Construction Lean Manager

Job Title: Lean Manager

Employment Type: Full-Time

FSLA: Salary/Exempt

Division: Project Services Group

Department: Project Services Group

Reports to: Director of Scheduling & Lean Services

Supervisory Duties: Yes

Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000

The Lean Manager will encourage a culture focused on continuous improvement by supporting our clients, project teams and company in our efforts to incorporate lean tools and philosophy within their current processes.

Responsibilities / Essential Functions

• Engage various levels of leadership to coach, train and teach Lean concepts. 
• Facilitate and collaborate with internal departments and complex project teams. 
• Facilitate continuous improvement events with company leaders and external clients. 
• Challenge project teams to focus on building a culture of continuous improvement, challenging status quo. 
• Set up a sustainable program for Daily Stand Up Audits, ensuring all jobs are holding a value add DSU. 
• Train Superintendents to effectively target roadblocks from the field and communicate to teams. 
• Get team to routinely pull plan with trades every 10 weeks. 
• Participate in lookahead meetings, assist Superintendents on updating lean schedule. 
• Set up a formal process of planning materials coming onsite and where it should be stored. 
• Train workers how look for waste and what is a non-value activity.

Key Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Strong initiative and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to multi-task and self-prioritize.
• Motivated and driven.
• Ability to work in a team environment with a primary focus on collaboration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architectural or related field. 

• 5+ years of experience in construction operations and/or design preferred. 
• 2+ years of experience in group facilitation and implementing collaborative delivery (Integrated Project Delivery, Target Value Delivery, etc.). 
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 60%. 
• Passionate about leading changes and improving company processes. 
• Experience, coursework, or certification in lean practices.