At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead change initiatives and ensure smooth transitions in a dynamic environment.
- Company: Join Cadent, a key player in national infrastructure transformation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid work model, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with a focus on continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on critical organisational change and operational resilience.
- Qualifications: Experience in business change and strong analytical skills required.
The predicted salary is between 37977 - 42447 £ per year.
Location: Hybrid with travel to our Coventry office
Advertised Salary: £37,977 - £42,447
Job Function: Information Technology
Working Hours: 37
Contract Type: Fixed term contract
Req ID: 2792
Posting End Date: 19/06/2026
Play a key role in delivering transformation across Securing Operations. We are looking for a Business Change and Transition Analyst at Cadent for an initial 12 month FTC (potential to extend). You’ll play a critical role in supporting the successful delivery of the Securing Operations Programme, helping to embed change across the organisation and ensure smooth transition into business as usual operations.
Working within the Transformation and Programmes function, you’ll act as a central link between programme delivery teams and business operations, ensuring that change is clearly understood, effectively implemented and fully adopted. From developing change and transition plans through to supporting go live and stabilisation, you’ll help ensure that new ways of working are successfully embedded and aligned to Cadent’s operational and regulatory requirements.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to high impact transformation within a complex, regulated environment where your work directly supports operational resilience, security and service continuity.
Why you'll love this role
- End to End Change Ownership – Lead and coordinate change and transition activities from planning through to implementation and steady state operations.
- High Impact Programme Exposure – Work at the heart of the Securing Operations Programme, supporting critical organisational change.
- Stakeholder Influence – Collaborate with programme leaders, operational teams and external partners to drive alignment and adoption.
- Operational Readiness Focus – Ensure that processes, systems, governance and people are ready for change and fully prepared for transition.
- Analytical & Insight Driven Work – Use data and analysis to inform decisions, assess readiness and drive continuous improvement.
- Continuous Improvement Culture – Capture lessons learned and help evolve change and transition practices across the programme.
What you'll bring
- Change & Transition Expertise – Experience delivering business change within large scale programmes or transformation environments. Strong understanding of operational readiness, transition planning and embedding change into BAU.
- Planning & Coordination Skills – Ability to develop and maintain integrated change and transition plans. Experience managing dependencies, risks and competing priorities across programmes.
- Stakeholder Engagement – Confident working with cross functional teams, programme leads and external partners. Ability to communicate complex change clearly and support alignment across the business.
- Analytical Capability – Strong ability to analyse data, assess impacts and generate clear, actionable insights. Experience identifying risks, dependencies and opportunities for improvement.
- Governance & Compliance Awareness – Understanding of operational, regulatory and governance requirements within a structured environment.
If you’re passionate about driving change, improving operational performance and delivering transformation at scale, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a critical national infrastructure organisation.
Apply now and help Cadent deliver secure, resilient and future ready operations.
Business Change & Transition Analyst in Coventry employer: Cadent
At Cadent, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration. Our hybrid working model, combined with opportunities for professional growth and development, allows you to thrive in a dynamic environment while contributing to high-impact transformation projects. Join us in Coventry and be part of a team that values your insights and empowers you to make a meaningful difference in securing operations across the nation.
