Military & Athlete 2026 Talent Placement - Change Delivery Manager

Job Description

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We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it.

About your team:

At Centrica Business Solutions, we’re proud to partner with over 7,000 organisations globally – helping them to balance planet, with profit. We build, operate and maintain onsite, large-scale energy assets like Solar PV and Combined Heat and Power – to help businesses to save the planet and save money. We’re also transforming the UK’s energy landscape by partnering with landowners and developers to build a 900MW portfolio of new grid-scale solar farms and battery storage assets.

Military & Elite Athlete 2026 Talent Placement - Change Delivery Manager

September 2026 Intake

Location: Hybrid with occasional office travel for collaboration and team meetings. For example: Leicester, Stockport, London, Windsor

Length of Placement: 12-month Fixed Term Contract with significant potential to roll off into a Permanent role

A programme designed to help you thrive during career transition

We’re 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. Whether you’re leaving the Armed Forces or finishing an elite sporting career, we welcome the experience, discipline and resilience you bring. You’ll gain hands on experience in a FTSE100 organisation, receive tailored support, and join a community that values who you are and what you can offer. We have five placement roles available, and the Change Delivery Manager role is one of them

What you’ll do:

As a Change Delivery Manager, you’ll work at pace, learn fast and contribute to meaningful transformation work across Centrica. It’s an exciting role and no two days will be the same

During your placement, you will:

• Work within our Transformation Team on strategic change initiatives
• Develop, own and implement change management approaches
• Convert approaches into a comprehensive change plan that includes communications, engagement, and training needs to enable maximum adoption
• Provide regular and impactful updates, insights, and recommendations using a range of tools
• Translate technical or complex transformation concepts into clear, accessible messaging
• Facilitate effective engagement sessions e.g. workshops, briefings, market stalls, to support change awareness and buy‑in
• Support teams in developing the capability and confidence needed to operate new processes, systems, or behaviours
• Partner with colleagues and stakeholders to coordinate change activities
• Build strong networks across the business
• Create and maintain change artefacts (e.g. impact logs, readiness assessments, risk logs, stakeholder maps, Value Realisation Plan)
• Live our values: Courage, Care, Delivery, Agility and Collaboration

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for potential, not perfection. You don’t need to meet every requirement to apply:

We’d love to see:

• Experience delivering end-to-end change or complex projects
• Skills in service design, process improvement or project management
• Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing, communication and storytelling skills
• Confidence with digital tools and problem solving
• Experience with analysis (process, gap or requirements)
• Ability to develop others and take ownership when change isn’t landing
• Desirable familiarity with frameworks such as ADKAR, Scrum or Waterfall.

On placement you’ll also have a dedicated business mentor, opportunities to meet senior leaders, and plenty of support to settle into your role

Who the programme is for. This placement is open to:

• Military Service Leavers: leaving the Forces or within the 2-year CTP window after service at application
• Elite Athletes: international competition experience and/or professional UK sports experience within the last 3 years

We recognise excellence: We want you to feel included, supported and able to succeed. On placement you’ll receive:

• 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 when collaboration is needed
• Access to our Employee Networks
• A Buddy from our Ex-Military or Athlete communities
• For Service Leavers: the chance to begin placement during your final four resettlement weeks

How to apply: Please upload one document (Word or PDF) that includes:

1. Personal Statement (max 750 words). Tell us:

• Which placement role you’re applying for
• How your skills, experience, capabilities and personal qualities align to the role

2. CV (max 2 pages). Highlight your:

• Transferable skills related to the role & your key achievements
• Qualifications
• Military or athletic experience

Key dates:

• Application deadline: midnight Friday 26th June
• Screening Interviews - online: Will take place in June – mid July
• Business Area Interviews – face to face: July and August at one of our office locations
• Placement Start Date: You must be able to start on Wednesday 30th September

If you need any reasonable adjustments during the process, please let us know — we’re happy to support you.

Not available in September 2026? We’ll also be offering placements in March 2027, June 2027 and September 2027. The application process for March will likely open in November.

If this placement isn’t the right fit, you can explore more opportunities at www.lifeatcentrica.com

Why should you apply?

We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too. Visit the link below to discover why we’re a great place to work and what being part of more means for you.

http://www.morethanacareer.energy/cbs

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.

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