Military & Elite Athlete Talent Placement – Workplace Lead

12‑month fixed‑term contract for the Military & Elite Athlete Talent Placement Programme – Workplace Lead. The role is UK wide with hybrid working and regular travel to office sites in Leicester, Stockport, London, Windsor and Reading.

• Transformation & Change Delivery
  • Deliver workplace change programmes (moves, refurbishments, new concepts, employee experience improvements).
  • Embed new ways of working and support colleagues through change journeys.
  • Support change readiness, communication and adoption of new ways of working.
• Operational Delivery & Performance
  • Own day‑to‑day performance of the workplace environment, resolve issues, optimise services and drive consistency.
  • Take accountability for workplace outcomes across a defined portfolio (experience, utilisation, service performance).
  • Establish a strong operational rhythm (issues, escalation, communications, stakeholder engagement).
  • Identify risks, resolve issues quickly and ensure workplace readiness at all times.
• Insight & Continuous Improvement
  • Use data, feedback and observation to identify improvement opportunities.
  • Drive continuous improvement in workplace processes, experience and service delivery.
  • Support the move from reactive issue management to proactive optimisation.
• Supplier & Partner Management
  • Work closely with FM partners & suppliers to ensure delivery against agreed standards & SLAs.
  • Monitor performance, challenge where required & escalates issues to achieve outcomes.
  • Ensure services support the intended workplace experience and ways of working.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Influence
  • Build strong relationships with business leaders, People teams and enabling functions.
  • Act as a credible, trusted interface between Workplace and the business.
  • Influence decisions, align stakeholders and ensure workplace supports business outcomes.
• Digital & Behavioural Adoption
  • Support the adoption of workplace technology, tools and digital solutions.
  • Reinforce behaviours that maximise the value of workplace investment.
  • Help colleagues & leaders understand how to use space, tech & time together effectively.
• Live Centrica values:
  Courage, Care, Delivery, Agility and Collaboration.

• Experience delivering change projects or operational improvements in a complex organisation.
• Strong operational capability – run and prioritise across multiple activities and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate strategy into practical delivery.
• Proven track record of delivering outcomes that improve experience, quality or efficiency.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and fast‑paced change environments.
• Experience in workplace, estates, facilities, operations or service environments.
• Experience working with suppliers or external partners.
• Experience in matrix environments.
• High levels of ownership and accountability.
• Collaborative and inclusive mindset.
• Results‑oriented, pragmatic and resilient.

• £50,000 salary for the 12‑month placement.
• Real project & transformation experience in a FTSE
  100 organisation.
• A dedicated business mentor to help build commercial skills.
• Flexible working and travel to office locations only when collaboration is needed.
• Access to our Employee Networks.
• A Buddy from our Ex‑Military or Athlete communities.
• Support to begin placement during final four resettlement weeks for service leavers.