Overview

People Change Manager – Reading, Berkshire, RG7 4PR

Job Type: Full-Time

Salary: £46950 – £70000 per annum

AWE is currently recruiting for a People Change Manager to play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of people-focused change initiatives across the organisation.

Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking. Plans to relocate role to Green Park (Reading), from December 2025.

Package: From £46,950 to £70,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

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.

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?

As the People Change Manager, you will work closely with the People Change Lead to help design and implement change frameworks, manage stakeholder engagement, and ensure that organisational change is delivered in a safe, legal, structured and inclusive way. As part of your role, you will:

  • Design frameworks, materials and processes to deliver the activities within the people change plan for AWE.

  • Deliver change by engaging with strong stakeholder management, including the Executive and Senior Leadership Group, internal teams, Trade Unions, and Regulators

Who are we looking for?

We are ideally seeking an individual with previous experience in delivering people change plans aligned to business strategy and conducting impact and stakeholder assessments. You will be familiar in facilitating workshops, training, and communications for change readiness and aligning change activities across HR, projects, and leadership.

We do need you to have the following:

  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects across multiple locations.

  • Strong communication and facilitation skills.

  • In-depth understanding and practical experience with employment regulations and best-practice organisational change.

  • Knowledge and experience of managing the implementation of change, including an understanding of the change requirements for people systems, internal and external teams

Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we’d like you to have experience in some of the following:

  • Deep understanding and hands-on experience with organisational change.

  • Project management skills.

  • Resilience under pressure.

  • Excellent PowerPoint skills.

  • Growth mindset and commitment to continuous learning.

  • Be able to provide clarity in uncertainty.

  • Pragmatic problem-solving.

  • Facilitation, collaboration, leadership, and coaching skills.

You’ll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines.

Some reasons we think you’ll love it here:

AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:

  • 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.

The ‘Working at AWE’ page on our website is where you can find full details in the ‘AWE Benefits Guide’.

Hybrid working is available for this role on an informal, non-contractual basis. Typically 3 days onsite per week.

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