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As a Lean Subject Matter Expert, you’ll join our collaborative team providing our clients with award-winning planning, engineering, architectural design, construction management, and design-build project delivery. We are looking for a passionate Lean Leader who is driven by collaboration, exceeding expectations, and challenging the status quo.

You will work closely with the Director of Lean Implementation and Process Improvement to establish strategies, procedures, and protocols for all of Life Sciences North America. Your responsibilities will include training of internal staff, our vendors and trade partners, as well as coaching and training the next generation of Lean Leaders. It is anticipated that you will participate on the national level as a Lean thought leader.

Your responsibilities will include leading Lean and Continuous Improvement activities for a variety of Life Science projects located in the U.S. You will be responsible to work with Project Management teams to develop lean implementation strategies for design, procurement, construction and CQV phases of projects. You will aid teams in alignment with the client and our vendor and trade partners, coordinating lean processes with a variety of initiatives such as safety, digital delivery, offsite fabrication and modularization and IPD strategies. You will aid the team in standing up the Last Planner System® in both design and construction, including occasional facilitation of the various LPS elements as you coach the team to become self-sufficient in LPS deployment and / or hand off the project to a Lean Specialist.

• A Bachelor of Science degree in construction management or engineering is desired

• 15+ years of experience in the design and / or construction industry with an emphasis in a varied range of life science projects

• Proficiency in the implementation of Choosing by Advantages, A3 thinking, Last Planner System®, 5S, Conditions of Satisfaction, and other continuous improvement methodologies.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Strong technical skills in engineering, preconstruction, and / or construction management.

• LCI Certified Practitioner-Construction is desired, but not required.

• Competent computer skills to include MS Word and Excel are required, knowledge of various LPS software platforms is preferred.

• Strong writing skills, negotiation skills, and communication and interpersonal skills are required.

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