Kilgore Companies is now hiring for Center of Excellence Project Manager

Job Responsibilities:

COE Project Manager is responsible for managing projects or assigned projects subcomponents to ensure cost, schedule, scope, and deliverable requirements are met. Plans, leads, monitors, and coordinates activities related to improvement projects. Monitors and improves organizational processes with the aim of making them as efficient as possible. Defines, designs, and implements process improvement as a part of the COE strategic direction, and ensures integration and alignment vertically and horizontally, across organization. Facilitates and coaches improvement teams. Establishes and maintains performance metrics to measure project success.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct tactical project execution to ensure organization objectives are met, including:
  • Oversee daily project tasks of assigned teams, schedule meetings, plan agendas, develop meeting materials, facilitate, and lead meeting discussion, summarize decisions and next steps, assist in communication and deliverable development, develop implementation plans
  • Coordinate and negotiates business resources across regions for project allocation.
• Act as an internal consultant, implementing Six Sigma, Agile, and other practices to facilitate progress and reduce costs.
• Drive change across the organization by analyzing existing business processes using various methods such as gap analysis or PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act), etc. to find opportunities for improvement as well as losses, to determine root causes.
• Responsible for collaborating with local Finance resources to establish Budget and Forecast inputs, and ensure all financial reporting and models are properly approved by FP&A and delivered on time.
• Establish measurable standards at the start of an improvement project and compare actual results against these, regularly generating detailed update reports for management.
• Collaborate with teams or directly with subject matter experts to re-engineer processes.
• Provide mentoring and direct teams to demonstrate proper application and interpretation of Operational Excellence methods & criteria
• Post-execution monitoring progress to check if changes yield desirable results.
• Serve as a coach who coordinates workshops and team trainings, openly sharing guidance and technical expertise.
• Coordinate vendors and hold accountable for delivery of contractual commitments.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate issues and risks

Typical Physical Demands

Requires prolonged sitting, some bending, stooping, and stretching. Requires constant data input for extended periods of time without leaving the work area. Occasionally lifting files or paper weighing up to 30 pounds.

Typical Working Conditions

Normal office environment. Occasional evening or weekend work. Up to 50% travel may be required.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor s Degree strongly preferred, with three to five years related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Highly analytical and experienced with project coordination, using their problem-solving skills to foresee obstacles and make strategic decisions.
• 3-5 years industry experience with strong project management and planning expertise
• Must be fully conversant on issues and current trends as they relate to the industry's products and services.
• Any equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge, and abilities.

Licenses, Registration, and Certifications

• Experience with Mining, Construction Materials, or related industry preferred
• Project Management training and certification preferred. (e.g., PMI, certified agile practitioner)
• Certification in continuous improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma/Lean/Agile or comparable continuous improvement operating systems.

Skills/Competencies

• Ability to manage large project teams
• Firm understanding of process improvement techniques and experience applying these.
• Problem solving.
• Organized and committed to meeting deadlines
• Ability to coach and inspire other team members to give their best effort and setting the direction for initiatives.
• Strong Communication & Presentation Skills (makes complex issues accessible to business audience, clear, concise, and audience appropriate).
• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Proficient with use of computer and software applications including statistical software e.g., Minitab, Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel and PowerPoint. Experience in process mapping.
• Ability to manage resources both directly and via matrix management.

We offer competitive salaries and benefits, including:

• Competitive Wages
• Health And Wellness Options
• 401k Matching
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Personal Leave
• Holiday Pay
• Company Provided Term Life Insurance
• Company Provided Short-Term Disability
• Company Provided Long-Term Disability

Kilgore Companies, a division of Summit Materials, a fast-paced, fast-growing group of successful construction materials companies, leading the construction industry throughout the Intermountain West. Together, we offer aggregates materials, ready mix concrete, paving, and construction services from local to large-scale projects. We share a vision of providing a safe work environment, quality products, and services for our employees and clients. Kilgore Companies offers exciting career opportunities throughout Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, and Nevada.

Summit Materials provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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