Senior Manager, Infrastructure, Change and Organisation Design, People Consulting UK

Senior Manager: Sustainable Infrastructure and Change and Org Design EY People Consulting UK

At EY youll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are with the global scale support inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And were counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself.

The UK governments UK Infrastructure: A 10 Year Strategy sets out a long-term cross-sector plan to drive economic growth deliver net zero and improve public services. With a 725 billion commitment the strategy prioritises stability private investment and robust delivery across transport energy digital water housing and social infrastructure. Sustainable infrastructure will play a critical role in delivering this strategy. Building a career in this sector offers diverse opportunities on some of the UKs most transformational and iconic projects.

The opportunity

Advising clients on their most complex sustainable infrastructure challenges is a core focus for EY and something that spans multiple sectors and competencies. We are focused on growing our sustainable infrastructure programme focus and large-scale transformation delivery across our wide range of clients within a variety of sectors including Government Transport Energy and Utilities Housing and Telecommunications. We want people who are passionate about sustainability and climate change and who are keen to help clients realise decarbonization and energy transition ambitions.

We are looking to grow our overall presence across the infrastructure sector and be involved in the design development and delivery of significant programmes under the recently published UK Infrastructure 10 Year Strategy.

We are seeking a Senior Manager level Consultant with experience leading business change and organisation design in Infrastructure. As a Senior Manager you will be a leader in a client facing team on complex transformation programmes for leading organisations across UK&I delivering change and organisation design to drive better business environmental and people outcomes for long-lasting results. Now more than ever clients want to understand how change affects their people. As part of theteamyou will be skilled at helping clients take a human centred approach to achieve successful transformation. Using the latest innovations you will partner with clients on their biggest challenges to find people-centric solutions that work for their organisation - from implementing culture new operating modelstechnologyand peoplechangeto communication strategies and leadership development.

Joining Infrastructure in 2026 as a Senior Manager gives the right candidate the opportunity to be involved in our exciting growth journey providing opportunities to deliver transformative work that is absolutely delivering social value a more sustainable future and helping to deliver our commitment to building a better working world.

Your key responsibilities

• Active member ofthe wider leadership teamto defineproject scopeandexecute deliverywith clients the consulting teams and wider stakeholders
• Independently analysing complex problemsandpresenting solutionsto clients and the wider team
• Own and manage relationships with senior infrastructure clients to contribute to business development and enhancing EYs brand and reputation
• Structuring and managing projectsand programmes of transformation
• Managing projectcommercialsrisksand issues
• Bringing expertise from previous experience to test shape and challenge our approaches to project delivery
• Leading teams and developing our peopleto help them reach their potential
• Buildingstrong relationships especially with peers and leaders from client organisations and across the EY network
• Building our business and generating profitable revenue bywinning workthroughfostering strong client relationships account leadership and leading/contributing to proposals
• Contributinginnovative ideasto expand our People Consulting service & Infrastructure service offerings to clients and positivelyimpactclient engagements
• Keepingup to date on relevant infrastructure market trends keyfunctional and technical skillsand proactivelysharing this knowledgewith the infrastructure community
• Being anactive leader in the EY Workforce Advisory Community and the EY UK&I Infrastructure Communityassistingwith the integration and inclusion of team members andoperatingas a part of ahigh performing team
• Visiblydemonstratingour values through yourday-to-day behavioursand challenging where these are notdemonstratedin others
• Contribute to EYs positioning across the UK (and global) infrastructure market through an active social media presence and thought leadership development

Skills and attributes for success

• A strong understanding of and interest in the UK Infrastructure sectorincluding HMG commitments such as National Infrastructure Strategy andTen Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.
• Knowledge ofsustainability and climate change challenges across industries
• Knowledge of one or more of the following sectors: Energy Government Transport Power and Utilities
• Strong commercial acumen and experience in managing commercial side of projects
• Expertise in business development including identifying opportunities shaping and selling propositions and contributing to pipeline development
• Passionate about working withclientsto find people-centred solutions
• Beprofessional quicklyestablishingpersonal credibilityanddemonstratingexpertise
• Resilientand able to workunder pressureto deliverpragmatic solutionsthat are acceptable to all stakeholders
• Comfortable leading in avirtual environment both with the team and with clients
• Curiousconfidentand able to think creatively usingagile methodsand innovative approaches totackle complex problemsand to deliver insightfulpracticaland sustainable solutions
• High inemotional intelligence able to buildtrusted relationshipsthrough effectivecommunication and stakeholder management including the ability to empathise actively listenidentifynon-verbalcuesand translate client needs into actions
• Areinclusive encouragingcollaborationamongst team membersnurturingand encouraging talent to improve capability especially amongst more junior members
• Arepassionate about our purpose shaping the future with confidence

To qualify for the role you will need:

• This role is available in our EY London Birmingham Manchester Leeds or Glasgow offices
• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification or experience
• Minimum 8 years of professional experience either within the infrastructure sector or in a consultancy role leading complex organisational design transformations and end-to-end business change
• Able tomanage the client change and organisation design journeyby developing and delivering digital and/or organisational strategies supported by integrated change experience and organisation design roadmaps and business cases
• Demonstrable commercial management skills and acumen across large programmes including contribution to account growth pipeline development and sales activity
• Able to turn complex quantitative and qualitative data analysis into acompelling narrativeto support project delivery
• Strong leadership- be able toanticipateand manage potential issues during client assignments providing visible thought leadership internally and with our clients
• Lead by exampleand activelydemonstrateprofessionalism and the ability to rapidlyestablishpersonal credibility to make a strong personal impact
• The ability toproactively build relationshipsand manage client stakeholders includingprovidingrobust advice delivering difficultmessagesand managing performance issues
• Delivereffective organisational design and change managementto enable/enhance workforce performanceengagementand wellbeing
• Contribute to market-facing thought leadership insights and points of view that support EYs growth agenda and differentiate our propositions
• Strong insightinto one or more of the following: Government & Infrastructure Sector Energy & Assets Consumer Products Technology & Communications
• Knowledge of/experience in any of the following technologies and their organisational implications:
• ERP systems(e.g. SAP Solutions Suite (SAP S/4Hana preferred) Microsoft Dynamics)
• Emerging technologies(e.g. AI Big Data RPA IoT Blockchain) and enabling software (e.g. Blue Prism)
• Other people experience enhancement technologies and providers

Ideally you will also have:

• Experience of leading design thinking and human-centred design methods
• A strong awareness of the latest infrastructure industry and technology trends
• Project Management skills (Microsoft Project/Prince 2)
• An understanding on how Agentic AI can add value to businesses and the Infrastructure sector

What we look for

• We would like to meet professionals whowant to work on large-scale programmesand get involved in building our people-focused transformation service offering.

• We are looking for individuals who candemonstratereal impactfor our clients within various areas of People Consulting

• We want to hear from people who havehands-on experience that want to keep close to the advancements in the business world and deliver solutions that haveoptimumimpact on their clients.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above please contact us as soon as possible.

What we offer

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly and at times be based at client sites our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs covering holidays health and well-being insurance savings and a wide range of discounts offers and promotions. Plus we offer:

• Continuous learning: opportunities including monthly Lunch and Learns and dedicated infrastructure in-person learning days mean youll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: Well provide the tools and flexibility so you can make a meaningful impact your way.
• Transformative leadership: Well give you the insights coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: Youll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. Its yours to build.

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Please note: Prior to finalizing your application you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. We ask because it matters!