Business Change Project Manager - Warrington

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Business Change Project Manager to work for our client within the public sector. This is initially a 6-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in Warrington.

Our client is seeking a highly capable and client-focused Business Change Project Manager to lead and deliver change initiatives as part of a major client transformation programme within the Justice sector. You will embed within the client’s delivery teams, driving business readiness, stakeholder alignment, and the successful adoption of new processes, systems, and capabilities. 

This is a hands-on role that requires someone who is comfortable operating in complex, fast-paced environments, balancing delivery rigour with stakeholder sensitivity and change agility. 

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of business change workstreams within the context of the end-client’s transformation programme, ensuring alignment with programme goals and stakeholder expectations
• Develop and execute business change strategies including impact assessments, stakeholder mapping, training needs analysis, communications planning, and readiness assessments
• Work closely with client stakeholders across business and technical teams to ensure effective engagement, communication, and change adoption
• Collaborate with Programme Managers, PMO, and technical teams to ensure change activities are fully integrated into project plans and timelines
• Drive organisational readiness activities, ensuring operational areas are prepared and equipped to adopt new ways of working on go-live
• Support clients in defining and tracking benefits, and embedding sustainable change practices post-delivery
• Represent the consultancy professionally, bringing structured thinking, delivery focus, and trusted advisory skills to every interaction

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience delivering business change within large, multi-disciplinary programmes for end clients
• Prior experience working within or for a consultancy, systems integrator, or professional services environment
• Strong knowledge of change management methodologies (e.g. PROSCI, ADKAR) and ability to tailor to client context
• Effective project management skills (e.g. planning, RAID management, stakeholder reporting)
• Ability to influence at all levels of the organisation, including senior stakeholders and operational users
• Comfortable working in ambiguous and evolving programme environments
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave, work-place pension and BAYE share scheme

About FDM

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.