Organization Design Consultant

Step into the engine room of global commerce. At APM Terminals Elizabeth youll be at the center of one of the busiest port complexes in North America. Every container you touch keeps freight moving through the Port of New York C New Jersey supporting critical supply chains across the East Coast and beyond.

This is a place where speed scale and precision come together. Youll collaborate with high- performing teams in a fast-paced high-volume environment where safety and operational excellence are the top priorities. Here your impact is immediateand global.

Why youll love it here
Be part of a major gateway on the U.S. East Coast
Experience high-volume complex terminal operations
Work with driven teams in a fast-moving environment
Continuous improvement mindset where curiosity is encouraged root-cause problem solving is valued and making things better every day is part of how we win

APM Terminals Elizabeth is seeking a hands-on Organization Design Consultant to support the Elizabeth 2.0 transformation program. Reporting directly to the Head of People Function you will help shape the future organization by developing operating models organizational structures governance frameworks workforce transition plans and capability development strategies.

This is a practical delivery-focused role for an experienced organization design practitioner who can facilitate workshops conduct analysis build high-quality organizational design deliverables and translate decisions into actionable implementation plans. You will work closely with leaders across Operations Engineering Finance Labor Relations HR and Transformation teams to ensure the organization is prepared to support future business requirements automation technology adoption and growth.

At APM Terminals we foster a dynamic learning and training culture that empowers our employees to excel. Our commitment to improvement means every team member has the opportunity to develop their skills and advance their careers by continuously refining how we work. Experience a diverse multinational workplace where your operational insights directly influence how we work.

• Opportunity to contribute directly to a major transformation and organizational change program.
• Exposure to cross-functional leaders across operations engineering finance labor relations HR and transformation teams.
• A collaborative environment focused on continuous improvement operational excellence and sustainable growth.
• The ability to influence future workforce capabilities organizational effectiveness and readiness for new technologies and automation.

• Partner with business leaders to translate strategic objectives operational changes and transformation priorities into organization design solutions.
• Lead organizational assessments design workshops structure development activities and implementation planning across selected functions.
• Develop current-state and future-state organizational structures aligned to business requirements workforce needs and operating model objectives.
• Facilitate workshops and working sessions to define organizational accountabilities governance frameworks decision rights and ways of working.
• Create and maintain organization design deliverables including organization charts role charters governance models accountability frameworks RACI documentation and decision-rights matrices.
• Conduct workforce and capability assessments to identify critical roles future skill requirements organizational impacts and talent needs.
• Support workforce transition planning implementation roadmaps readiness activities and phased organizational transition plans.
• Prepare executive presentations recommendations discussion papers and Steering Committee materials while tracking actions risks decisions and dependencies.

• Continuous improvement mindset: we are looking for someone who brings a thoughtful improvement mindsetcurious about how work gets done and motivated to make meaningful sustainable improvements over time.
• 5-10 years of experience in Organization Design Organizational Effectiveness Workforce Transformation Operating Model Design or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex transformation restructuring operating model or workforce change initiatives.
• Strong expertise in organizational design methodologies governance structures operating models workforce analysis and capability assessments.
• Proven workshop facilitation stakeholder engagement and influencing skills with the ability to work effectively with senior leaders.
• Strong analytical problem-solving project management PowerPoint Excel and business writing capabilities.
• Experience within logistics transportation manufacturing industrial operations infrastructure or port environments is preferred.
• Familiarity with automation digital transformation workforce transformation programs Lean Continuous Improvement ABS or similar operational excellence methodologies is advantageous.
• Experience working in unionized environments is preferred.
• Hands-on pragmatic adaptable collaborative and execution-focused with the ability to independently drive deliverables through implementation.

Salary: $80 - $150 per hour (6-9 month contract)
Location: Elizabeth NJ (5 days a week in Office)

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