Project Change Manager

Drive Meaningful Change Across a Leading Infrastructure Business Join Downer on a 12-month contract and help lead business transformation across essential operational functions. This is your chance to shape smarter, more efficient ways of working in a high-impact role with real visibility and leadership support.

• Facilitate collaboration between business leaders, operational teams, and external delivery partners.
• Work across cross-functional teams to define scope, goals, and deliverables in alignment with strategic objectives.
• Identify change impacts, manage stakeholder expectations, and embed new ways of working to ensure long-term success.
• Oversee project budgets, risks, and milestones, ensuring all work is delivered on time, within scope, and to a high standard.
• Drive continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and sharing project insights across the business.
• Communicate clearly and consistently with stakeholders, ensuring alignment and engagement across the change lifecycle.
• Coordinate and manage a portfolio of business improvement projects from initiation through to implementation.

The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Project Change Manager to join our Energy & Utilities division on a 12-month contract. You'll play a key role in managing the successful delivery of change initiatives across multiple business functions partnering with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders to drive sustainable improvements, streamline processes, and support better outcomes across the organisation. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on delivering structured, people-centred change in a complex environment, and is confident leading multiple projects from planning to execution. What You'll Do

• Familiarity with change methodologies (e.g., Prosci, ADKAR) and project governance frameworks.
• Strong business acumen and comfort working with data and reporting technologies.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven experience delivering change across business support functions, ideally in finance, commercial, or risk.
• Bachelor's degree in business, IT, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering transformation and process improvement projects.
• Experience working in or with large, complex organisations.
• Strong project and change management skills, including budget oversight, stakeholder engagement, and reporting.

• Career development programs such as THRIVE and EmpowHER
• Access to exclusive staff benefits via Perks@Downer
• A collaborative and supportive team environment
• Internal mobility opportunities across Downer's wider business