Lean Business Improvement Project Manager

We're ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more. As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing. When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. As a Lean Business Improvement Manager you will be responsible for leading Lean Business Improvement Projects from initiation through deployment and sustainment.

Responsibilities

Lead Lean Business Improvement Projects (LBIPs) from initiation through deployment and sustainment; Develop and maintain project identification documents, business cases, project charters, and macro-level project plans; Establish project objectives, milestones, deliverables, and success criteria; Organize and facilitate major milestone reviews and governance meetings; Prepare and present milestone review reports to leadership and stakeholders; Perform detailed assessments of current-state (As-Is) processes, systems, tools, and operational practices; Conduct technical analyses to identify improvement opportunities and define future-state (To-Be) solutions; Evaluate process impacts across people, tools, systems, and operational workflows; Gather and analyze Voice of Customer (VOC) feedback to ensure business needs are incorporated into solutions; Identify and validate quick-win opportunities that deliver measurable value; Develop and execute comprehensive change management strategies; Identify impacted stakeholder populations and assess organizational readiness; Create communication plans and communication toolkits to support project adoption; Facilitate stakeholder engagement and alignment throughout project execution; Support training and deployment activities to ensure successful implementation; Identify project risks, opportunities, constraints, and blockers; Develop mitigation plans and corrective actions to address identified risks; Monitor project performance and proactively escalate issues as needed; Ensure action plans are effectively executed and tracked to completion; Develop technical deployment and implementation plans; Coordinate project execution with Quality, Production, Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Operational Support teams; Track project benefits against established targets and KPIs; Support continuous improvement initiatives and sustainment activities following deployment; Promote Lean methodologies and best practices across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Business Management, Operations Management, or a related field; 5+ years of experience in project management, continuous improvement, manufacturing operations, quality, or industrial engineering; Experience leading cross-functional improvement initiatives in a manufacturing environment; Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and Change Management principles; Experience performing process mapping, impact assessments, and root cause analysis; Strong presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills; Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project management tools.

Nice to have

Aerospace, automotive, or advanced manufacturing industry experience; Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification; Project Management Professional (PMP) certification; Experience with production, quality, and engineering processes in a Final Assembly Line (FAL) environment; Knowledge of risk management methodologies and organizational change management frameworks.

Benefits

mentorship; career growth opportunities; comprehensive benefits