Change Lead; Black Belt

Job Title

Change Lead (Blackbelt)

Glasgow SPHQ

£52,400 to £65,500, up to 20% annual bonus, £350 Car Allowance, Private Medical

You will lead and manage a variety of strategic improvement and transformation initiatives aligned with the pursuit of our Strategic Plans, specifically related to the Transmission part of our business. You will enhance SP Energy Networks as an organisation and our customers' experience by extracting the maximum value from business opportunities presented in the fulfilment of our regulatory obligations through RIIO-ED2 and RIIO-T3 price control periods.

• Drive strategic change in the organisation to achieve SPEN strategic goals
• Lead assigned projects to successful delivery and achievement of benefits
• Build relationships and manage stakeholders throughout the organisation
• Lead and coach continuous improvement to improve business results
• Champion innovation & look for opportunities to improve business performance
• Facilitate and role‑model change supporting strategic business goals
• Operate with agility to adapt to changing situations & business demands quickly
• Lead people side of change using Prosci Change Management framework
• Identify, establish and monitor performance measures to validate success
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to maintain support and buy‑in
• Develop business cases and identify key performance tracking metrics

• Prior accreditation or willingness to work towards certifications such as Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Prosci Change Practitioner, Agile Scrum Master
• Knowledge of the energy sector
• Proven ability to implement change in a complex multi‑national organisation
• Able to set stretch goals & deadlines aligned with business and customer priorities
• Able to empower and encourage development of individuals and project teams
• Challenge status‑quos and champion continuous improvement
• Model professionalism and a positive mindset; being transparent, ethical, authentic, honest and operating with integrity
• Comfortable leading conversations in subject matters outside the comfort zone
• Able to see the bigger picture and align activity with strategic business goals
• Collaborate across the business to build great teams based on trust and mutual respect
• Maintain a wide, diverse, inclusive network to develop ideas and facilitate innovation to meet business goals
• Approach problem‑solving with curiosity and an agile mindset, making decisions quickly and accurately to find innovative solutions aligned with strategy
• Proactive in seeking opportunities, anticipating problems and implementing actions to mitigate risks
• Set and expect high standards of performance of self & others using collaborative ways of working to ensure excellence in outputs
• Able to demonstrate measurable business impacts or results
• Manage conflicting requirements and demonstrate resilience to deliver project outcomes within tight deadlines
• Familiar with data and digitalisation to maximise operational efficiency
• Occasional travel to other SP Energy Networks locations

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4× salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales, and the North West of England. We operate over 4,000 km of cables and lines that make up the transmission network connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system.

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