Senior Organizational Change Manager

Water At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Are you ready to lead transformative change in the digital world? Join our team as a Senior Organizational Change Manager (OCM) and be at the forefront of driving innovation and adoption of cutting-edge digital solutions.

Alongside delivering your own change management work, as Senior OCM you will be looked up to by your peers as a centre of excellence and mentor, ensuring high quality change strategies and consistent adoption practices across the organisation.

Our Global Technical Excellence Program plays a pivotal role in shaping how new technical solutions develop, scale and add value across our Operating Units.

🌍 Global Exposure: Be part of a high-visibility global program with real business impact helping support Augmented Delivery, one of the six Strategic Big Bets. Augmented Delivery is funded by the ELT and is essential for driving improvements in delivery across the asset lifecycle to achieve better outcomes for our clients.

📈 Professional Growth: Accelerate your development through hands on change leadership experience, with access to ongoing learning and training opportunities.

📍 Networking: Expand your network by collaborating with diverse stakeholders and leaders across our global organization.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Fun Team: Be part of an engaged, supportive team that values innovation, creativity, and learning together.

In this dynamic role you will:

📈 Lead and mentor OCMs in applying structured change methodologies, such as Prosci ADKAR®, across all phases of delivery, including stakeholder assessments, defining success criteria, and creating comprehensive pre-launch strategies.

📈 Oversee end-to-end change planning and execution, ensuring high-quality engagement, communication, training, resistance management and post-launch reinforcement.

📈 Collaborate with Adoption Managers and senior stakeholders to shape -informed rollout strategies, track progress using data metrics, and foster a collaborative work culture to achieve adoption targets and benefits.

If you’re passionate about driving change, thrive in a collaborative environment, and have a knack for turning challenges into opportunities, we want to hear from you. Let’s shape the future together!

Whilst the successful postholder can be based anywhere within the USA, they will remain with their home team and be matrixed onto the design automation program.

We Offer

💷 Competitive salary: We offer compensation that reflects your skills and experience

👵 Robust Pension Contributions

⚕️ Comprehensive Health Coverage

😍 Employee Networks

4️⃣ Life assurance

😄 Wellbeing Hub: Free access to wellbeing apps like Calm and Daily Burn

💼 Professional Development: We cover professional membership fees and provide continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities

😇 Community Engagement: Participate in charity matched-funding, paid volunteering time, and charitable donations

Here's what you'll need

✅ A recognised change management qualification (e.g., Prosci ADKAR®, APMG Change Management)

✅ Strong understanding of change management principles and practical experience applying them in real organisational environments.

✅ Proven experience leading, mentoring, and supporting change practitioners, with the ability to drive adoption targets and foster a collaborative, outcomes focused team culture.

✅ Experience analysing change metrics and insights within complex or large scale transformation programmes.

✅ A strategic mindset with the ability to see the bigger picture while remaining hands on in delivering high quality change outcomes.

✅ Demonstrated success in stakeholder management, especially where diverse groups are affected in different ways.

✅ Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

✅ Proven ability to build trusted, productive relationships across functions and regions.

✅ Proficient in MS Office Suite

✅ Strong organisational awareness and confidence navigating dynamic project and programme environments.

✅ A flexible, collaborative approach to working with global teams and stakeholders.

🏙️ Jacobs operates a hybrid work environment and a 40 hour working week as standard

🍀 Good luck with your application

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Posted Salary Range: Minimum

119,800.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

209,700.00

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $119,800.00 to $209,700.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on February 24, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support .

Locations

City State Country
Milwaukee	Wisconsin	United States
Seattle	Washington	United States
Richmond	Virginia	United States
Salt Lake City	Utah	United States
Houston	Texas	United States
Austin	Texas	United States
Nashville	Tennessee	United States
Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	United States
Corvallis	Oregon	United States
Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	United States
Cleveland	Ohio	United States
New York	New York	United States
Charlotte	North Carolina	United States
Jackson	Mississippi	United States
Kansas City	Missouri	United States
Baltimore	Maryland	United States
Boston	Massachusetts	United States
Indianapolis	Indiana	United States
Chicago	Illinois	United States
Miami	Florida	United States
Denver	Colorado	United States
San Francisco	California	United States
Los Angeles	California	United States
Birmingham	Alabama	United States
Anchorage	Alaska	United States
Dallas	Texas	United States
Dallas	Texas	United States