Transformation Lead

YTL Construction UK; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 20%

25 days holiday + 3 with service

Healthcare package

Job summary

YTL UK is undergoing a broad transformation across water, construction, a new arena development, and other major ventures. The Group Transformation Team leads Empower to simplify work, enhance tools, and remove barriers so colleagues can excel.

This role focuses on identifying opportunities, designing improved processes, and realising benefits while engaging multiple business areas and stakeholders to drive meaningful change.

Qualifications

• Experience in transformation, business improvement, project delivery or operational change.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Ability to facilitate workshops and challenge thinking.

Responsibilities

• Lead transformation initiatives within a wider programme, from identifying opportunities through to implementation and benefits realisation.
• Map current ways of working and help design, test and implement improved processes, tools and operating models.
• Coordinate input from analysts, SMEs and functional teams across the business and track benefits.

Skills

Transformation experience

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Planning & problem solving

Job description

Transformation is one thing.

We are doing it across water, construction, a major new arena and one of the UK's most exciting new developments. Now, that's something else!

At YTL UK, we're transforming how we work across a diverse group of businesses that provide essential services, build communities and create incredible places and experiences.

As part of our Group Transformation Team, you'll help deliver Empower, our programme focused on making things simpler, providing better tools and removing barriers so our people can do their best work.

If you love solving problems, challenging the status quo and turning great ideas into meaningful change, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll do

Big challenges, different businesses and no one-size-fits-all answer. That's where you come in.

You'll:

• lead transformation initiatives within a wider programme, from identifying opportunities through to implementation and benefits realisation
• dig into business challenges, using analysis, research and stakeholder insight to understand what really needs to change
• map current ways of working and help design, test and implement improved processes, tools and operating models
• turn complex problems into practical solutions that deliver real business value
• work across different businesses, building relationships and bringing people together to make change happen
• lead workshops and discussions that challenge thinking, generate ideas and build engagement
• coordinate input from analysts, SMEs and functional teams across the business
• apply change management principles to successfully embed new processes, tools and ways of working
• manage priorities, milestones, risks and dependencies to keep transformation moving
• track benefits and measure the impact of the changes you deliver
• be a visible ambassador for Empower and transformation across YTL UK.

What you'll need

Curious by nature, comfortable with change and never afraid to ask, “Could we do this better?”

You'll have:

• experience in transformation, business improvement, project delivery or operational change
• a strong track record of analysing business challenges and turning them into practical solutions
• knowledge of process improvement, organisational change or operating model design
• experience delivering transformation, change or continuous improvement initiatives
• strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• the confidence to facilitate workshops, challenge thinking and bring people with you
• excellent communication, planning and problem-solving skills
• the ability to work across multiple priorities and thrive in an environment where things move quickly
• a curious, collaborative and solutions-focused mindset, with the resilience to navigate ambiguity and change.

Why join us

At YTL UK you'll be part of a business that delivers essential services and invests in long-term, sustainable growth. You'll have the opportunity to work on high-profile transformation initiatives, collaborate with stakeholders across multiple businesses and make a tangible difference to how we operate.

If you're passionate about driving improvement, influencing change and delivering meaningful outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

This is transformation with variety, scale and real-world impact. Are you ready to make a difference?

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access toan interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trainedmental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 450-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industrial, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Live – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail,environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team