Senior Operations Consultant — 4-Day Week, Process Optimization

LHH; New Jersey; On-site; USD 137,760 - 151,536; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4‑day work week (Fridays off)

Onsite in Gloucester City, NJ

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

Job summary

LHH is seeking an experienced Operations Consultant to partner with leadership and drive full-scale operational transformation for a growing engineering/construction organization in Gloucester City, NJ. This hands-on role will build scalable SOPs and implement system improvements to support future growth.

The position offers a 4-day work week (Fridays off), fully onsite, with compensation of $100–$110 per hour for a consulting engagement starting in July.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Operations Consultant or similar.
• Strong background in building SOPs and scaling operations in manual environments.
• Experience evaluating and implementing ERP systems (QuickBooks migration preferred).
• Prior experience in engineering, construction, manufacturing, or project-based environments.
• Deep understanding of order-to-cash workflows, purchasing, and production operations.
• Experience budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence hands-on leadership teams.
• Ability to operate strategically and tactically (execution-focused).

Responsibilities

• Conduct a full assessment of current operations to identify bottlenecks.
• Perform root cause analysis to address workflow gaps and accountability.
• Develop a scalable operational roadmap aligned with projected growth.
• Design and implement SOPs across order management, purchasing, admin, and back-office functions.
• Create structured documentation to ensure consistency and scalability.
• Train staff and leadership on newly implemented processes.
• Evaluate current tools (QuickBooks, Fulcrum, manual workflows) and lead ERP implementation.
• Identify and implement opportunities to automate paper-based processes.
• Streamline the Order-to-Cash lifecycle and establish KPIs.

Skills

Operations consulting

Process improvement

SOP development

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ERP systems (QuickBooks migration)

QuickBooks

Job description

LHH is seeking an experienced Operations Consultant to partner with leadership and drive full-scale operational transformation for a growing engineering/construction organization in Gloucester City, NJ. This hands-on role will build scalable SOPs and implement system improvements to support future growth.

The position offers a 4-day work week (Fridays off), fully onsite, with compensation of $100–$110 per hour for a consulting engagement starting in July.