Closing date: 1 September 2026Salary Scale: £52,012 to £69,366 per annum As the industry transitions to Great British Railways (GBR), bringing track and train together under a single guiding mind and moving towards public ownership, we are looking for an experienced Change Manager to join Rail Delivery Group (RDG) and play a pivotal role in preparing our organisation for this transition. Working across people, processes, culture and organisational design, you'll help ensure RDG is ready for Day One of GBR and the phased transition leading up to this. If you thrive in complex environments, enjoy influencing senior stakeholders and want to be at the heart of one of the UK's most important transformation programmes, we'd love to hear from you.What You'll Be Doing As Change Manager, you'll lead and support change initiatives that help RDG successfully navigate the transition to GBR. Key responsibilities will include:Developing and delivering a structured change strategy, plan and roadmap aligned to GBR milestones.Translating evolving industry reforms into practical actions for teams across RDG.Working closely with leadership teams to assess organisational impacts and prepare for change.Supporting communication and engagement activities to deliver on the communications strategy that builds confidence, trust and understanding among employees and stakeholders.Facilitating workshops, listening sessions and cultural change initiatives.Identifying risks, dependencies and mitigation plans across multiple workstreams.Supporting the adoption of new governance arrangements, processes and responsibilities.Measuring the effectiveness of change activities and driving continuous improvement.Partnering with People & Inclusion colleagues to understand workforce impacts, future skills requirements and career pathways.Helping prepare RDG's 500+ colleagues for working within an integrated, publicly owned railway environment.What You'll Bring We're looking for someone who combines strong change management expertise with excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.RequirementsEssential Experience & SkillsProven experience delivering organisational change in complex environments.Strong understanding of change management methodologies and best practice.Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels.Experience managing ambiguity and adapting plans in response to changing circumstances.Strong project management capability and organisational skills.Outstanding written, verbal and presentation skills.Experience working within politically sensitive, regulated or public policy environments.A track record of delivering successful change programmes involving multiple stakeholders.DesirableExperience within transport, infrastructure, utilities or public sector organisations.Knowledge of the UK rail industry and its stakeholders.Experience supporting large-scale industry reform.BenefitsWhy Work for RDG?We offer a highly competitive package, including:75% discount on rail travel (for work and leisure), plus international rail discounts30 Days annual leave (plus buy/sell options and additional leave for key life events)Two Personal Development Days are granted to employees annuallyInterest-free Season Ticket Loan for commuting costsEnhanced family leave – 30 weeks full pay for maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and shared parental leavePension scheme – up to 8.64% employer contributionSubsidised Private Medical Insurance (Vitality PPP) and Health Cash Plan (Healthshield)Access to our flexible benefits portal - a central hub for accessing retail discounts, shopping, dining, travel, and entertainment perksFlexible working arrangements available
Closing date: 1 September 2026
Salary Scale: £52,012 to £69,366 per annum
As the industry transitions to Great British Railways (GBR), bringing track and train together under a single guiding mind and moving towards public ownership, we are looking for an experienced Change Manager to join Rail Delivery Group (RDG) and play a pivotal role in preparing our organisation for this transition. Working across people, processes, culture and organisational design, you'll help ensure RDG is ready for Day One of GBR and the phased transition leading up to this.
If you thrive in complex environments, enjoy influencing senior stakeholders and want to be at the heart of one of the UK's most important transformation programmes, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Be Doing
As Change Manager, you'll lead and support change initiatives that help RDG successfully navigate the transition to GBR. Key responsibilities will include:
- Developing and delivering a structured change strategy, plan and roadmap aligned to GBR milestones.
- Translating evolving industry reforms into practical actions for teams across RDG.
- Working closely with leadership teams to assess organisational impacts and prepare for change.
- Supporting communication and engagement activities to deliver on the communications strategy that builds confidence, trust and understanding among employees and stakeholders.
- Facilitating workshops, listening sessions and cultural change initiatives.
- Identifying risks, dependencies and mitigation plans across multiple workstreams.
- Supporting the adoption of new governance arrangements, processes and responsibilities.
- Measuring the effectiveness of change activities and driving continuous improvement.
- Partnering with People & Inclusion colleagues to understand workforce impacts, future skills requirements and career pathways.
- Helping prepare RDG's 500+ colleagues for working within an integrated, publicly owned railway environment.
What You'll Bring
We're looking for someone who combines strong change management expertise with excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
Requirements
Essential Experience & Skills
- Proven experience delivering organisational change in complex environments.
- Strong understanding of change management methodologies and best practice.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels.
- Experience managing ambiguity and adapting plans in response to changing circumstances.
- Strong project management capability and organisational skills.
- Outstanding written, verbal and presentation skills.
- Experience working within politically sensitive, regulated or public policy environments.
- A track record of delivering successful change programmes involving multiple stakeholders.
Desirable
- Experience within transport, infrastructure, utilities or public sector organisations.
- Knowledge of the UK rail industry and its stakeholders.
- Experience supporting large-scale industry reform.
Benefits
Why Work for RDG?
We offer a highly competitive package, including:
- 75% discount on rail travel (for work and leisure), plus international rail discounts
- 30 Days annual leave (plus buy/sell options and additional leave for key life events)
- Two Personal Development Days are granted to employees annually
- Interest-free Season Ticket Loan for commuting costs
- Enhanced family leave – 30 weeks full pay for maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and shared parental leave
- Pension scheme – up to 8.64% employer contribution
- Subsidised Private Medical Insurance (Vitality PPP) and Health Cash Plan (Healthshield)
- Access to our flexible benefits portal - a central hub for accessing retail discounts, shopping, dining, travel, and entertainment perks
- Flexible working arrangements available
Everything we do is guided by our purpose to create a simpler, better railway for our customers. To do this we provide essential services that support better customer experience, from planning your journey online to booking your seat. We support the growth of the industry, running national marketing campaigns to promote the use of rail, but we also raise revenue directly through the sale of railcards. We are always looking for opportunities to make improvements to how rail operates that will bring benefits to customers. It’s our role to bring industry together on important issues that need a joined-up response, such as tackling sexual harassment on trains. Working collaboratively with decision makers and other key industry voices, we contribute our knowledge and expertise to plans for reform so that our rail industry can thrive in the future.
Everything we do is guided by our purpose to create a simpler, better railway for our customers.
To do this we provide essential services that support better customer experience, from planning your journey online to booking your seat.
We support the growth of the industry, running national marketing campaigns to promote the use of rail, but we also raise revenue directly through the sale of railcards. We are always looking for opportunities to make improvements to how rail operates that will bring benefits to customers.
It’s our role to bring industry together on important issues that need a joined-up response, such as tackling sexual harassment on trains.
Working collaboratively with decision makers and other key industry voices, we contribute our knowledge and expertise to plans for reform so that our rail industry can thrive in the future.
