Digital Change Manager

Austal


Date: 9 hours ago
City: Perth, Western Australia
Contract type: Full time
Job Title Digital Change Manager

Location Perth CBD

WHY AUSTAL

Austal (ASX: ASB) is Australia’s global shipbuilder, Defence prime contractor and maritime technology partner of choice; designing, constructing and supporting defence and commercial vessels for the world’s leading operators. The company operates shipbuilding and sustainment facilities in Australia, the USA, Philippines and Vietnam.

Austal Australia is delivering multiple naval shipbuilding and sustainment programs for the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Border Force and the Department of Defence, employing approximately 1,000 people in facilities in located Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory.

Learn more at austal.com

Strategic Shipbuilding (SSA)

With an exciting pipeline of future work for the Australian Defence Force at the Henderson Shipyard, now is the time to join us to be a part of some meaningful work in a dynamic and outcome focussed environment.

Working within the SSA provides career development opportunities whilst working alongside experienced, dedicated, and passionate industry professionals.

About The Opportunity

Reporting to the Transformation Change Manager, the Digital Change Manager is a key role within the Business Transformation function, responsible for delivering change management services across projects and initiatives supporting the SSA Digital transformation projects that include across the business. This role primarily focuses on identifying and managing the change impacts and the related people risks to the multiyear program of work. You will be responsible for:

  • Leading 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 initiatives.
  • Ensure governance and compliance with SSA Reporting requirements.
  • Work closely with Project Managers to integrate change activities into overall project plans, risk management plans and program schedules.

Skills And Experience

  • Tertiary qualification in a relevant field e.g. Management, Organisational Development or Communications
  • Hold a Change Management certification at practitioner level or higher (Prosci or similar)
  • 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.
  • Experience 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.

Benefits

  • True work/life balance with a 9-day fortnight
  • Competitive salary package and generous employee benefits (including EAP, retailer discounts, and salary sacrificing where applicable)
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • A supportive and dynamic work environment with an established mentor program
  • Real opportunities for genuine career advancement within our growing global organisation

Culture

Our global team is guided by a universal set of values that describe the focus of our efforts; Excellence - Customer Focus - Integrity - Team Work.

Our goal is for all our decisions and actions to reflect these core values. We believe that putting our values into practice creates the greatest benefits for our shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and communities in which we serve.

Austal Giving supports our local communities through in-kind and financial support of various charities and organisations that focus on improving health, education and the environment.

Austal provides a safe and inclusive work environment for all employees. We believe that achieving greater diversity will enhance our operations and as such we actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people of all abilities, cultural background, age and gender to apply.
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