Trend & Change Manager

K  Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

K  is looking for a Trend & Change Manager to lead the early-warning, trend and formal change control process for the major capital project. The role provides complete traceability from initial deviation through Project Deviation Notice assessment, governance, approval and incorporation into the project budget, forecast, schedule, risk and contingency positions.  
** Functional job responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
*** Develop and maintain the Trend and Change Management Plan in accordance with client work instructions and approved governance requirements.
* Administer the Trend Register and lead early identification of potential scope, cost, schedule, procurement, construction and readiness impacts.
* Coordinate multidisciplinary assessments of trends and deviations, including cost estimates, schedule impact analyses, risk exposure and funding implications.
* Manage formal change workflows, supporting documentation, approval routing, commercial records and complete audit trails.
* Apply approved root-cause classifications and analyze recurring change drivers, aging, approval cycle time and cumulative exposure.
* Coordinate contingency and funding-source evaluations and ensure approved changes are incorporated into budgets, forecasts, schedules, risk registers and cash flow.
* Prepare change dashboards, decision registers and executive summaries for project governance and approval forums.
* Coordinate with the Risk Manager and other Project Controls leads to maintain consistent linkage among the Risk Register, Trend Register, Change Log and controlled baseline.  
** Required Education, Experience, &

Skills:

*** Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, quantity surveying, business, finance or a related discipline.
* Minimum 15 years of relevant project controls, change management, commercial management, cost engineering or major capital-project experience.
* Demonstrated experience managing trends, change notices, impact assessments, contractor change submissions and formal approval workflows.
* Strong knowledge of cost, schedule, risk, estimating, contracts, contingency and baseline-control interfaces.
* Experience coordinating cost estimates and schedule Time Impact Analyses for complex project changes.
* Ability to maintain complete auditability and communicate cumulative exposure and decision requirements to executive stakeholders.
* Strong facilitation, negotiation, written communication and governance discipline.