Change Management Specialist

Why Austal

Austalis Australias global shipbuilder Defence prime contractor and maritime technology partner of choice designing constructing and supporting defence and commercial vessels for the worlds leading operators. The company operates 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 1000 people in facilities in located Western Australia Queensland and the Northern Territory.

About the Opportunity

Austal and the Commonwealth of Australia are currently negotiating a landmark Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement (SSA) that will support the Continuous Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Enterprise and the delivery of multiple new defence force shipbuilding projects such as Landing Craft-Medium and Landing Craft-Heavy for the Australian Army.

Once signed the SSA will drive significant growth across our industry and workforce as we deliver both existing and new programs under a long-term partnership. It will also enable the design and construction of vessels at our Henderson shipyard and marks a major step forward in establishing enduring shipbuilding capability within the Henderson Defence Precinct and across Western Australia.

To achieve this we are building a highly skilled team to engage with local industry and supply chains and work on complex large-scale projects that reflect Austals proven capabilities and trusted performance.

Reporting to the Transformation Change Manager the Change Management Specialists are key roles within the Business Transformation function responsible for delivering change management services across projects and initiatives 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.

Whats Involved:

• Leading change management activities for projects and initiatives aligned with the ADSA 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 Austals Change Management Framework processes tools activities
• Support the Leader-Led Change capability development for Austals 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 ADSA reporting requirements.

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.
• 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.

Why Austal

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• A supportive and dynamic work environment.
• Opportunities for career advancement within our growing organisation.

Our global team is guided by a universal set of values that describe thefocus of our efforts. 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.

Excellence - Customer Focus - Integrity - Team Work

At Austal we are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all. We believe that achieving greater diversity will enhance our operations and as such we actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders people of all backgrounds ages sexual orientation and those with Disability to apply.