Mgr- Industrial Engineering

DPR Construction; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction in Houston is seeking an experienced Industrial Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and improvement of production systems supporting prefabrication and product delivery.

You will apply industrial engineering principles to optimize workflows, reduce waste, and improve predictability across manufacturing, logistics, and assembly operations, while mentoring engineers and ensuring standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering or a related field required.
• 8–12 years of experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, or production system design required.
• 2+ years of experience leading teams or technical initiatives required.

Responsibilities

• Manages development and deployment of production systems, standard work, and flow-based manufacturing approaches.
• Oversees optimization of factory layouts, workcells, and material handling to improve throughput and quality.
• Applies Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methods to reduce variability, waste, and rework.
• Coordinates with product, computational design, and operations teams to align digital and physical production systems.
• Reviews production data and performance metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
• Guides quality control, inspection processes, and compliance efforts within prefab operations.
• Coaches and develops industrial engineers, ensuring technical rigor and practical application.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering

Job description

Job Description At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization. As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary

Manages the design, implementation, and improvement of industrialized production systems supporting DPR’s prefabrication and product delivery efforts. Applies industrial engineering principles to optimize workflows, reduce waste, and improve predictability across manufacturing, logistics, and assembly operations. Leads industrial engineers and ensures consistent application of standards and methods.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages development and deployment of production systems, standard work, and flow-based manufacturing approaches.
• Oversees optimization of factory layouts, workcells, and material handling to improve throughput and quality.
• Applies Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methods to reduce variability, waste, and rework.
• Coordinates with product, computational design, and operations teams to align digital and physical production systems.
• Reviews production data and performance metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
• Guides quality control, inspection processes, and compliance efforts within prefab operations.
• Coaches and develops industrial engineers, ensuring technical rigor and practical application.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering or a related field required.

Work Experience

• 8–12 years of experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, or production system design required.
• 2+ years of experience leading teams or technical initiatives required.

Certifications and Licenses

• Lean Six Sigma or related certifications preferred.
• FE or PE licensure beneficial.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

The DPR family of companies is closing the gap between design and construction with an integrated collection of products and services to build smarter, move faster and achieve strong results. Our approximately 11,000 employees share a commitment to growth, innovation and building great things—great teams, great careers and great projects that change the world.

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