Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week inone of the following base locations - Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness, Swindon, Melksham, Andover, Oxford, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough, Basingstoke, Poole, New Forest, Thatcham, West London or Aldershot/Petersfield.Travel to various sites will be required.
Salary: £44,000 - £65,900 depending on skills and experience + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.
Working Pattern: 12 month Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available
The role
We're seeking experienced Business Change Managers to join our Bridge Transformation Programme and play a crucial role in delivering transformational change across people, processes, and technology.
In this high-impact role, you'll work closely with project teams and senior leaders to shape and embed change initiatives that deliver real business benefits. From developing change strategies to building stakeholder engagement and readiness, you'll ensure our people have the confidence, capability, and support needed to succeed.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on strategic transformation initiatives, collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, and accelerate your professional growth while making a tangible difference to our future success.
Some of your other main accountabilities will include;
- Leading and coordinating change initiatives, ensuring activities are effectively planned, aligned and delivered through our Business Change Framework, driving consistency, successful outcomes and lasting value.
- Designing and delivering structured change journeys that inspire confidence, helping individuals and teams successfully navigate and embrace new ways of working.
- Partnering with training specialists to develop and implement engaging learning solutions, ensuring colleagues have the knowledge, skills and support needed to thrive through change.
- Building strong relationships across the business, acting as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, influencing decision-making, resolving challenges and driving the successful adoption of change.
- Fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement, supporting teams as change is embedded and sustained in business-as-usual operations.
To be successful in this role, we would love you to have;
- Proven experience leading business change across large-scale transformation programmes, with a track record of delivering successful outcomes in complex environments.
- Strong knowledge of change management methodologies, project lifecycles and governance frameworks, with the ability to apply these effectively to drive adoption and lasting business benefits.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to build trusted relationships and engage senior leaders across the organisation.
- Experience working within regulated industries or operationally complex businesses, with an understanding of the challenges and opportunities this presents.
- A proactive and innovative mindset, coupled with a passion for continuous improvement and delivering outstanding experiences for customers and stakeholders.
About SSE
SSE's purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.
SSEN Distribution , part of the wider SSE group, powers 3.9 million UK homes and businesses. Our team of more than 4,200 skilled engineers, customer service advisors and energy experts keep customers connected to a safe, reliable supply of electricity while investing in and developing the flexible networks needed for our low carbon future.
Flexible benefits to fit your life
Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.
Work with an equal opportunity employer
SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Pamela Hendry on pamela.hendry@sse.com to discuss how we can support you.
We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.
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Business Change Manager in Aldershot employer: SSE plc
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