Organizational Psychology & Change Management Consultant

Airswift; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking an Organizational Psychology & Change Management Consultant to support large-scale transformation programmes across the GCC region, with focus on safety culture, leadership development, and workforce engagement. This consultancy assignment requires delivering deep expertise in behavioral science and change management within asset-intensive industries.

You will lead specialist workstreams, engage senior client stakeholders, and design interventions that translate strategy into

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Organizational Psychology or Change Management within consulting or large industrial organisations.
• Experience supporting large-scale transformation programmes in the GCC region.
• Background in oil & gas, petrochemicals, mining & metals, manufacturing or similar asset-intensive industries.
• Experience translating transformation strategies into measurable workforce adoption and sustained behaviour change.

Responsibilities

• Lead organisational psychology and change management workstreams within client transformation programmes.
• Translate behavioural insights and diagnostics into practical interventions and implementation plans.
• Design and facilitate workshops, assessments, focus groups, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Measure and evaluate change outcomes, adoption rates, and cultural transformation progress.
• Mentor consulting teams and contribute to methodologies, tools, and intellectual property.
• Support business development and proposal activities related to organisational transformation and culture change.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Executive communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Psychology

Job description

ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY & CHANGE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

Location: Ras Al Khair, KSA

Start Date: Jan 2027

Type: Consultancy Assignment

About

We are a purpose-led global consultancy partnering with organisations in high-risk and asset-intensive industries to solve complex operational challenges across safety, operational excellence, and sustainability. With a heritage rooted in industrial operations, we combine deep expertise, practical problem-solving, and digital innovation to deliver measurable and lasting impact for our clients.

Why This Role

This role focuses on delivering high-quality outcomes through deep expertise in organizational psychology, behavioral science, and change management. You will play a key role in helping some of the GCC region's largest industrial organisations achieve sustainable transformation by embedding new behaviours, strengthening leadership capability, and improving workforce engagement. Working across large-scale transformation programmes within oil & gas, petrochemicals, mining & metals, and manufacturing environments, you will help clients turn strategy into adoption and lasting cultural change.

Your Impact

You will lead specialist workstreams within complex transformation engagements, applying expertise in organizational psychology, behavioral science, and change management to improve safety culture, leadership effectiveness, and workforce performance. Working closely with senior client stakeholders and frontline teams, you will help organisations create the conditions for sustainable behaviour change and measurable transformation outcomes.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead organizational psychology and change management workstreams within client transformation programmes.
• Apply behavioral science principles to improve safety culture, workforce engagement, and leadership effectiveness.
• Design and facilitate workshops, assessments, focus groups, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Translate behavioural insights and organisational diagnostics into practical interventions and implementation plans.
• Support the design and execution of change strategies that accelerate workforce adoption of new ways of working.
• Partner with senior leaders to build commitment, alignment, and ownership for transformation initiatives.
• Measure and evaluate change outcomes, adoption rates, and cultural transformation progress.
• Mentor consulting teams and contribute to the development of methodologies, tools, and intellectual property.
• Support business development and proposal activities related to organisational transformation and culture change.

Who You Are

You bring strong analytical thinking, a curious mindset, and the ability to work effectively in diverse, international environments. You are comfortable engaging with stakeholders, solving complex problems, and contributing to meaningful outcomes.

Experience

Proven experience as an Organizational Psychology, Behavioral Science, or Change Management professional within consulting or large industrial organisations. Demonstrated success supporting large-scale transformation programmes across the GCC region. Experience within oil & gas, petrochemicals, mining & metals, manufacturing, or other asset-intensive industries. Strong track record of translating transformation strategies into measurable workforce adoption and sustained behaviour change. Experience designing and implementing employee engagement, culture change, leadership development, and safety improvement initiatives. Exposure to safety-critical environments and behavioural approaches to risk reduction and performance improvement.

Capabilities

Deep expertise in organizational psychology, behavioural science, and change management methodologies. Strong understanding of how human behaviour influences safety, operational performance, and organisational culture. Ability to design and deliver behavioural interventions that create measurable business outcomes. Excellent facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and executive communication skills. Ability to influence senior leaders while building trust with frontline teams. Strong analytical capability with experience interpreting organisational and behavioural data.

Education & Languages

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Behavioral Science, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, or a closely related field. Additional certifications in Change Management, Organizational Development, Leadership Coaching, or Behavioral Science are advantageous. Fluent Arabic and English are essential.

Mobility

Willingness to travel extensively across the GCC and internationally as required.