Transition Planning and Change Manager

Transition Planning and Change Manager

Location: Bristol, Swansea, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham, Birmingham or Yeading.

Salary: £35,663 - Candidates based in Yeading will receive the weighting allowance of £4,000

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 16th February 2026

About the job

As the Transition Planning and Change Manager you will be responsible for developing and managing the successful transition of IT services into live and to coordinate with the required stakeholders.

You will join a team who monitor and maintain the Configuration Management Database, assisting the lifecycle of all changes, enabling beneficial changes to be made with the minimum of disruption to IT services.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Job description

You will be:

• Responsible for the day-to-day management of change requests, ensuring a quality service is delivered and positive experience for customers.
• Managing the change process, ensuring ‘change’ is recorded, evaluated, prioritised, planned, tested, implemented, documented and reviewed in a controlled manner, this will require engagement with stakeholders at all levels within the organisation.
• Ensure that changes to Configuration Items are recorded in the CMS allow the organisation to correctly utilise these resources and ensure legal compliance.
• Responsible for coordinating activities across projects, suppliers, and service teams to enable transactions to be delivered with minimal disruption and greatest business benefit.

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

Person specification

We are looking for an individual who has:

• Experience in dealing with continuous improvement and developing processes
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders and third parties
• Ability to manage and prioritise own workload
• Adaptable and relish's the opportunity to take on new tasks

Visa Sponsorship

Please note that we do not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. Candidates must ensure they have the appropriate rights to work in the UK before application.

To Apply

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