SOLV Energy

Operations Excellence Manager

SOLV Energy

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San DiegoCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $105,321 - $129,018 per year

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About the role

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Process Engineers, providing guidance on project execution, technical problem-solving, and professional growth.
  • Allocate resources effectively across multiple improvement projects and initiatives based on business priorities.
  • Lead cross-functional improvement projects that drive significant business impact in productivity, quality, cost reduction, and cycle time.
  • Design and facilitate rapid improvement events, kaizen workshops, and problem-solving sessions with cross-functional teams.
  • Analyze current state processes to identify waste, bottlenecks, variation, and opportunities for improvement using data-driven methods.
  • Design future state processes that eliminate non-value-added activities, improve flow, and enhance customer value.
  • Collaborate with operations teams to pilot, refine, validate, and scale process improvements across the organization.
  • Engage frontline employees as active participants in identifying problems, developing solutions, and implementing improvements.
  • Establish performance measurement systems that track improvement impact, ROI, and alignment with business objectives.
  • Create executive-level reports, dashboards, and visualizations that communicate progress, business value, and strategic insights.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field (required)
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification (required); Black Belt certification (strongly preferred)
  • Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in operational excellence, continuous improvement, lean management, or process engineering roles
  • Experience with both field operations and administrative process improvement in complex, multi-site organizations (preferred)
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to use data and statistical methods to drive decisions and validate results.
  • Strong facilitation skills with ability to lead diverse, cross-functional groups through structured problem-solving and decision-making processes.
  • Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation) with ability to tailor messages for all organizational levels from frontline to executive.
  • Proficiency with process mapping tools (Visio, Lucidchart), and data visualization platforms (Tableau, Power BI)
  • Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority, build consensus across functional boundaries, and navigate organizational politics effectively.
  • Ability to travel will be required. Between 25-50%.
Benefits
  • Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance.
  • Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan.
  • Vacation, sick and holiday pay.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
process engineeringoperational excellencecontinuous improvementlean managementdata analysisstatistical methodsprocess mappingproblem-solvingresource allocationperformance measurement
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringanalytical skillsfacilitationcommunicationinfluenceconsensus buildingcollaborationproblem-solvingdecision-making
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in EngineeringLean Six Sigma Green BeltLean Six Sigma Black Belt