Strategic Change Lead

2 weeks ago

Oakville, Canada WSP Full time

**WSP **is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 55,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 9,800+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

The excellence we bring to our work and to our workplace has been recognized far and wide. We are among the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies two years in a row, one of the Top 100 Sustainable Companies in the World (and among the Top 10 in Canada), and we earned Platinum Elite Recognition through our participation in more than half of Canada's Top 100 Infrastructure Projects.

At **WSP**:

- We value our people and our reputation
- We are locally dedicated with international scale
- We are future focused and challenge the status quo
- We foster collaboration in everything we do
- We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

**OAKVILLE OR THORNHILL**:
**The Opportunity**:
As a member of the People & Culture Team, the Strategic Change Lead will report to the Strategic Change Director and will play a critical role in supporting and executing the strategies that support the talent experience at WSP and strategic organizational priorities. This role will work closely with the Chief People Officer, the extended People & Culture team, and directly with the business.

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**Why WSP?**:

- We value and are committed to upholding a culture of **Inclusion **and **Belonging**:

- Our **Flexible Work Policy** - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
- A **Canadian **success story - we're **proud **to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
- **Enhance **the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
- **Outstanding** career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to **your **ideas and trying **new **things.
- A phenomenal **collaborative **culture and a workforce filled with genuinely **good people** who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

**We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.**

**#WeAre**WSP**

**A day in the life**:

- Partnering with the Strategic Change Director to work closely with People & Culture Leadership team to support strategic initiatives and provide program management
- Directly lead the change effort to support select organization wide initiatives including ERP implementation and M&A integration support
- Implement strategic initiatives from development through to successful execution under the guidance of People & Culture Leadership Team (PCLT)
- Assist and communicate with executives in decision-making, program management, and initiative implementation
- Serve as a liaison between staff, executive and senior leaders regarding company climate, employee well-being, project updates, proposals and planning
- Build and develop relationship with employees at all levels for increased efficiency and effective responsiveness to existing operations, and to help to define new operational strategies, working with PCLT and broader executive team as needed to assist with special projects
- Support WSP’s change infrastructure through advanced preparation, thematic insights and agenda formation
- As requested, improve current processes and coordinate organizational procedures for optimized efficiency and productivity

**Required competencies and skills**:

- Excellent strategic foresight and ability to provide advice on tactical recommendations based on superior situational analysis
- Strong ability to lead through influence versus direct control
- Proven ability to execute on strategy with a ‘roll up your sleeves’ type approach
- Superior organization skills and the ability to connect the dots across multiple stakeholders
- Creative and imaginative approach to problem solving with a future ready mindset
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal stakeholders at all levels.
- Superior presentation and communication (oral and written) skills, especially in the area of executive communication
- Ability to storyboard and express ideas clearly and concisely using a mix of data and qualitative insights. Exceptional powerpoint skills.
- Exceptional listening skills with the abi

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