Change Manager (Chicago)

RWE Clean Energy, LLC, Chicago

Functional area: Consulting; Corporate Development / Strategy; Project Management 

Remuneration: Exempt

The Change Manager will be driving the change and Continuous Improvement projects and programs within RWE Clean Energy (RWECE), while ensuring sustainable implementation. This position will be part of a team of other managers, and directly reporting to the Vice President of Continuous Improvement.

Responsibilities: 

• Delivery of the Change Initiatives within RWECE
• Work in collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders to change ‘the way we work’ and to embed the Continuous Improvement Culture
• Provide client support for both windfarms and office employees
• Leverage a change management methodology, process and tools to create a strategy to support adoption of the changes required by a project or initiative
• Conduct impact analyses, assess change readiness, and identify key stakeholders
• Provide input, document requirements, and support the design and delivery of training programs
• Lead or participate in change projects in area of responsibility and provide expert problem solving support
• Enable the design, development, delivery and management of key communications
• Ensure that organizational change projects and initiatives meet objectives on time and on budget by increasing employee adoption and usage
• Support and coach people managers and supervisors as they help their teams through their transitions
• Support project teams to integrate change management activities with their project plans

Qualifications: 

• Minimum five (5) years working within Change Management
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management, Economics, Engineering, Psychology or other related field required. Master's degree preferred 
• A solid understanding of how people go through a change and the change process
• Experience with and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies and tools
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent active listening skills
• Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships
• Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
• Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations
• Resilient and tenacious with a propensity to persevere
• Forward looking with a holistic approach
• Organized with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics
• Problem solving and root-cause identification skills
• Able to work effectively at all levels of an organization
• Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges
• Familiarity with project management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifecycle
• Experience with large-scale organizational change efforts
• Change management certification or designation preferred 
• Experience in the Renewables industry is a plus

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.

RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

For 125 years RWE has been the source of energy for millions of people across the globe. Now we’re making all that energy green. This decade alone we’re investing €50bn into renewables and will be carbon neutral by 2040 – ten years earlier than most other global targets. This is a chance to play a key role on our journey.

Join our renewables specialists, working across the clean energy spectrum to grow our operations to 50 GW by 2030 – with some of the world’s largest on and offshore wind farms and industry-leading hydrogen initiatives. We’re also considered innovators in solar development including floating photovoltaics and agri-photovoltaics. Or add your expertise to our supply and trading operations, brokering renewable electricity, green gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances from one of our advanced energy trading floors.

We look forward to meeting you! Apply today.

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