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About the role

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Change Manager with training experience, to play a key role in strategic projects that will lead the way in a rapidly changing energy landscape. This role can be based anywhere within Essential Energy’s operational footprint.

The future of energy is exciting! Essential Energy is readying our business to meet the changing needs of our environment, communities and customers. The pillars of our Corporate Strategy aim to strengthen the core of the business and enable the network of the future; drive connections and load; facilitate Electric Vehicle adoption; and enable smart communities and new customer solutions.

Reporting to the Senior Portfolio Change Specialist, as the Change Manager, you will be accountable for providing change management guidance and support to business transformation projects and ongoing business change initiatives. This position will develop and execute strategies to coordinate learning activities and maximise the adoption of the required changes. The role will align activities with the enterprise change management framework and help drive consistent change management practices across the organisation.

This role is a 24-month fixed term contract and can be based anywhere within Essential Energy’s operational footprint.

As a successful Change Manager, you will be a collaborative individual with strong stakeholder engagement skills and interpersonal skills. Your greatest strength will be your communication skills and ability to influence and negotiate. You will bring to Essential Energy tried and tested change management methods that are logical and strategic. You will be able to drive initiatives, work autonomously and will have a reputation for working well under pressure.

Required Qualifications

• Change Management certification (Bachelor or Practitioner Level)
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Change Management working in the project delivery space
• The ability to undertake Business Partnering with key stakeholders to ensure the development and implementation of L&D Technical Capability strategies objectives and metrics are delivered upon.
• Proven experience delivering successful and sustainable change

Desirable

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Communication, Change Management, Human Resources or demonstrated capability through past employment experience and/o relevant qualifications
• Project Management certification/experience
• Energy industry experience
• Learning & Development certification/experience

Why Essential Energy?

We offer competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience and 16% superannuation.

For information on our employee benefits (such as Fitness Passport, Apple, JB Hi-Fi and Dell Employee Purchase Programs and 26 weeks paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers) please visit our Employee Benefits page.

We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women.

We’re a business with a huge range of operational and corporate roles aimed at connecting our communities.

As a pivotal player in the energy future of NSW and the country – we cover 95% of NSW and parts of southern QLD - we are an organisation with a wider variety of roles than you may first think.

Whether you want to work remotely, in a coastal region or rurally, we will invest in you, develop you and help you shape a career in energy that will give you future opportunities you may never have realised in a sector where there is so much to explore.

For further information please contact Rachel Cavanagh, Senior Change Management Specialist on 0422 002 697.

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Essential Energy is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applicants to apply regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

As an organisation, our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees.