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Organizational Development Specialist
full-timeSan Diego$112k - $169k

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Location

San Diego

Salary

$112k - $169k

Type

full-time

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About this role

Career Area:

Human Resources

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Do you have a passion for helping organizations and teams reach their full potential?
This role provides a distinctive opportunity to join a diverse, global team that is shaping how Solar Turbines advances all aspects of Organizational Development. You will play a critical role in driving initiatives across organization design, team effectiveness, employee engagement, leadership development, change leadership, succession planning, employee development, and enterprise-wide talent management.

In this position, you will partner closely with business leaders, OD Specialists, and Human Resources Business Partners to apply proven best practices and develop tools, training, and programs that strengthen organizational capability. If you are motivated by enhancing systems, improving employee and customer experiences, and enabling sustainable business performance, this role offers the chance to make a significant and lasting impact.
 

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a primary OD Specialist for our Global organization, including serving as a consultant to leaders and Human Resources Business Partners in accessing, learning, and applying OD methods, tools, and frameworks in the business.
  • Provide consulting services on design and development of solutions for addressing professional skills gaps, leadership, and organizational development issues.
  • Design and facilitate organizational design/restructures with client leaders.
  • Apply strategic workforce plan, succession planning, professional/technical and leadership development to drive talent outcomes
  • Consult with key leaders and stakeholders to develop and implement effective change management plans that support organizational changes.
  • Partner with stakeholders to design and facilitate talent programs and processes to drive succession and skill/capabilities
  • Evaluate new and existing curriculum/learning solutions, including pilot and experimental programs, and recommend appropriate approaches for scaling or improving development programs for business application.
     

The Background, skills and experience of a successful candidate include:

  • Consulting skills: listens attentively, qualifies, and clarifies the problem to solve; takes a structured approach to problem solving, while engaging key stakeholders throughout
  • Strong influencing skills: builds strong relationships across teams and stakeholders to bring others along and set all parties up for success by effectively influencing decisions and strategies
  • Instructional design and training skills:  performs needs assessment, designs instructional content to meet the learning needs of diverse populations, including leaders and employees, delivers both classroom and virtual training
  • Organizational change management: align the organization's people and culture with changes in business strategy or organizational structure utilizing principles of change management
  • Proficiency in core systems: PowerPoint visual design, SharePoint, Teams, Workday, and Excel
  • Ability to travel, including internationally, 10% - 15%
     

Top Candidates will also have:

  • Experience working with leaders, colleagues business partners and senior leadership employees in a manufacturing as well as professional environment

Summary Pay Range:

$112,710.00 - $169,060.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. 

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits

  • Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)

  • 401(k) savings plans

  • Health Savings Account (HSA)

  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

  • Health Lifestyle Programs

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts

  • Career Development

  • Incentive bonus

  • Disability benefits

  • Life Insurance

  • Parental leave

  • Adoption benefits

  • Tuition Reimbursement

       

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.     

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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Other facts

Tech stack
Consulting Skills,Influencing Skills,Instructional Design,Training Skills,Organizational Change Management,Proficiency in Core Systems

About Solar Turbines

Headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, Solar Turbines Incorporated, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial gas turbines, with more than 16,000 units and over 3 billion operating hours in over 100 countries. Products from Solar Turbines play an important role in the development of oil, natural gas and power generation projects around the world. Solar Turbines’ products include gas turbine engines (rated from 1,590 to 52,500 horsepower), gas compressors, and gas turbine-powered compressor sets, mechanical-drive packages and generator sets (ranging from 1 to 39 megawatts). Solar’s customers put the company’s products to work in many areas including production, processing and pipeline transmission of natural gas and crude oil and generation of electricity and thermal energy for processing applications, such as manufacturing chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food products.

Solar’s foundation is people and Solar’s culture is one where individual contributions are valued, diversity in the workplace is encouraged, and safety is emphasized in all aspects of the business. Solar Turbines, founded in 1927, is comprised of a dedicated and multi-talented workforce of more than 8,000 employees with decades of experience working as a global team.

Team size: 5,001-10,000 employees
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Industry: Oil and Gas
Founding Year: 1927

What you'll do

  • Serve as a primary OD Specialist for the Global organization, providing consulting services on organizational development issues. Partner with business leaders to design and facilitate talent programs and processes that drive succession and skill development.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Solar Turbines pay for a Organizational Development Specialist?

Solar Turbines offers a competitive compensation package for the Organizational Development Specialist role. The salary range is USD 113k - 169k per year. Apply through Clera to learn more about the full compensation details.

What does a Organizational Development Specialist do at Solar Turbines?

As a Organizational Development Specialist at Solar Turbines, you will: serve as a primary OD Specialist for the Global organization, providing consulting services on organizational development issues. Partner with business leaders to design and facilitate talent programs and processes that drive succession and skill development..

Why join Solar Turbines as a Organizational Development Specialist?

Solar Turbines is a leading Oil and Gas company. The Organizational Development Specialist role offers competitive compensation.

Is the Organizational Development Specialist position at Solar Turbines remote?

The Organizational Development Specialist position at Solar Turbines is based in San Diego, California, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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