Project & Change Management Consultant (Multiple Openings)

Company: FM Global
Location: Bristol
Posted on: June 18, 2022

Job Description:

More information about this job:Overview:FM Global is a leading property insurer of the world's largest businesses, providing more than one-third of FORTUNE 1000-size companies with engineering-based risk management and property insurance solutions. FM Global helps clients maintain continuity in their business operations by drawing upon state-of-the-art loss-prevention engineering and research; risk management skills and support services; tailored risk transfer capabilities; and superior financial strength. To do so, we rely on a dynamic, culturally diverse group of employees, working in more than 100 countries, in a variety of challenging roles.

Responsibilities:The Project & Change Management Consultant can serve as both the project and change management lead and will be responsible for the successful execution FM Global strategic initiatives (both non-technology and technology).
Responsibilities Include:Project & Change ManagementEstablish a strong project structure that has clear ownership and accountabilities.
Orchestrate effective execution to deliver in alignment with either iterative/agile or sequential/waterfall methodologiesManage resource capacity to ensure all resources are used efficiently and effectively.
Build strong relationships and act as a trusted advisor for project leadership.
Build and own a strong project plan, coordinate and arbitrate cross-functional dependencies and issues within the team, and across key stakeholders, including Senior Management and suppliers.
Lead, support, coach, inspire and motivate project team and provide direction by prioritizing focus areas, defining deliverables, and ensuring measurable results.
Proactively anticipate, identify, track and resolve project risks and issues; ensure project team and leadership is aware of status and impediments.
Estimate, monitor and control project financials (includes budget, forecasts and actuals); proactively work with PPM and leadership to address financial risks/issues.
Apply a structured approach to design and execute a change strategy and plan that drives the readiness and adoption required.
Lead change management activities and create actionable deliverables for the five change management levers: communications plan, sponsor roadmap, coaching plan, training plan, resistance management plan.
Ensure project and change management best practices are leveraged for execution and standards are utilized throughout the execution lifecycle; ensure consistent artifacts are delivered across all components.
Continually measure the success of our change adoption efforts and project execution.
Champion and promote the use of Project Management and Change Management standards and best practices across the organization.
Assist in building out and improving the Project & Change Management standards and continuously improving them to ensure better outcomes.Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in project management and change management roles with successful track record of leading large-scale projects over multi-year timeframes
• Experience operating within a corporate environment and building out new approaches, artifacts and strategies to improve project and change implementation
• Experience leading projects that drive organization wide changes and large and demonstrated strength as change champion
• Experience implementing projects that contain hybrid delivery approaches (both iterative and sequential delivery)Skills
  • Leadership: Create an environment where the team is inspired, engaged and motivated. Help the team identify and remove barriers that get in the way of progress.
  • Planning & Organizing: Demonstrate a logical, systematic, and orderly approach to establish structure and drive alignment necessary to deliver desired results. Able to monitor team performance and adjust plans or pace based on progress, performance, risks, and issues.
  • Strategic Thinking: Ability to challenge conventional thinking, ask the right questions and identify opportunities to prepare for future eventualities. Proactively implement plans and contingencies to address future needs.
  • Partnership Building: Strong networking, influencing, and partnering skills, especially in terms of navigating FM Global organization to coordinate across a large and varied set of stakeholders
  • Presentation & Communication: Strong communication skills (including written and oral presentation skills) with ability to communicate and adapt communication to all levels of the organization
  • Problem Solving: Skilled at anticipating, identifying, and implementing practical and timely solutions to problems. Able to balance the needs of different stakeholders in recommendations and solutions.
  • Change Management: Ability to quickly develop understanding of new operating model concepts and drive change adoption
  • Technical Ability: Knowledge of standard documentation tools (e.g., MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint) and able to learn and adapt effectively to new operational toolsEducation and other Desired Qualifications
    • Bachelor's degree: MS or MBA a strong plus!
    • Program management qualifications (e.g. PMP certification)
    • Change Management qualifications (e.g. ADKAR certification)We offer our employees a wide range of benefits including career long learning opportunities, tuition reimbursement, 401 (k), pension, flexible schedules, rich health and well-being programs, generous time off allowances, volunteer days and so much more!
      FM Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce.
      Please note that all FM Global visitors, including external candidates interviewing for open positions will be required to be vaccinated and should be prepared to provide proof of vaccination.

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