Director of Business Change

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Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

As an organisation, there is little we don’t do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom.

What will you be doing?

M Group is undertaking a significant group-wide transformation programme to bring the best of M Group in all of our delivery for customers. The programme encompasses brand, operating model, technology, sourcing, and procurement across both operations and core functions. The purpose of the role is to ensure that the M Group-wide Thriving Together transformation programme lands successfully across the business, working with programme directors and division HR Directors to plan, design, and deploy the changes needed for the future.

In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of leading and managing the overall successful deployment of business change. You’ll be responsible for defining, agreeing, and executing a comprehensive change plan, managing key interdependencies, identifying and capitalising on opportunities, and mitigating any risks to ensure smooth implementation.

Based out of our Stevenage Head office (3-4 days per week) you’ll be collaborating closely with division change leads to align and agree on local deployment plans, while also working with group function leads, including communications, learning & development, and employee relations, as well as divisional HR Directors, to define overall plans and strategies. You’ll own the stakeholder engagement plan, working hand-in-hand with divisional HR Directors to ensure effective communication and buy-in from all stakeholders.

What you’ll bring?

• Experience in delivering change in field-based environments and industrial and/or utilities sectors
• Be able to engage, and influence at Programme Director, HRD, and MD level
• Proven experience of leading the delivery of complex changes across a multi-business structure
• Experience in process, role, organisation, and culture change
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and guide teams through challenging transformations
• A strategic mindset with the ability to think critically and solve complex problems
• Experience in managing budgets and financial aspects of change programs
• Familiarity with change management methodologies and tools

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

If you’re ready to take on this challenging and rewarding role, we’d love to hear from you!

About Us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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