Construction Lean Manager

Consigli Construction; Pleasant Valley (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Consigli Construction Co. is seeking a Lean Manager within the Project Services Group to lead Lean initiatives across our projects in the United States, focusing on culture, process improvement, and client value.

The role coaches leaders, facilitates cross‑functional collaboration, and drives continuous improvement events, with travel up to 60% to support field teams and client engagements. You will develop sustainable routines such as Daily Stand Up Audits and lookahead planning to keep

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Coach and train leaders to apply Lean concepts across projects.
• Collaborate with internal departments and complex project teams.
• Lead continuous improvement events with leaders and clients.
• Drive culture of continuous improvement and challenge status quo.
• Establish Daily Stand Up Audits to ensure value-adds on every job.
• Train Superintendents to identify roadblocks and communicate effectively.
• Coordinate lookahead meetings and update lean schedule with Superintendents.
• Plan materials coming onsite and storage locations.
• Educate workers to identify waste and non-value activities.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organizational skills

Project management

Initiative

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field

Job description

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

• Excellentverbal 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.