Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Strategist to join our growing Strategy+ practice in Los Angeles. Strategy+, AECOM’s design and management consulting studio, operates at the intersection of Business Transformation, Communications Dynamics and Place Strategies. We are looking for a highly motivated industrial-organizational psychology specialist who possesses outstanding analytical, strategic, and communication skills. The successful candidate will join our multidisciplinary team of talented consultants and be responsible for supporting our complex, multidisciplinary projects with city authorities and federal governments, academic, healthcare and cultural institutions, and corporations.

Working as a collaborative team player, this individual will be responsible for providing strategic support on large scale projects, with focus on the application of psychology principles to organizational transformation spanning human resources, change management, and communication strategies for our clients. Our clients are located throughout the Americas and this individual may be required to travel up to 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Assess Organizations
  • Craft research plans comprised of interviews, workshops, and comparing similar industries and organizations to understand working dynamics and surface opportunity areas
  • Assess organizational capabilities, structures and processes for weaknesses and opportunities based on best practice methodologies and industry benchmarks
  • Demonstrate deep knowledge and expertise in the full change management lifecycle, including but not limited to change planning and strategy development, leadership alignment, communications and engagement, change readiness, training and sustainment
  • Translate research into insights that can be easily communicated to collaborators and clients to inspire solutions
  • Fluency in human resources analytics, and ability to perform data analysis
• Communicate Insights
  • Visualize and present qualitative and quantitative data to collaborators and clients
  • Facilitate workshops to share and further develop insights and recommendations
  • Help shape Strategy+ and AECOM’s internal perspective on organizational strategy
• Deliver Solutions
  • Help clients shape and act on change strategies for complex organizational challenges
  • Design tools, methodologies and frameworks that address strategic and organizational issues to foster improved ways of thinking and working
  • Design organizational interventions to encourage collaboration across siloed teams and individuals
  • Create plans to develop the future capabilities, competencies and critical roles required to activate an organization’s strategy

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, including but not limited to industrial/organizational psychology, business administration, or behavioral science and 4 years of experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and education

Desirable Experience

• 4 years of experience working in organizational psychology, workforce planning, operations and capability development, and/or human resources
• Prior experience in a consulting and client-facing role
• Experience designing and implementing effective training and development plans
• Comfort interpreting and explaining human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations

Additional Information

About You

• Strategic design thinker who identifies risks, opportunities and gaps in information
• Highly organized with a motivation to exceed expectations
• Self-motivated with a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges
• Strong communicator & collaborator
• Comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career. Offered rate of compensation (California locations only) will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The salary range for this position is $87,000 - $110,000.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $13.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.