Staff Member - Transformation Manager

<p><span data-teams="true"><span style="font-size: inherit;">Franklin Energy is redefining the clean energy future as the only integrated provider of comprehensive solutions, combining unmatched expertise in strategic consulting, program delivery, product solutions, and design/build services. Powered by our advanced AI-driven technology platforms, we deliver seamless, tech-driven support across the entire energy service ecosystem to accelerate impactful change and ensure an unmatched customer experience. Since 1994, Franklin Energy has been a trusted partner in protecting communities and our planet, paving the way for a sustainable future for all. Learn more at </span><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.franklinenergy.com" id="menur1hd5" target="_blank" title="http://www.franklinenergy.com/" aria-label="Link www.franklinenergy.com"><span style="font-size: inherit;">www.franklinenergy.com</span></a><span style="font-size: inherit;"> and join us in leading the clean energy revolution.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 12pt 0in 6pt; font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; color: #74776b; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; color: #084777;">Position Summary</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">This position is responsible for delivering the accelerated execution of initiatives that transform Franklin Energy and create tangible value for our employees, clients, owners, and other stakeholders. The Transformation Manager is responsible for the successful planning, execution, and delivery of key initiatives. Reporting to the Senior Director of the TMO, this role will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure transformation projects are completed on time, within scope, and on budget to change ways of working, build capability and unlock financial and non-financial benefits. The Transformation Manager will play a critical role in driving transformational change and fostering a culture of performance excellence & continuous improvement within the organization, enterprise-wide.</span></p> <p style="margin: 12pt 0in 6pt; font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; color: #74776b; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; color: #084777;">Essential Duties and Responsibilities</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Develop necessary documentation for Stage Gate approval, including business cases, financial plans, resource plans, and project plans, working alongside other subject matter experts in the organization including finance, technology and operations leadership.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Develop detailed tactical implementation plans, including scope, actions, milestones, timelines, with ownership and responsibility for successful delivery.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Ensure alignment of project objectives with the overall transformation strategy of Franklin Energy and client and customer needs</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Take accountability for delivering tangible financial & non-financial benefits across the enterprise at pace, with field operations, warehousing, fleet, scheduling, contact center and other teams through productivity improvements and Performance Excellence techniques</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Exploration and diagnosing additional improvement opportunities.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Facilitate excellent communication between project teams and senior leadership to ensure transparency is maintained with a strong focus on influencing, coaching and guiding the business owners towards sustainable Transformational Change.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Deliver performance improvements against baseline KPIs and proactively address potential roadblocks, targeting a balanced suite of financial and non-financial benefits derived from transformation delivery across quality, safety, cost, revenue, lead time and productivity at the intersection of people, process and technology.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Provide regular updates and comprehensive reports to the Senior Director of the TMO, SteerCo, and other stakeholders.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Utilize data to drive informed decision-making and continuous improvement, derived from data storage systems, dashboards and manual data collection techniques.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Collaborate with other Transformation Managers, Change Coaches and other Project Managers across the enterprise to prevent duplicative efforts, optimize resource utilization and share best practices, case studies and quick wins.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Implement Change Management best practices to ensure change is well received, understood and sustains.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Ensure project initiatives and piloted solutions are rolled out at scale in a way that supports Franklin Energy’s culture and values.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Ensure all project activities comply with relevant industry regulations and standards by maintaining the highest levels of compliance and quality throughout the project lifecycle.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 12pt 0in 6pt; font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; color: #74776b; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; color: #084777;">Position Requirements</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Education and Experience </span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; color: #212121;">Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field. MBA or advanced degree preferred</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; color: #212121;">5+ years of project management experience with demonstrated experience in leading large-scale transformation projects in industrial settings (warehousing, utility field operations, telecoms network, manufacturing etc)</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; color: #212121;">Experience leading transformation projects as a Lean, Performance Excellence, Agile, Six Sigma, Process Excellence or Change Management Practitioner </span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; color: #212121;">Project Management / Transformation / Change Certification(s) preferred – (PMI, Agile, LCS, PROSCI etc.)</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities </span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; color: #212121;">Proven track record of successfully delivering projects on time, within scope, and on budget with outstanding results across financial and non-financial metrics.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; color: #212121;">Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders and build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders at all levels, working collaboratively with stakeholders throughout the entire project lifecycle</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; color: #212121;">Exceptional project management skills, including planning, execution, and risk management with the ability to identify and mitigate risks before they turn into issues.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; color: #212121;">Experience with budget management and financial oversight on projects, ensuring efficient allocation of resources for example, realistic timelines, relevant subject matter experts, efficient technology and travel spend.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; color: #212121;">Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach to decision-making and the creative ability to convey complex ideas visually, with simplicity to varying levels of audience, including the senior leadership group.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin'; color: #212121;">Commitment to high-quality delivery, ensuring all transformation initiatives meet or exceed established standards, objectives and key results.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Licenses & Certifications </span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 9.35pt 3pt 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Valid driver’s license</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Travel Requirements </span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Libre Franklin';">Willingness to travel up to 35%</span></li> </ul><p style="margin: 6pt 0in; line-height: normal;"><em><span style="font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><strong>Note: Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.</strong></span></span></em></p> <p>The above information describes the general duties and requirements necessary to perform the principle functions of the position. This shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the duties and requirements that may be necessary in this position.</p> <p>An Equal Opportunity Employer</p> <p><strong>Safety -Sensitive Role Addendum:</strong></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style="font-family: inter; font-size: 10pt;">Because many roles at Franklin Energy involve regulatory compliance, safety responsibilities, or professional licensing requirements, it is critical that interview responses reflect the candidate’s direct knowledge and experience. </span><span style="font-family: inter; font-size: 10pt;">Misrepresentation of technical or safety qualifications may result in immediate removal from consideration.</span></p> <p><span data-teams="true"><strong>Notice Regarding Automated Tools:</strong><br>We may use automated or AI-assisted tools as part of our candidate evaluation process to assess job-related skills and qualifications. These tools are intended to support fair and consistent review and do not replace human judgment in hiring decisions. All evaluations are conducted in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws.</span></p>

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