Manager: Sustainable Infrastructure and Change, EY People Consulting UK
The opportunity
Advising clients on their most complex sustainable infrastructure challenges is a core focus for EY and spans multiple sectors and competencies. We are focused on growing our sustainable infrastructure programme and large‑scale transformation delivery across our wide range of clients in sectors such as 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 decarbonisation and energy‑transition ambitions.
We are looking to grow our 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 Manager‑level consultants with experience in leading business change and organisational design in infrastructure. As a Manager, you will be a client‑facing team leader, working with organisations on complex transformation programmes to deliver better business, environmental and people outcomes for lasting results. You will help clients adopt a human‑centred approach to change and partner on their most significant challenges, from culture and technology change to communication strategies and leadership development.
Your key responsibilities
- Management of EY teams to develop and implement solutions to enable successful delivery of infrastructure transformation projects
- Independently analysing complex problems and presenting solutions to clients and the wider team
- Structuring and managing projects for transformation programmes, including leading change workstreams or smaller change engagements
- Managing project commercials, risks and issues
- Delivering presentations and leading client meetings and workshops with senior clients to provide recommendations and solutions to their problems
- Managing client stakeholders to achieve alignment and buy‑in to a solution or direction
- Owning and fostering trusted relationships with senior clients that enhance EY’s brand and reputation
- Identifying future opportunities within the client or broader infrastructure sector
- Providing leadership, training, coaching and guidance to junior staff
- Contributing to business development, drafting innovative proposals using knowledge of the infrastructure market
- Contributing to internal practice development, both within change and our Workforce Advisory Practice
- Contributing to EY’s 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 sector including HMG commitments such as the National Infrastructure Strategy and the Ten‑Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.
- Knowledge of sustainability and climate‑change challenges across industries
- Knowledge of one or more of the following sectors: Energy, Government, Transport, Power and Utilities
- Experience working in industry, government or a management‑consultancy environment
- Ability to analyse data and deliver insightful, practical solutions
- Experience managing teams, including internal staff, clients and wider stakeholders
- Experience delivering presentations to senior audiences
- Skills and experience in portfolio, programme and project management
- Strong commercial acumen
- Experience working within both traditional and agile project environments
- Confidence to build lasting relationships and influence senior colleagues and clients in leading roles
Qualifications
- This role is available in our EY London, Birmingham, Manchester or Leeds offices
- Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification or experience
- Minimum 5 years experience within the infrastructure sector, with specific experience in one or more sub‑capabilities (e.g. business change strategy development and delivery, organisation design, workforce planning)
- Experience leading end‑to‑end change or organisational design on projects or workstreams on transformation programmes, with responsibility for delivery, client management, senior business lead management, commercials and leading a team.
Ideally, you will also have
- Experience working on large‑scale digitally enabled infrastructure programmes
- Ability to adapt and learn in an innovative environment
- Understanding of how Agentic AI can add value to businesses and the infrastructure sector
What we look for
- Professionals who want to work on large‑scale change programmes
- Individuals who can demonstrate real impact and bring curiosity, structure and energy to client delivery
- People who want to grow their consulting skills and contribute to developing EY’s change capabilities
What we offer
EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people so they can deliver excellent client service while building a career that supports personal priorities. Client‑facing professionals may travel regularly and be based at client sites at times; our flexible working arrangements help achieve a lifestyle balance.
We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package supports 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 such as monthly Lunch and Learns and dedicated infrastructure in‑person learning days to develop the skills for future challenges.
- Success as defined by you: We provide the tools and flexibility so you can make a meaningful impact your way.
- Transformative leadership: We give you insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: You will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
Please note
Prior to finalising 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.
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