OCM Practitioner

Location: Houston TX

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid 4 days onsite per week 1 day remote

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 12 months (extensions expected)
• Pay Rate: $70.00$75.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: Days (1st Shift)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

The client is seeking a hands-on Organizational Change Management (OCM) Practitioner to support technology and business change initiatives. This role is designed for an execution-focused doer who can translate strategic direction from OCM leadership project leadership and technical subject matter experts into practical plans deliverables and activities that help employees understand prepare for and adopt change. The OCM Practitioner will work closely with project teams business stakeholders technical SMEs and impacted users. The successful candidate will be comfortable working with established OCM frameworks and templates while independently driving assigned work to completion.

The role reports to the Program Manager with a dotted line to the OCM Management team and works closely with project leadership technical SMEs business stakeholders communications training and impacted user groups. The practitioner will likely manage around 5 projects/initiatives at a time including infrastructure upgrades cybersecurity initiatives data repository changes data cleanup projects app owner upgrades and middleware changes. Azure DevOps is used to track projects; the team does not run sprints or operate in an agile model. This is not intended to be a high-level advisory or portfolio strategy position it is a hands-on practitioner role focused on execution coordination and measurable adoption support.

• Translate direction from IT Leadership project leadership OCM leadership and technical SMEs into actionable OCM tasks and deliverables.
• Gather information about system process role and organizational changes and convert it into clear audience-focused materials.
• Create and maintain change management plans activity trackers schedules risks issues and dependencies.
• Conduct interviews working sessions and impact discussions with project team members and SMEs.
• Document changes to processes systems roles responsibilities and user experiences.
• Identify people-side risks readiness concerns resistance points and adoption barriers; recommend practical mitigation actions.
• Develop and maintain stakeholder lists audience maps impact assessments and readiness information.
• Create and execute communications and engagement activities using appropriate channels for each audience.
• Draft communications presentations FAQs talking points newsletters job aids quick-reference guides and other supporting materials.
• Develop and maintain communications tools such as Teams and SharePoint sites.
• Support train-the-trainer activities end-user training logistics training delivery and follow-up activities as needed.
• Coordinate reviews and approvals with SMEs project leads business representatives and communications partners.
• Facilitate meetings workshops focus groups readiness discussions and job-impact sessions.
• Track completion of OCM activities and escalate delays decisions risks or unresolved dependencies.
• Support go-live readiness activities adoption measurement reinforcement and post-implementation follow-up.
• Collect feedback from users and stakeholders and adjust OCM activities based on findings.
• Maintain organized project documentation and provide concise status updates to OCM and project leadership.
• Share lessons learned and reusable materials with the broader OCM team.

• Practical experience creating and executing communications training readiness or stakeholder engagement activities.
• Ability to work from strategic direction and independently complete detailed execution work.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; must have polished written and oral communications skills to interface with executive leadership impacted users technical SMEs project managers and the communications team.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments prioritize work meet deadlines and follow through on commitments.
• Ability to work effectively with technical SMEs business stakeholders project teams and employees at varying levels of the organization.
• Strong active listening facilitation collaboration and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to explain technical or process changes in clear practical language.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word PowerPoint Excel Outlook SharePoint and Teams.

• Experience supporting IT implementations system migrations process transformations or other technology-enabled changes.
• Track record of delivering scalable OCM plans for multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience developing job aids quick-reference guides training content presentations or employee communications.
• Experience supporting readiness assessments stakeholder analysis change impact assessments or adoption measurement.
• Familiarity with ADO (Azure DevOps) or similar planning tools.

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.

• Two or more years of experience supporting organizational change management communications training implementation project coordination or a related discipline.

• The ideal candidate is action-oriented organized curious and comfortable working in the details at a very fast pace. They do not need to be the senior strategist in the room; they need to listen carefully ask good questions turn direction into work products engage stakeholders and keep OCM activities moving.
• They should be willing to facilitate a working session draft the communication update the tracker coordinate the training and follow up until the work is complete.
• Success in this role will be demonstrated through: demonstration of active listening skills; OCM deliverables completed accurately and on schedule; clear practical communications and training materials delivered to the right audiences; timely identification and escalation of readiness risks dependencies and adoption barriers; effective coordination with project teams SMEs and business stakeholders; strong participation in training engagement and readiness activities; willingness to ask meaningful questions following thoughtful personal investigations; and reliable follow-through organized documentation and transparent status reporting.
• Potential shortlisted candidates will have a pre-screen interview with the MSP.

• Medical Vision and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

This client is one of the largest integrated downstream energy companies in the world headquartered in Houston with operations and employees across the United States and internationally. The organization manufactures transports and markets energy products and chemical inputs with a diversified business spanning refining operations midstream transportation and logistics chemicals manufacturing through a major joint venture marketing and specialty products and a growing renewable fuels platform giving employees broad exposure across multiple segments of the energy value chain. Employing approximately 14000 people the company is a major employer in the energy sector with a long track record of operational excellence and a stated commitment to evolving its business toward lower-carbon energy solutions. Teams here include refinery engineers logistics and midstream specialists chemical scientists renewable fuels analysts corporate finance and strategy professionals and technology and change management practitioners who support initiatives across the enterprise.

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking financial services technology life sciences biotech utilities and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-14672

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