Sr. LEAN Champion & Specialist

Company: Clark Richardson & Biskup Consulting Engineers
Location: Raleigh
Posted on: November 22, 2021

Job Description:

Position SummaryThe Sr. Lean Champion & Specialist must be an energetic, self-motivated, and innovative individual who shall possess the skills required to successfully develop and execute Lean design and construction tasks and deliverables, be a collaborative team player, and shall be a strong leader to drive collaboration amongst all groups within project teams and operations. This individual creates brand differentiation and pre-eminence for CRB in the market by working with teams to drive and support project management expertise and excellence to create brand differentiation and pre-eminence in the market.Key StakeholdersStakeholder relationships include: Sr. Director of Operations, Project Delivery Services, Client and Project Leads.Key Decision Rights Prioritizing and deploying emerging LEAN design and construction methodologies Lean Design and Construction skills assessmentsQualificationsKnowledge and ProficienciesAbility to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner. Advanced communication skills, verbal and written.Proficiency in MS Office.Ability to facilitate meetings and build consensus.Ability to conduct effective presentations (Advanced).Ability to coach.Ability to adapt and respond to dynamic situationsAbility and desire to master new skills.Strong ability to lead change management and Lean efforts.Listening skills.Ability to read a situation and make sound assessments and recommendations.Ability to speak confidently in small groups.Open learner and highly coachable.Knowledge of Lean process and philosophy.Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally.EducationBachelor's degree in construction management, business management or related field (Preferred).In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.Experience5+ years' construction operations or Lean experience (Required).2+ years' experience in meeting or group facilitation (Preferred).2+ years' experience implementing process improvement methodologies (Preferred).Major ResponsibilitiesTrains internal staff on Lean tools. Helps develop and maintain Lean transformation processes and programs.Coaches and supports project teams' customers with implementation of the basic Lean tools such as Last Planner System, Target Value Delivery, meeting facilitation and continuous improvement programs.Trains and supports the company with basic lean tools including but not limited to, Value Stream Mapping, A3's, 5S, Visual Management, Kanban and Kaizen.Trains and coaches employees and team members to understand the reliable workflows.May lead and train PMs and Superintendents to run effective Pull Planning sessions, weekly Planning sessions and Daily Stand-up sessions through a lead/co-facilitate/coach model.Assumes responsibility for bringing all components of the Last Planner System together to function as a system.Trains and coaches the team in LPS practices.Actively participates in the development and maintenance of the organization's ongoing Lean journey.Challenges project team members and employees to identify, remove and resolve constraints and/or waste that prevent the team from maximizing value.Maintains level of standards of lean tools used among project teams or within the organization.Utilizes current training materials and customizes to specific assigned customer.Looks for opportunities to improve current training materials.Serves as an ongoing resource for assigned projects and employees to help identify opportunities for improvement.Position TypeThis is a full-time positionBenefitsCRB offers a complete and competitive benefit package designed to meet individual and family needs.CRB is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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