Transformation Delivery Lead for Military & Elite Athletes

Centrica; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£50,000 salary for 12-month placement

Mentor support

Flexible working

Travel to office locations

Employee Networks

Buddy from ex-military or athlete

Job summary

Centrica is offering two Military & Elite Athlete Talent Placement roles within the Transformation Delivery Lead stream. The 12-month fixed term contract is designed to support seamless transition into a new career, with hands-on experience in a FTSE100 organisation and exposure to governance, change delivery and benefits realisation.

Ideal for military leavers or elite athletes, the placements provide mentoring, flexible working and opportunities to progress into a permanent role, with some

Qualifications

• We'd love to see: project Management experience and knowledge of project and programme management methodologies (e.g. Agile, Prince2, MSP, Lean)
• In depth problem solving and decision-making ability
• Strong delivery orientation
• Outcome-driven with a commitment to excellence in execution
• Ability 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 approaches
• Confident working autonomously while collaborating across functions and team
• Collaborative, pragmatic and adaptable to changing business priorities
• Confident operating at pace and balancing multiple priorities
• Confident presentation and communication skills
• Take Ownership
• Work as One Team
• Develop a Growth Mindset
• Strive to Innovate
• Focus on Priorities

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Deliver business change activities, stakeholder engagement, and adoption planning.
• Support the embedding of new systems, processes, and ways of working across affected business areas.
• 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.
• Develop strong working relationships with business sponsors, process owners, and operational teams.
• Facilitate alignment and communication between strategy, delivery, and business operations.
• 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.

Skills

PM experience

Project management

Problem solving

Delivery orientation

Outcome-driven

Self-starter

Issue/risk resolution

Change delivery

Governance & reporting

Stakeholder engagement

PM methodologies

Autonomy

Collaboration

Presentations

Job description

Centrica is offering two Military & Elite Athlete Talent Placement roles within the Transformation Delivery Lead stream. The 12-month fixed term contract is designed to support seamless transition into a new career, with hands-on experience in a FTSE100 organisation and exposure to governance, change delivery and benefits realisation.

Ideal for military leavers or elite athletes, the placements provide mentoring, flexible working and opportunities to progress into a permanent role, with some