Job Details

Lean and Planning Director - Mission Critical

About Us

Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $7.6 billion in revenue for 2024, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential related building projects.

The Role We Want You For

The Mission Critical Lean & Planning Director will be based in the Midwest region. In this role you will be responsible for overseeing and managing scheduling processes for high-priority, mission-critical projects, and implementing Lean methodologies to enhance operational efficiency. This role is essential in ensuring that projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

The Specifics of the Role

• Lead the development and management of comprehensive project schedules for mission-critical projects, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and deadlines.
• Collaborate with project managers, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to integrate and synchronize schedules across various project phases.
• Proactively identify and mitigate scheduling risks, providing solutions to address potential delays and issues. Drive the strategic thinking of Quality Control processes and procedures to be incorporated into Clayco's Build Business Unit.
• Champion Lean principles and practices across projects and operations, driving continuous improvement and waste reduction.
• Conduct Lean assessments, value stream mapping, and process analysis to identify and implement enhancements.
• Facilitate Lean training and workshops, promoting a culture of efficiency and problem-solving.
• Standardize Lean methodologies and Last Planner System processes across mission-critical projects, developing consistent LPS formats, and ensuring proper adoption by the project team.

Requirements

• Ability to travel to project sites for support.
• Bachelor's Degree in Construction management, Engineering, Architecture, or related.
• 15+ years' experience in the field of Construction Quality Control.
• Experience in high-end, high-rise, commercial construction projects.
• Experience in Scheduling on large, complex projects.
• Data Center experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Office Suite.

Some Things You Should Know

• This position will service our clients at a national level.
• Our clients and projects are nationwide – Travel will be required.
• No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does.
• We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs.
• The pace is fast!
• This position is classified as a safety-sensitive role in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Candidates selected for this position will be subject to a comprehensive background check, which includes mandatory drug testing.

Why Clayco?

• 2024 Best Places to Work – Crain's Chicago Business, St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
• 2024 ENR Midwest – Midwest Contractor (#1).
• 2024 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
• Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!

Compensation

• The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.