Lean Specialist 2

JE Dunn Construction; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional Non-Union

Job summary

JE Dunn Construction in Houston is seeking a Lean Specialist 2 to support internal staff training on Lean tools and help sustain Lean transformation programs across projects.

You will maintain training materials, coach project teams, and promote the use of Lean principles to improve outcomes while aligning with JE Dunn's strategy and values. The role requires collaboration across regions and regular Lean meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; equivalent relevant experience considered.
• 2+ years in construction operations or Lean experience.
• Experience in meeting or group facilitation (preferred).
• Ability to coach and develop Lean capability across teams.

Responsibilities

• Supports Lean training for internal staff and maintains training materials.
• Gathers data and analyzes Lean transformation impact on projects.
• Trains team members on basic Lean tools.
• Supports ongoing Lean journey and standardization across projects.
• Identifies opportunities to remove constraints and improve processes.
• Facilitates Lean client team engagement within projects.
• Assists regional leadership meetings and Lean huddles.

Skills

Lean tools

MS Office

Training & coaching

Facilitation

Communication

Presentation skills

Change management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn’s success.

By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company’s rewards, we’ve found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100+ years.

Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places everyday, and we need inspired people like you to join us in building authentic partnerships.

Role Summary

The Lean Specialist 2 will support the training of internal staff on Lean tools and help maintain Lean transformation processes and programs, taking on increasingly more complex tasks and roles. This position will be responsible for maintaining training/planning materials, assisting in the coaching of project teams, and helping all employees understand and applying Lean Principles to their work while building an understanding of the use of Lean principles in construction. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

Key Role Responsibilities - Core

• Supports the training of internal staff on Lean tools. Helps develop and maintain Lean transformation processes and programs.
• Gathers information and completes analysis to assess impact of Lean transformation on projects.
• May train and support team members with basic lean tools.
• Supports the maintenance of the organization’s ongoing Lean journey.
• Challenges project team members and employees to identify, remove and resolve constraints that prevent the team from fulfilling commitments.
• Maintains level of standards of lean tools used among project teams or within the organization.
• Identifies new and innovative ways to implement Lean tools and methodologies.
• 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 using quantitative and qualitative information.
• Supports and participates in data collection and analysis analyzing the effectiveness of lean programs.
• Participates in monthly meetings with assigned region leadership.
• Supports weekly Friday Lean Huddles in the region.

Key Role Responsibilities - Additional Core

• Acts as an advisor on Lean tools for assigned projects and employees. Supports increasingly complex situations and questions.
• Assumes responsibility on smaller scale or less complex projects to introduce Lean tools and methodology to project teams.
• Implements team member training on basic lean tools.
• Assumes ownership over portions of customer-specific training materials including creating recommendations to assigned Lean leadership.
• Implements internally developed lean programs and processes.
• Facilitates internal lean client team engagement activities within project teams.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner.
• Communication skills, verbal and written - Intermediate.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Ability to facilitate meetings and build consensus.
• Ability to conduct effective presentations - Intermediate.
• Ability to coach.
• Ability to adapt and respond to dynamic situations.
• Ability and desire to master new skills - Intermediate.
• Ability to lead change management and Lean efforts - Intermediate.
• Listening skills - Intermediate.
• 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.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree (Required).
• In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.

Experience

• 2+ years construction operations or Lean experience (Required).
• 0-2 years experience in meeting or group facilitation (Preferred).

Working Environment

• Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds
• Must be willing to work non-traditional hours to meet business needs
• May require extensive periods of overnight travel
• Normal office environment, but may be exposed to extreme conditions (hot or cold)
• Frequent activity: Standing, Walking, Bending, Reaching above Shoulder
• Occasional activity: Bending, Reaching above Shoulder

Benefits Information

The benefits package aligned to this position is Professional Non-Union.

This role is expected to accept applications for at least three business days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

• For this opportunity, JE Dunn Construction will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)***

JE Dunn Construction is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. JE Dunn Construction is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

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