Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following office locations Edinburgh, Perth or Glasgow
Salary: £51,600 - £77,400 + 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
Are you passionate about helping people navigate change with confidence, clarity and support? As a Business Change Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping how transformational change is successfully embedded across Energy Markets. Working collaboratively with business teams, product owners, delivery leads and technology colleagues, you'll ensure new ways of working, systems and processes are introduced in a way that feels engaging, inclusive and sustainable. This is an exciting opportunity to influence meaningful change, empower colleagues through periods of transition, and help create a safe, supportive environment where people and teams can thrive while delivering lasting value.
You will
- Lead business readiness activities for strategic change initiatives, helping colleagues understand, embrace and prepare for change in a safe and supportive way.
- Partner with business, technology and delivery teams to translate complex regulatory and technology change initiatives into clear plans, practical actions and sustainable outcomes.
- Develop and deliver adoption strategies for new systems, processes and ways of working, including communications, engagement, learning, coaching and post-implementation support to help change successfully embed.
- Proactively identify risks, dependencies and potential barriers to success, ensuring decisions are informed and delivery remains on track through practical planning and delivery support where needed.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging collaboration, shared ownership and positive change that benefits customers, colleagues and the wider business.
You have
- Experience leading or supporting business change initiatives within complex operational, technology or regulated environments
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a natural ability to build trusted relationships, listen actively and explain complex topics in a clear and inclusive way.
-Strong planning, organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage priorities, anticipate risks and support teams through change with confidence and care.
- Experience facilitating collaborative workshops and discussions, bringing diverse perspectives together to solve problems, build consensus and deliver practical outcomes.
- A curious, resilient and continuous improvement mindset, with a passion for learning, supporting others through change and delivering sustainable outcomes.
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.
SSE Energy Markets secure the energy needed to power customers' lives, while creating value for SSE. Our Energy Markets trading teams buy the fuel needed to deliver cleaner energy and sell power generated in our wind farm, hydro and thermal assets back to the markets.
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 Janet.Gossman@sse.com / 01738 351816 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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