Organizational Development Manager jobs in Philadelphia, PA

delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.

Operating as the (water and wastewater services) and the and (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status - including a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities.

We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint.

Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S.

Are you looking for a fantastic career at Essential?

We have a great opportunity for an Organizational Development Manager, who will manage, design, and implement organizational development policies and procedures to facilitate initiatives that enhance Aqua America's organizational effectiveness. This role will facilitate implementation of appropriate change management initiatives to effectively facilitate change and organizational performance. Additionally, the successful incumbent will develop, implement, and evaluate company-wide strategic, scalable organizational development solutions, including leadership development, performance management, succession planning, workforce development, organizational effectiveness and organizational design.

Essential Duties:

Serve as thought leader/contributor on suite of enterprise-wide leadership development, team development and organizational development practices by developing a strong vision and strategy for talent management

Develop and deploy organizational development programs, priorities and resource allocation in the areas of organizational design, talent development, leadership development, and employee engagement

Build strategic partnerships with the HR Business Partners and Business Leaders as a Talent Lead to provide support, coaching and consulting

Lead the HR business partner team in annual HR talent management processes including succession planning, talent review, and performance management

Conduct analysis and prepares insightful presentations of organizational/workforce information to support recommendations for change and development

Provide organizational development consultation and design for key organizational initiatives in the areas of organizational design, team development, and cultural diagnosis/engagement

Develop and implement communication and change plans to support organizational, leadership, and talent programs

Select and/or design and develop appropriate interventions for team development and effectiveness

Organizes, documents and improves talent management processes and resources on an ongoing basis

Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualifications:

BA/BS Degree Required (Business, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Psychology, Education or related field)

8 Years of Related Experience

2 or More Years of Management Experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Advanced ability to use Microsoft Office suite: Word PowerPoint Excel and other technologies applicable to job.

Experience and knowledge in the design, development and delivery of learning solutions including e-learning.

Strategic thinker with ability to develop and apply creative solutions to organizational challenges

Demonstrated experience for organization design, organization effectiveness, and leadership development

Excellent consulting, problem solving, and analytical skills

Ability to drive programmatic initiatives

Excellence and experience in facilitation skills

Excellent interpersonal skills and partnership focus. Proven ability to build relationships, trust, and rapport, as well as impact, influence and collaborate at all levels of the organization including senior executive relationships

Communication requires negotiation and explanation to gain acceptance of ideas and proposed actions.

Essential Utilities, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
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