Senior Change Manager

AWE; England; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Change Manager for a 12-month FTC. The role requires expertise in change management, with responsibilities including stakeholder engagement and creating plans for successful change implementation. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including a 9-day working fortnight and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

9-day working fortnight

Market leading contributory pension

Family friendly policies

Professional Career Development funding

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Discounts on everyday spending

Special Leave Policy

Qualifications

• Experience of delivering change management using tested principles.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Strong project planning and communication skills.
• Ability to resolve problems and identify causes effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver change management activities using the company process.
• Understand the impact of changes on people and create success plans.
• Support networking of change leads and practitioners across the business.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Multi-tasking

Influencing

Tools

Prosci

Job description

Overview

Senior Change Manager - 12-month FTC

Location: Between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.

Package: £49,830 - £70,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

Closing date: 14 November 2025

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application. Hybrid working is available for this role on an informal, non-contractual basis.

Ready to play your part? At AWE, it\'s not just a job, it\'s far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?

Information Services and Security have a vital role to play in a crucial national mission. We\'re here to enable the organisation to deliver through the use of technology. As AWE transforms itself to meet the needs of the UK's next-generation nuclear deterrent, we need to adapt to deliver data-driven decision making, flexible and future-proofed IT services, adaptable cyber security, support to a multi-billion Pound building programme, and many more.

Do you have experience of working on change programmes involving multiple stakeholders? Are you passionate about ensuring people impacted by changes understand why and what is happening? Are you ready to help prepare them for new ways of thinking and working? If you enjoy leading transformational change in an organisation that is welcoming, inclusive and forward-thinking, we have a great opportunity for you.

AWE is delivering widespread company change and you could be at the very heart of that incredible journey. The programme is supporting a change in our ways of working, our buildings, our technology, and our people, driving the organisation to better support our critical mission - the defence and security of the UK.

We have a great team that works closely together to deliver the ongoing programme and we are looking for a Senior Change Manager to ensure projects and programmes are successfully embedded to create and sustain lasting change.

Who are we looking for?

As a Senior Change Manager, you will be delivering change management activities using the company change process and tools, notably Prosci. You\'ll understand how people will need work and act differently, how those changes will impact them, then you\'ll create a plan for success to ensure that business benefits and outcomes are on track to deliver. You\'ll also help to support the Head of Business Change in maintaining a network/community of practice of change leads and practitioners across the business.

Experience and capabilities

While not to be considered a tick list, we do need you to have experience with the following:

• Successful experience of delivering change management using tested principles and methodologies - previous exposure to Prosci would be advantageous.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills at all levels to support impacted groups through their change journeys
• Excellent project planning, communication and presentation skills to be able to build and maintain confidence in the change approach and delivery
• The ability to work systematically to resolve problems, identify causes, anticipate resistance and make informed decisions to support a proactive plan to embed lasting change
• That you are forward-thinking, positive and action-orientated with the ability to influence others to achieve beneficial changes
• Experience of maintaining a high degree of effectiveness in a multi-task role, managing priorities and delivering to challenging timescales
• Experience of being an integral part of a Project/Programme

Responsibilities

• Deliver change management activities using the company change process and tools, notably Prosci.
• Understand how people will need to work and how changes will impact them; create a plan for success to ensure business benefits and outcomes are on track.
• Support the Head of Business Change in maintaining a network/community of practice of change leads and practitioners across the business.

Benefits

• 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.