Organizational Change Management

West Fraser Timber is seeking an **Organizational Change Management (OCM) Specialist** who enjoys working in a dynamic environment to join our Collaboration Department and work closely with stakeholders from the PMO. This position is available in our Corporate IT offices in Quesnel or Vancouver.

Reporting to the IT Supervisor for Collaboration, the **OCM Specialist** plays a team role in ensuring new change initiatives introduced into the organization meet the intended business objectives by increasing adoption of the change.

You will have the opportunity to contribute to a wide variety of projects. Some will have a primary focus on OCM; others will include OCM as an integral part of a larger company wide initiative.
- technical infrastructure and supporting systems,
- mill technologies

You will also have the opportunity to work with IT PMO team members to create robust training and adoption programs and related materials to improve project delivery performance.

**Qualifications**:

- Support leadership to utilize change management best practices and approaches needed to successfully implement projects and initiatives.
- Develop actionable change management plans with associated initiatives and strategies that are appropriately scaled and integrated.
- Analyze problems or issues in a systematic way to identify underlying causes for change resistance. Engage in a range of approaches to generate possible resolutions and holistic solutions.
- Generate original ideas, formulate change strategies, and develop innovative solutions based on a broad knowledge of change management methodologies and techniques.
- Work closely with Project Managers to integrate Change Management activities into project plans.
- Develop and implement a strategy and supporting plans to develop West Fraser’s capability and capacity for change management
- A demonstrated track record (minimum 4 years) of successfully leading the planning and execution of strategic change efforts in support of organization and cultural change.
- Experience creating and delivering change management activities within a project structure.
- Solid understanding of project management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifecycle.
- Experience working within large-scale organizational change efforts.

**Skills, Abilities and Attributes**:

- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to engage, motivate, coach and mentor team and project members.
- High level of communication skills with all levels of the organization.
- Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships.
- Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal.
- Ability to work in a changing environment and take on new challenges.
- Organized with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics.
- Problem solving and root cause identification skills.
- Demonstrable initiative and resourcefulness.
- Ability to work collaboratively with and through others.
- Acute business awareness and understanding of organizational issues and challenges.

**Preferred Qualifications**
- Change management certification through Prosci a significant plus.
- PMP or ITIL certifications desired but not required.

**Our highly competitive compensation package includes**:

- Competitive base salary with annual bonus opportunity
- Outstanding benefits package including medical, dental, pension, life insurance, disability, accident insurance, vacation, and holidays

**About West Fraser**:
West Fraser is a leading forest products company. We are listed on the TSX, NYSE, and recognized for the eighth time, as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers. Our goals are straightforward - leadership through safety, profit, responsibility in communities, excellence in people and strength in products.

West Fraser believes inclusive, diverse teams build a more vibrant workforce, safer operations, and a stronger company overall. We strive to create workplaces and leadership teams that are reflective of the diverse communities we are a part of. We will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, gender, national origin or any other protected legal characteristic.

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**Leadership through safety, profit, responsibility in communities, excellence in people and strength in productivity.