Consultant: Change management

Zutari; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Zutari is a multinational engineering and advisory firm focused on infrastructure. We seek a Consultant in Change Management to lead workstreams and deliver change initiatives for clients.

The role emphasizes ADKAR-based methodologies, stakeholder engagement, and governance over schedules and budgets. The position requires 2-4 years in change management and business transformation, with proficiency in Microsoft products and data analysis/visualisation.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years' change management and business transformation experience.
• Progress toward PROSCI certification.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft products and data analysis/visualisation tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver defined workstreams with accountability for scope, quality, timelines, and client satisfaction.
• Manage workstream planning and execution, including scope, scheduling, resource planning, and quality assurance.
• Apply change management methodologies (e.g., ADKAR).
• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, resource allocations, and risk registers.

Skills

Change management

Business transformation

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Data analysis tools

Data visualization

Job description

Consultant: Change management - (AD-L5.14)

Requisition #

AD-L5.14

Job title

Consultant: Change management

Category

Contract type

Permanent (Employee)

Full Time

Cape Town - Century City, WC ZA
Tshwane - Pretoria, GP 0081 ZA (Primary)

Description

Zutari is a multinational buildings, infrastructure engineering and advisory firm with over 90 years of experience across Africa and the Middle East. We partner with clients across the full infrastructure lifecycle, delivering digitally driven solutions that shape schools, stadiums, dams, bridges, and the systems that connect them.

We are enablers of progress, transforming ambition into impact and infrastructure into opportunity. Every role in Zutari contributes to building sustainable futures that extend far beyond the projects themselves.

Role responsibilities

• Lead and deliver defined workstreams with full accountability for scope, quality, timelines, and client satisfaction
• Manage workstream planning and execution, including scope definition, scheduling, resource planning, and quality assurance
• Apply core methodologies effectively, including change management frameworks (e.g., ADKAR)
• Contribute to change management project planning activities by developing detailed project plans, schedules, resource allocations, risk registers, and communication plans
• Conduct stakeholder engagement activities, including interviews and workshops, to perform current state assessments, gap analysis, and solution development
• Develop and deliver change readiness assessments, diagnostics, and structured recommendations to support business improvement initiatives
• Manage workstream budgets at a basic level, tracking time and costs against estimates and highlighting variances
• Prepare and deliver high-quality project documentation, reports, and presentations
• Build and maintain professional relationships with internal clients
• Contribute to the development of an external network within the industry
• Mentor peers andjunior team members, supporting their development through structured and on-the-job guidance
• Contribute to internal knowledge development, including methodology enhancement, template creation, and participation in internal thought leadership activities
• Consistently role-model organisational values and standards, ensuring professionalism and quality across all deliverables

Digital Application

• Demonstrate strong proficiency in Microsoft products. Experience in tools used fordata analysis and visualisation will be benefitial.
• Conduct data analysis to support diagnostics, assessments, and business improvement initiatives
• Develop clear, structured, and visually compelling dashboards and reports to communicate insights and recommendations
• Extract and analyse data from ERP and business systems
• Apply AI tools and automation to improve personal productivity
• Support assessment data collection and analysis activities
• 2-4 year's change management and business transformation experience
• Progress toward PROSCI certification

We believe that a diverse workforce is key to our business success. We seek the best people for our jobs based on their skills, qualifications, and experience. We embrace the principle of equal opportunity in employment and work towards eliminating all forms of unlawful discrimination in our employment practices. In support of diversity and the equal opportunity principle, preference will be given to individuals from designated groups in South Africa.