Process Innovation Coach I: Lean & Six Sigma Practitioner

Black & Veatch; Tualatin (OR); On-site; USD 109,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Black & Veatch seeks a Process Innovation Coach 1 to drive innovation and Lean/Six Sigma practices across multiple locations, including engineering and project sites. The role focuses on sustaining a culture of continuous improvement and delivering measurable performance gains in processes and teams.

The ideal candidate has extensive Lean/Six Sigma experience, field construction exposure, and strong collaboration across functions within an employee-owned environment.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree from an accredited University; Technical or Business degrees preferred, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of Engineering, Procurement, and Construction industry related experience and significant Innovation, Lean, or Six Sigma experience.
• Field experience in execution of construction projects.
• Demonstrated accomplishment applying Lean, Six Sigma, and other applicable process improvement methodologies to develop and sustain a continuous improvement and innovation culture.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office applications, Power BI and other relevant software applications

Responsibilities

• This position will develop, plan, and execute improvement, customer satisfaction, and productivity processes which foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and respect for people.
• Teach, coach, influence, and act as an ambassador and leader in contributing to the development of a continuous innovation culture and mindset.
• Using appropriate process improvement methodology, coach and develop project teams to implement Process Innovation, Lean, and Six Sigma techniques both in the office and at project sites.
• Facilitate cross-functional team activity to drive optimal performance in people, quality, material flow, and cost.
• Facilitate root cause analysis.
• Facilitate Kaizen Events
• Lead the development, deployment, and maturity of process improvement methodologies, including Process Innovation, Lean, Six Sigma, and other applicable continuous improvement practices, for assigned areas of responsibility both in the office and at project sites.
• Provide consultation and assistance to process owners regarding monitoring and measurement of key performance data for the company.
• Collaborate with Process Innovation Managers and Black & Veatch Solution leaders to assess the current state of operations, develop future state vision, and implement plans.
• Coach teams to manage daily improvement at the local level through the establishment and development of physical and virtual huddle boards.
• Develop, present, teach and deploy Innovation, Lean, and Six Sigma concepts.
• Implement collaborative planning approaches, including pull planning, look ahead planning, managing constraints, make work ready planning, weekly work planning, and analysis of and action on missed commitments in execution during all phases of engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Education

4-year degree from an accredited University

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Job description

Black & Veatch seeks a Process Innovation Coach 1 to drive innovation and Lean/Six Sigma practices across multiple locations, including engineering and project sites. The role focuses on sustaining a culture of continuous improvement and delivering measurable performance gains in processes and teams.

The ideal candidate has extensive Lean/Six Sigma experience, field construction exposure, and strong collaboration across functions within an employee-owned environment.