Business Change Manager

Base Location: You’ll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations – Reading, Melksham, Poole, Portsmouth or Slough.

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

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

As a Business Change Manager, you will play a key role in leading and coordinating change activities, ensuring all deliverables are completed on time, to a high standard, and within budget across multiple projects and business areas.

Some of your main accountabilities will include;

• Apply relevant and proportionate change management methodologies to support programme requirements and ensure the successful delivery of transformation outcomes.
• Determine and track programme benefits, assess progress against objectives and goals, and drive measurable improvements to support effective value realisation.
• Provide accurate forecasting for assigned activities, ensuring strong governance and quality assurance across business change deliverables so they remain consistent, robust, and fit for purpose within the programme or project.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including programme and project teams, senior managers, and sponsors, to enable effective change delivery and ensure the realisation of benefits.

To be successful in this role, we would like you to have;

• 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 effectively 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

SSEs 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 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.