Senior Manager, Business Improvement

Ledcor Construction, Inc.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Calgary is seeking a Senior Manager for Business Improvement to drive operational excellence and business transformation. This senior role involves leading strategic initiatives, project management, and advising key stakeholders on process enhancements. Candidates should have at least 8 years of relevant experience and strong leadership skills. Join a recognized employer that values diversity and offers a rewarding total rewards package.

Benefits

Competitive total rewards package

Opportunities for professional development

Support for personal wellbeing

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years’ experience delivering strategic and operational improvement initiatives.
• At least 5 years in business transformation and change delivery roles.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects to ensure high-quality outcomes.
• Guide teams through project lifecycle stages.
• Develop and report on project plans and budgets.
• Execute change management strategies.

Skills

Project management

Change management

Business transformation

Leadership

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related discipline

Master’s degree

Tools

ERP systems

Lean methodologies

Six Sigma

Job description

Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
Date Posted: Jan 13, 2026
Job ID: R26991
Job Status: Full-Time

Description

Reporting to the VP, Enterprise Risk and Business Improvement, the Senior Manager, Business Improvement is a senior role that requires advanced expertise in business transformation, operations excellence, and technology assessment and implementation. In this role you are responsible for providing project management, consulting and advisory services to both Operations Groups and Shared Services functions, guiding organizational change initiatives and continuous improvement programs.

As a subject matter expert, you will proactively address complex, enterprise-level challenges, design and execute high-impact improvement strategies, and influence senior decision-making. This includes leading project management for technology strategy development, system reviews and selection, and implementation of solutions that enhance business performance.

Make an impact and join our dynamic Business Improvement team today in Edmonton, AB!

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead projects using established project management methodologies to ensure high-quality, on-time outcomes
• Guide cross-functional teams, including internal stakeholders, shared services, and external vendors, through all project lifecycle stages from concept to sustainment
• Develop, maintain, and report on detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, issues, and quality controls
• Support and execute change management strategies, including impact assessments, stakeholder engagement, communications, readiness activities, training, and post-implementation support
• Partner with Operating Group and Shared Services leaders to understand business needs, identify improvement opportunities, and provide recommendations on project priorities, resourcing, and sequencing
• Deliver consulting and advisory services across strategic planning, operating model and organizational design, and process optimization initiatives
• Advise and coach senior leaders and operational managers on business and process improvement opportunities, while mentoring junior project and BI team members
• Influence strategic and operational decision-making through thought leadership, benchmarking, data analysis, and internal and external research
• Develop and evaluate business cases, value propositions, financial models, performance metrics, and analytical tools to support investment and improvement decisions
• Conduct advanced quantitative and qualitative analysis to assess business performance, profitability, scalability, and efficiency, and present clear insights and recommendations to leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Engineering, Technology, or a related discipline; Master’s degree desirable.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience delivering strategic and operational improvement initiatives in complex organizations
• At least 5 years’ experience in business transformation, process improvement, and change delivery within multi-divisional, multinational, matrix environments
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in people or delivery team leadership roles
• Minimum 5 years’ experience scoping and delivering technology-enabled solutions, including ERP and core business systems implementations
• Experience in construction or comparable industrial-based industries, and within large shared services or corporate functions environments
• Senior-level management consulting experience within a large professional services firm
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with and influence senior executives and key stakeholders
• Strong leadership, communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills, with high emotional intelligence
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in fast-paced environments, applying sound business judgment, ambiguity tolerance, and structured methodologies (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma, ISO; accreditation preferred)

Additional Information

The Ledcor Group of Companies is one of North America’s most diversified construction companies. Ledcor is a company built on a rich history of long-standing project successes.

Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.

Our competitive total rewards package provides compensation and benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. We offer exciting, challenging work with opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

Employment Equity

At Ledcor we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. We are committed to continuing to build on our culture of empowerment, inclusion and belonging.

Adjustments will be provided in all parts of our hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance by submitting a request via email. For more information about Ledcor’s Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit our I&D page.

1100 - 1st Street SE, Calgary, AB