Job Description:
Austal's Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement (SSA) offers a unique opportunity for a Strategic Change Expert to lead change management activities across projects and initiatives.
The SSA aims to establish the capability within the Henderson Precinct to continuously build vessels for the Commonwealth. As part of this initiative, we are seeking a highly skilled Strategic Change Expert to lead change management activities for projects and initiatives aligned with the SSA Transformation Program and Capability Strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead change management activities for projects and initiatives aligned with the SSA Transformation Program, ensuring changes are prioritised and executed.
* Manage a portfolio of projects across SSA requiring fit for purpose and varying levels of change management advisory and specialist hands on support.
* Identify, plan and implement change management requirements to support successful project outcomes.
* Collaborate with Project Managers, Program Managers, Sponsors and key stakeholders to develop and implement effective change management plans.
* Develop and maintain detailed change artefacts, work plans and schedules to ensure timely delivery of change initiatives.
* Apply and utilise Austal's Change Management Framework, processes, tools, activities
* Support the Leader-Led Change capability development for Austal's people leaders, Change Champions, Project Managers, and key internal and external stakeholders to strengthen organisational change maturity
* Enhance organisational capability in change management through coaching and mentoring.
* Ensure governance and compliance with SSA reporting requirements.
Requirements:
* Tertiary qualification in a relevant field e.g. Management, Organisational Development or Communications
* Hold a Change Management certification at practitioner level or higher (Prosci)
* Minimum 5+ years' experience leading and managing digital change initiatives in complex organisation environments.
* Designing and implementing fit for purpose change management practices, methodologies, tools, processes and activities
* Demonstrated experience in change impact and complexity assessments, mapping change requirements, design and delivery of sustainable change in a long-term setting, communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Providing change management services in a portfolio of projects in multiple concurrent functional areas.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
* Ability and commitment to establishing and maintaining strong working relationships.
* Demonstrable experience working in fast and complex organisational environments.
Culture:
* We believe that our values of Excellence, Customer Focus, Integrity, Team Work create the greatest benefits for our customers, employees, suppliers, and communities.