Change Management & Communications Consultant
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Job Location:
Auburn Hills, MI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Kaeppel Consulting is seeking a Change Management & Communications Consultant to support the execution of several concurrent high-visibility workplace initiatives including the Return-to-Office (RTO) program office expansion and build projects in Atlanta and Dallas the launch of a new Salt Lake City location and the rollout of a centralized Facilities Management site within SFS Connect.
This consultant will be responsible for planning and executing integrated change and communications activities that ensure employee readiness leadership alignment and consistent messaging across locations and initiatives. The role is time-bound and focused on execution risk mitigation and adoptionnot policy design or operational ownership.
Key Responsibilities
Change Management & Readiness
Expected deliverables may include:
Qualifications
This role does not include:
This consultant will be responsible for planning and executing integrated change and communications activities that ensure employee readiness leadership alignment and consistent messaging across locations and initiatives. The role is time-bound and focused on execution risk mitigation and adoptionnot policy design or operational ownership.
Key Responsibilities
Change Management & Readiness
- Develop and execute a structured change management approach aligned to the RTO rollout and facility build timelines.
- Identify stakeholder groups change impacts readiness gaps and adoption risks across locations.
- Proactively recommend mitigation strategies to address resistance confusion or misalignment.
- Create and manage an integrated communications plan covering RTO office builds relocations and workplace changes.
- Draft and coordinate employee-facing communications including announcements FAQs job aids toolkits and leadership messaging.
- Ensure messaging is clear consistent timely and aligned across Facilities HR IT Security and executive leadership.
- Develop manager-specific guidance talking points and toolkits to support local execution and reinforce expectations.
- Support leadership alignment on key messages sequencing and timing.
- Advise leaders and managers on best practices for reinforcing change and addressing employee concerns.
- Support the launch of a Facilities Management site within SFS Connect as a centralized source of truth.
- Collaborate with Facilities leadership to structure curate and message content across key areas including:
- About Facilities Management
- Our Services
- How to Work With Us
- Locations & Offices
- Policies & Guidelines
- Return-to-Office Hub
- Updates & Announcements
- FAQs & Resources
- Drive awareness adoption and ongoing use of the site through coordinated communications.
- Partner closely with the RTO core team and Facilities leadership to align communications with operational readiness.
- Participate in standing working sessions and planning meetings as needed.
- Provide regular status updates risks insights and recommendations to program leadership.
Expected deliverables may include:
- Change management strategy and rollout roadmap
- Integrated communications plan
- Employee and manager toolkits (FAQs job aids guides)
- Leadership talking points and briefing materials
- Content support for Facilities Management SharePoint site
- Ongoing adoption and risk insight
Qualifications
- 5 years of experience in change management internal communications or organizational transformation
- Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale multi-location initiatives
- Strong executive and employee-level communication skills
- Experience working across Facilities HR IT and leadership stakeholders
- Ability to operate independently in a fast-moving execution-focused environment
- Experience supporting workplace real estate or operational change initiatives preferred
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Outlook Word PowerPoint Excel) Microsoft Teams and SharePoint Online for developing executive-ready communications change materials and centralized content hubs.
- Experience using enterprise collaboration and planning tools (e.g. or similar) to manage integrated communications plans track readiness risks and deliverables across multiple concurrent initiatives.
- Ability to leverage digital tools to drive adoption and engagement including SharePoint-based knowledge hubs employee communications channels and feedback mechanisms (e.g. Forms surveys dashboards).
- Engagement Type: Contract
- Duration: Six (6) months
- Location: Hybrid / Remote with periodic collaboration as needed
- Reporting: Works in close partnership with Facilities and the RTO leadership team
This role does not include:
- Ownership of HR policy design or enforcement
- Facilities IT or construction operational delivery
- Long-term change management beyond the contract term
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Change Management
- Order Management System
- Business Analysis
- Visio
- Data Management
- Project Management
- Metadata
- Management Consulting
- Data Analysis Skills
- Taxonomy
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