Military & Elite Athlete 2026 Talent Placement – Transformation Delivery Leads

Centrica - CHP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Travel to office locations

Employee Networks

Mentor support

Networking across the business

Buddy from Ex-Military/Athlete

Job summary

Centrica is offering two Military & Elite Athlete Talent Placement Programme roles as Transformation Delivery Leads. The 12-month fixed-term placements start late 2026/early 2027 and can roll into permanent roles, with UK-wide flexible/hybrid work options and occasional office meetings.

You’ll gain hands-on experience in a FTSE100 organisation, benefit from tailored support, a £50,000 salary, mentoring, and access to Employee Networks while delivering major transformation initiatives across

Qualifications

• Ideally, project management experience and knowledge of project and programme management methodologies (e.g. Agile, Prince2, MSP, Lean).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholder environments.
• Strong delivery orientation with a positive, proactive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of transformation projects from initiation to benefits realisation.
• Embed change and governance to achieve measurable business outcomes.
• Collaborate with sponsors, process owners and operational teams to ensure delivery success.

Skills

Project management

Agile

Prince2

MSP

Lean

Job description

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Military & Elite Athlete 2026 Talent Placement - Transformation Delivery Lead (x2)

Ideal start date: late 2026/early 2027

Location:

UK wide. Flexible/home-based or hybrid working arrangements may be considered in line with business needs. There will be a requirement for some office based and face to face meetings. (e.g.: Reading, London Paddington, Stockport, Leicester)

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

Overview

A talent programme designed to help you thrive during career transition

We're delighted to advertise two exciting roles as part of our

Military & Elite Athlete Talent Placement Programme . 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. These placement roles will work within Field and Ops Enablement Transformation, British Gas, as Transformation Delivery Leads.

About the roles:

The Transformation Delivery Lead plays a key role in delivering high-impact strategic and operational change initiatives across the organisation. Working within the Delivery Arm of the Strategy & Transformation function, the Transformation Delivery Lead is responsible for leading projects ensuring they are delivered to agreed time, cost, quality and scope parameters. The role ensures robust governance and embeds change that delivers measurable business outcomes. It requires both structure and flexibility, coupled with the ability to lead formal transformation projects as well as more agile or operational initiatives that address emerging business priorities.

During placement, you'll add direct value in the following areas:

Project & Programme Delivery

Lead the end-to-end delivery of transformation projects, from initiation through to implementation and benefits realisation.Ensure delivery aligns with strategic objectives and is governed through consistent use of project and programme management frameworks.

Change Delivery

Deliver business change activities, stakeholder engagement, and adoption planning.Support the embedding of new systems, processes, and ways of working across affected business areas.

Governance & Control

Operate within established governance frameworks to ensure effective planning, risk management, and decision-making.Provide timely reporting and visibility of progress, risks, and interdependencies through agreed governance channels.

Stakeholder Management & Engagement

Develop strong working relationships with business sponsors, process owners, and operational teams.Facilitate alignment and communication between strategy, delivery, and business operations.

Benefits Realisation

Ensure project outputs are clearly defined, tracked, and realised.Work closely with finance, performance, and business owners to measure and evidence delivery against business cases. Work closely with the programme manager to drive down investment and drive-up benefits wherever possible.

Standardisation & Best Practice

Apply standardised delivery tools, templates, and methodologies to drive consistency and quality.Contribute to improving delivery maturity across the function by sharing learnings and best practice.

Operational & Strategic Flexibility

Support delivery of both strategic transformation and operational change programmes.Be comfortable adapting delivery approaches - whether leading formal transformation projects, supporting ideation or proof-of-concept initiatives, or implementing targeted operational improvements.

Collaboration & Partnership

Work closely with peers, subject matter experts, and the Transformation Delivery Manager to ensure delivery success.Contribute to a high-performance culture built on collaboration, accountability, and outcomes.

You’ll also work with key stakeholders such as:

Business Unit LeadersProgramme ManagerStrategy & Transformation Leadership Team, particularly relevant Transformation PartnerStrategy & Transformation - Transformation Management OfficeFunctional Teams: Risk Partners, Finance Partners, People Partners and MI/DataProduct & Tech

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:

Ideally, project Management experience and knowledge of project and programme management methodologies (e.g. Agile, Prince2, MSP, Lean)In depth problem solving and decision-making abilityStrong delivery orientationOutcome-driven with a commitment to excellence in executionAbility to work unsupervised and manage own agenda; a self-starter and respected professional.Tenacious, resilient, proactive and resourceful approach to issue and risk resolution.Demonstrable experience in managing and delivering transformation or change projects, ideally within a strategy, transformation, or business change function.Proven ability to manage multiple priorities across complex stakeholder environments.Understanding of change delivery principles: business readiness, communication, benefits management.Skilled in risk management, governance, and progress reporting.Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.Ability to flex between structured programme delivery and more agile, iterative approachesConfident working autonomously while collaborating across functions and teamCollaborative, pragmatic and adaptable to changing business priorities.Confident operating at pace and balancing multiple priorities.Confident presentation and communication skills.

Core Behaviours We Want to See:

Take OwnershipWork as One TeamDevelop a Growth MindsetStrive to InnovateFocus on Priorities

This talent placement is open to:

Military Service Leavers: leaving the Forces or within the 2-year CTP window at applicationElite Athletes: international competition experience and/or professional UK sports experience within the last three 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
• Opportunities to network across the business
• A Buddy from our Ex-Military or Athlete communities
• For Service Leavers: the chance to begin placement during your final four resettlement weeks

Future Opportunities

We'll also be offering placements in

• March 2027
• June 2027
• September 2027

The application process for March will open soon

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 we have our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That's why we designed our total rewards to give you 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.

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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 *no.

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