Value Stream Manager

You’ve discovered something special. A company that cares. Cares about leading the way in construction, engineering, manufacturing and renewable energy. Cares about redefining how energy is designed, applied and consumed. Cares about thoughtfully growing to meet market demands. And as “one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America” is focused on the mind/body/soul of team members through our Culture of Care . The Value Stream Manager translates business objectives into a measurable value stream plan and a consistent operating rhythm. This position makes performance gaps visible, coordinates improvements across functions, and verifies that changes improve the complete value stream. The role strengthens the Lean Operating System by building reliable processes, clear accountability, and sustainable capability aligned with the Operational Excellence Mindset. The Value Stream Manager leads through cross-functional influence and agreed governance. Functional leaders retain responsibility for their people, resources, and process execution. The Value Stream Manager coordinates end-to-end priorities and escalates decisions that require authority beyond the role. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field preferred. Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement certification is preferred. Experience: 5+ years of experience in operations, engineering, supply chain, business process management, or related functions, including experience leading cross-functional process improvements and managing performance. Experience relevant to the assigned value stream preferred. Travel: 0-25% Work Schedule: Typical work hours are between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Value Stream Scope and Ownership Define and maintain the assigned value stream scope, customer requirements, start and end points, key processes, and functional interfaces. Map the current state of information, material, and decision flow, including delays, rework, dependencies, and failure points. Establish clear ownership for process steps, handoffs, decisions, and escalation with functional leaders. Develop a future-state vision and prioritized roadmap aligned with business objectives and customer needs. Value Stream Health and Performance Establish a balanced set of measures that evaluate end-to-end performance, including lead time, quality, delivery reliability, productivity or cost, and customer outcomes as appropriate to the assigned stream. Define metric owners, data sources, calculation methods, baselines, targets, and review frequency. Monitor flow, work in process, backlog age, readiness, handoff quality, and recurring disruptions to identify emerging risks. Analyze performance across the complete stream to identify constraints and prevent local improvements from creating downstream problems. Report performance trends, risks, and recovery actions to leadership using verified data. Cross Functional Alignment and Governance Lead regular value stream performance reviews that connect results, barriers, decisions, and improvement priorities. Align functional plans and commitments with end-to-end objectives and available capacity. Establish handoff requirements and readiness criteria so work advances with the information, materials, and approvals needed by the receiving team. Maintain an accountability process with named owners, due dates, escalation expectations, and verification of effectiveness. Escalate unresolved priority conflicts, resource constraints, and decisions to the appropriate leadership level with clear options and implications. Systemic Problem Solving and Improvement Identify recurring barriers and lead cross-functional problem-solving efforts to address their underlying causes. Prioritize improvements based on customer impact, safety, performance gaps, and the value stream's primary constraints. Partner with CI practi…

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