Lean Director

CORPORATE OVERVIEW

Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with more than 1,200 employees and nearing $2B in revenue, Alberici is a diversified construction company that partners with leading organizations throughout North America to build their most challenging and important projects.

Since our founding in 1918, Alberici earned a reputation for executing with quality, safety and trust. Combined with our 100+ years of experience, we provide construction solutions to the automotive, commercial, civil, energy, food & beverage, healthcare, heavy industrial, industrial process, and water industries.

We build the critical structures that improve lives and strengthen communities.

Our mission is simple - and our approach to delivering on it is equally straightforward. We are as open and honest with our employees and partners as we are with our clients. We are here to work together to do the best work possible to bring this mission to life.

When it comes to our team, Alberici employees are built differently. We seek the best and brightest and are committed to investing in our people and providing the training and resources they need to learn, grow, and advance.

Our Values:

• Working Safely
• Valuing Diversity
• Serving Humbly
• Executing with Integrity
• Solving Creatively
• Engaging Fully

What We Offer:

• Profit-sharing plan, cash bonus programs and annual cost-of-living adjustments
• Generous salary increases and per diems for qualified out-of-town assignments
• Health, dental and vision insurance eligibility on day one
• Paid parental leave
• Continuing education reimbursement
• Personalized career development and training programs
• Minimum of 29 days of PTO (including holidays) for entry-level roles
• Fitness center for St. Louis office-based team members
• Gym membership reimbursement for project-based team members
• Corporate office cafeteria access
• Employee Resource Group (ERG) opportunities
• Philanthropy opportunities

POSITION SUMMARY

The Lean Director leads the Lean Edge program geared toward continuous improvement of project operations and processes within the Alberici organization. This position leads and supports the company's efforts focused on enhancing customer value, nurturing a learning environment, facilitating continuous improvement processes, and maximizing project team collaboration. The Lean Director employs Lean methodologies and tools to accomplish business objectives and implements the Lean Edge program on projects by providing training and guidance to project staff for the jobsite day-to-day Lean practices. This position ensures that company Lean goals are tracked, met, and adhere to approved budgets; works jointly with other departments to identify next steps in Alberici's Lean journey; and interacts with executive team to provide Lean progress reports and future roadmap.

Essential Responsibilities & Duties include the following; however, other duties may be assigned. The Company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company. To be a qualified individual, an employee must be able to perform each of the essential functions of his or her job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

• Leads development and implementation strategies to strengthen a Lean management system and culture in alignment with the company's goals and priorities.
• Leads development of tools, processes, and programs supporting the Lean Edge mission.
• Leads collaborative efforts between internal groups to advance the Lean Edge program.
• Identifies opportunities to implement Lean strategies within other operations of the organization.
• Develops and hosts training and mentoring opportunities to educate and promotes implementation of the
• Lean Edge program. Engages with all levels of project team to coach and train and teach Lean concepts.
• Supports development and implementation of improvement and innovation initiatives related to the Lean Edge program.
• Works with executive team to share and learn from improvement efforts.
• Conducts regular project reviews with executive managers and market leaders to review project status, challenges, and opportunities and to establish measurable goals for improvement.
• Tracks results and metrics to quantify system success and reports to company leadership.
• Remains current in use of Lean tools and processes developed by leading resources in innovative project delivery including the Lean Enterprise Institute, the Lean Construction Institute, and selected professional organizations.
• Supports new project acquisition by highlighting the value the Lean Edge program provides project teams.
• Establishes and manages the Lean Edge department budget.
• Travels to Company and subsidiary offices; offsite client, subcontractor, and supplier meetings; and other locations across North America to fulfill the essential duties of the role as required.
• Exhibits regular and reliable attendance in person as required by the Supervisor, Company guidelines, and/or project and office obligations.

Management Responsibilities

Manages and directs Lean Managers, Engineers, and Facilitators including interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing and resolving problems.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field and 15 years of Lean and construction management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Last Planner System project experience required. Completion of Advanced Lean training program is preferred. CM-Lean, Lean Six Sigma, and SCRUM certifications are a plus.

Alberici is a North American company with multiple Operating Companies:

Alberici Constructors, Inc., Alberici Constructors, LTD., Alberici Construcciones, BRC, CAS Constructors, Filanc, Flintco, Hillsdale Fabricators, and Kienlen Constructors

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