Ops Innovation Change Leader | Adoption & Readiness

Black & Veatch Corporation; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 178,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedules

Paid vacation and holidays

Company 401k match

Job summary

Black & Veatch invites an experienced leader to drive Ops Innovation Adoption & Readiness across BV Operations. You will accelerate adoption of new technologies, digital capabilities, AI, and transformed ways of working.

As the central leader for change management, workforce enablement, communications, and adoption measurement, you will partner with leaders across regions to turn strategy into practical training and measurable outcomes that realize business value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of applicable experience.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, incompliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable adoption and change strategies for innovation initiatives and technology deployments aligned with BV Operations priorities, initiative outcomes, and workforce needs.
• Assess stakeholder impacts, readiness, barriers, and risks, and define adoption outcomes and sustainment plans.
• Build and lead networks of innovation champions, change advocates, subject matter experts, and early adopters.
• Engage leaders, managers, and professionals to build ownership, gather feedback, and translate enterprise priorities into relevant team actions.
• Promote collaboration and knowledge sharing across Operations functions and innovation communities.
• Develop clear, audience-specific communications that explain the purpose, value, expectations, and impacts of innovation initiatives.
• Partner with learning and subject matter experts to deliver role-based training, guidance, demonstrations, and workforce readiness resources.
• Establish and monitor adoption, readiness, usage, proficiency, feedback, and sustainment measures.
• Identify adoption gaps, recommend interventions, and connect adoption performance to business outcomes and value realization.
• Advise Operations leaders and sponsors on change strategy, adoption risks, stakeholder engagement, communications, and training.
• Coordinate with stakeholders across concurrent initiatives to reduce change fatigue and strengthen an innovation culture.
• Build alignment across diverse stakeholder groups and influence outcomes without relying solely on direct authority.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Training & enablement

Adoption measurement

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Black & Veatch invites an experienced leader to drive Ops Innovation Adoption & Readiness across BV Operations. You will accelerate adoption of new technologies, digital capabilities, AI, and transformed ways of working.

As the central leader for change management, workforce enablement, communications, and adoption measurement, you will partner with leaders across regions to turn strategy into practical training and measurable outcomes that realize business value.