Business Change Manager

Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations - Reading, Portsmouth, Perth, Glasgow, Poole or Oxford.

Salary: £42,600 - £64,000 depending on skills and experience + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: 18 month Fixed Term Contract| Flexible First options available

The role

We are looking for experienced Business Change Managers to play a key role in our transformation journey. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives within a fast-paced change environment across people, process, and technology, ensuring change can land effectively, delivering meaningful business benefits.

In this role, you’ll partner closely with project teams, leaders, and impacted business areas to design, plan and embed structured change approaches, ensuring our people are informed, capable, and fully ready for change.

You’ll have the opportunity to grow professionally and contribute to our transformation journey working across a range of stakeholder groups.

You will

• Ensure all relevant change activities are planned, aligned and delivered effectively, in line with the Business Change Framework to drive consistency and value in how change is managed.
• Create structured change journeys, guiding individuals and teams through transition
• Work with training specialists to ensure fit‑for‑purpose training plans, materials and deployment approaches are developed and delivered for all impacted stakeholders.
• Act as a main point of contact for impacted business areas, helping shape and influence decisions, resolving issues, and support the business to fully adopt and sustain change.
• You’ll encourage openness, collaboration and continuous improvement across the change community, supporting the business as changes move from deployment into BAU.

You'll Bring 

We’re looking for someone with:

• Significant experience delivering business change across large-scale transformational projects.
• A strong understanding of change management principles, project lifecycles, and governance frameworks.
• The ability to engage and influence affectively at senior stakeholder level.
• Experience working within regulated businesses or complex operational environments.
• A passion for innovation, continuous improvement and first class customer service.

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@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.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.

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