At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead workplace transformation and enhance employee experiences across various sites.
- Company: Join a leading FTSE100 organisation committed to supporting military and elite athletes.
- Benefits: Earn £50,000, gain real project experience, and enjoy flexible working arrangements.
- Other info: Access mentorship, employee networks, and a supportive community of ex-military and athletes.
- Why this job: Make a tangible impact while transitioning into a rewarding career post-service or sports.
- Qualifications: Experience in change projects, strong communication skills, and a collaborative mindset.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 50000 £ per year.
Location: UK wide. Hybrid with regular travel to office sites required. For example: Leicester, Stockport, London, Windsor, Reading.
Length of Placement: 12-month Fixed Term Contract with significant potential to roll off into a Permanent role.
Overview: We are delighted to open applications for our Military & Elite Athlete Talent Placement Programme – September 2026 Intake. This programme is designed to support you as you transition into a new career. This role is one of five placement roles available.
What you’ll do: As a Workplace Lead, you’ll enable the performance and growth of Centrica by combining workplace transformation delivery with strong operational leadership across a portfolio of sites.
Responsibilities include:
- Transformation Delivery: Deliver workplace change programmes (moves, refurbishments, new concepts, employee experience improvements), embed new ways of working and support colleagues through change journeys.
- Operational Delivery: Own the day‑to‑day performance of the workplace environment, resolve issues, optimise services and drive consistency.
- Work with FM partners and suppliers to ensure delivery against agreed standards and SLAs, monitor performance and challenge where required.
- Build relationships with business leaders, People teams and enabling functions; act as a credible interface between Workplace and the business.
- Support the adoption of workplace technology, tools and digital solutions; reinforce behaviours that maximise the value of workplace investment.
- Use data, feedback and observation to identify improvement opportunities; drive continuous improvement in workplace processes, experience and service delivery.
Key Accountabilities:
- Deliver workplace change activity across assigned locations, ensuring safe, smooth and high‑quality implementation.
- Translate workplace strategy into practical delivery, embedding standards, concepts and colleague journeys.
- Support change readiness, communication and adoption of new ways of working.
- Take accountability for workplace outcomes across a defined portfolio (experience, utilisation, service performance).
- Establish a strong operational rhythm (issues, escalation, communications, stakeholder engagement) to ensure consistency and pace.
- Identify risks, resolve issues quickly and ensure workplace readiness at all times.
- Support the move from reactive issue management to proactive optimisation.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Experience delivering change projects or operational improvements in a complex organisation.
- Strong operational capability – run and prioritise across multiple activities and stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to translate strategy into practical delivery.
- Proven track record of delivering outcomes that improve experience, quality or efficiency.
- Comfortable working in ambiguity and fast‑paced change environments.
- Experience in workplace, estates, facilities, operations or service environments.
- Experience working with suppliers or external partners.
- Experience in matrix environments.
- High levels of ownership and accountability.
- A collaborative and inclusive mindset.
- An ability to balance strategic intent with operational delivery.
- Results‑oriented, pragmatic and resilient.
Benefits:
- Real project & transformation experience in a FTSE100 organisation.
- £50,000 salary for the 12‑month placement.
- A dedicated mentor to help you build commercial skills.
- Flexible working and travel to office locations only when collaboration is needed.
- Access to Employee Networks.
- A Buddy from the Ex‑Military or Athlete communities.
- For Service Leavers: the chance to begin placement during your final four resettlement weeks.
Who can apply:
- Military Service Leavers: leaving the Forces or within the 2‑year CTP window at application.
- Elite Athletes: international competition experience and/or professional UK sports experience within the last three years.
Military & Elite Athlete 2026 Talent Placement – Workplace Lead in Stockport employer: Centrica
Centrica is an exceptional employer that champions the transition of Military Service Leavers and Elite Athletes into rewarding careers. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will benefit from real project experience within a FTSE100 organisation, a dedicated mentor, and access to supportive networks, all while enjoying a flexible working environment across various UK locations. Join us to make a meaningful impact as you lead workplace transformation and operational excellence in a collaborative and inclusive culture.
