Strategic Innovation & Transformation Leader – Infrastructure

KBR, Inc.; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 220,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Career development

Family-friendly benefits

Work-life balance

Job summary

KBR is seeking an experienced Innovation and Transformation Director in Australia to lead the creation and operationalisation of a strategic innovation program within a major infrastructure program business, working in a client-side environment.

You will influence outcomes, build trusted relationships across stakeholders and drive alignment on strategy, budgets and delivery plans, while ensuring value for money and successful benefits realisation.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise change, innovation and transformation programs.
• Track record of strategic leadership, anticipating needs and opportunities, proactively crafting appropriate responses and implementing data based decision making.
• Strong communication and reporting skills with experience working across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail in reporting.

Responsibilities

• Build positive, trusting and effective relationships across a range of stakeholders and achieve alignment on strategy and execution plans.
• Lead the transformation and innovation generational change agenda for an enterprise program with diagnostics, maturity assessments and initiatives.
• Explore the client’s perceptions of change need and priorities and develop a comprehensive strategy, change plan and execution pathway.
• Lead the design of pilot programs and robust stress and success tests and refine strategy accordingly.
• Underpin approaches with LEAN thinking and benefits realisation.
• Lead the roll-out of programs and transition into BAU including measurement of benefits.
• Oversee specialist subconsultants and international experts to ensure value for money.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Change management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

KBR is seeking an experienced Innovation and Transformation Director in Australia to lead the creation and operationalisation of a strategic innovation program within a major infrastructure program business, working in a client-side environment.

You will influence outcomes, build trusted relationships across stakeholders and drive alignment on strategy, budgets and delivery plans, while ensuring value for money and successful benefits realisation.