Organizational Change Management Consultant - Utility Industry

NEWHOUSE PROJECT CONSULTING

United States

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Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Compensation

$166,400.0 - $187,200.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

Artificial Intelligence Data Analysis Machine Learning

Lead day-to-day change management execution for a late-stage technology deployment supporting field operations
Develop and support stakeholder engagement plans to increase awareness, readiness, and adoption among impacted employees
Create clear communications that help field teams, operational leaders, and business stakeholders understand what is changing, why it matters, and how it affects their work
Partner with project teams, field operations leaders, business stakeholders, and end users to support adoption
Assess change impacts and identify readiness needs across impacted employee groups, including field-facing teams
Support training alignment by helping ensure materials, timing, and messaging match user needs in an operational environment
Help prepare employees and stakeholders for new workflows, technology-enabled processes, field inspection changes, and greater data visibility
Identify adoption risks, resistance points, communication gaps, and readiness barriers across field and operational teams
Recommend practical actions to improve user understanding, acceptance, and sustained usage
Coordinate with internal teams to support go-live preparation, post-deployment adoption, and ongoing reinforcement
Track change activities, stakeholder feedback, readiness progress, and adoption-related next steps
Provide hands-on support to help the organization sustain new ways of working across field operations

Strong Organizational Change Management experience, preferably supporting technology or operational transformation projects
Experience supporting field operations, utility operations, inspection teams, asset management, or other field-based work environments strongly preferred
Experience with stakeholder engagement, communications, readiness planning, training alignment, and adoption support
Ability to operate in a late-stage deployment environment with limited time to influence adoption
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to translate complex technical or operational changes into clear, practical messaging for field teams, leaders, and impacted users
Comfort working with cross-functional teams, project stakeholders, business leaders, field operations leaders, and end users
Strong execution mindset with the ability to move quickly, organize work, and drive deliverables
Ability to identify adoption risks and recommend practical mitigation steps
Strong attention to detail, follow-through, and stakeholder management skills
Experience supporting AI, machine learning, analytics, data visibility, or decision-support technology deployments is a plus

Full-time contract role
40 hours per week
Expected duration of approximately 36 weeks
Anticipated timeline: August 2026 through March 2027
Remote or hybrid arrangement may be considered based on project needs
Focused role supporting stakeholder engagement, communications, readiness, training alignment, and adoption across field operations and operational stakeholder groups