Business Change Manager

Secondment/Fixed term contract - 2 years

As part of the wider Abellio Group, West Midlands Trains Ltd, operates as a joint venture - West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway, delivering over 1,300 safe and reliable services per day for more than a 60 million passengers per year.

The Business Change Manager role is to ensure that a consistent and structured approach is taken to Business Change within Group wide IT Projects and that they coordinate Train Operating Companies. This, in order to protect and be responsible for the Business Case and realisation, maximise success through applying business change principles and sharing good practice, whilst ensuring the project key KPIs of quality, scope and cost are met. This is a fixed term role for 2 years.

What would we need from you?

Detailed knowledge of business change process and principles, highly qualitied in business change

• Expertise in project management and delivery particularly rail environments
• A commercial mind-set and the desire to work in an environment that proactively seeks out business development opportunities
• A sense of responsibility and ownership in driving business development activity alongside client projects
• Communicating with business colleagues in a language style they are comfortable with, engaging at all levels to achieve the right outcomes.
• Ability to adapt style to the audience’s needs
• Experience of influencing project stakeholders and team members to encourage active support and mitigate resistance to objectives
• Manage conflicts between stakeholders, project delivery representatives ensuring that Project objectives are protected whilst fostering a positive and non-adversial working environment

In return we can offer a competitive salary and a wealth of benefits including:

• Comprehensive training and continuous ongoing support and professional advancement
•  Free travel on West Midlands Trains and other Abellio group trains
• 75% discount on all other train operating companies over most of the UK rail network
• Enrolment of our West Midland Railways Pension Scheme and our pension salary sacrifice scheme – Smart Pensions
• Opportunity to participate in the Manager’s Bonus Scheme

For more information please see the job description attached.

We reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any time due to high volumes of applications (please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment).

Applications will be considered from internal colleagues with 6 months experience after completion of their probationary period and a full check of absence and disciplinary records.