we have principal offices in nearly 50 countries and projects in 140.