Continuous Improvement Manager

Venture Global LNG (“Venture Global”) is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. The company’s Louisiana-based export projects service the global demand for North American natural gas and support the long-term development of clean and reliable North American energy supplies. Using reliable, proven technology in an innovative plant design configuration, Venture Global’s modular, mid-scale plant design will replace traditional designs as it allows for the same efficiency and operational reliability at significantly lower capital cost.

We are seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager, to be based in Arlington, VA.

Purpose of the role

This role is a key position within a newly created team responsible for the delivery of process innovation and continuous improvement initiatives across multi-jurisdictions. It will play an important role in helping to foster a culture of sustainable change through the creation and embedding of LEAN methodology, and the supporting framework, to deliver business transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• To identify and deliver service improvement activity across the business through employing process improvement methodologies and the application of innovative thinking
• To work with key business stakeholders, and multi-jurisdictional ‘LEAN champions’, to build a continuous improvement environment to support an ongoing program of change
• To lead and facilitate LEAN/process improvement-based workshops to drive ideas and solutions
• To support the delivery of better value and greater efficiency through the identification and

elimination of unnecessary complexity within business processes and identification of better ways

of working

• To identify trends and process variations as part of establishing a continuous improvement

monitoring system

• To assist in the development and implementation of a ‘best-in-class’ continuous improvement

strategy

• To take ownership of change initiatives from evolution/efficiency identification through to project

delivery via internal governance and controls

• To elicit requirements and drive process change using staff interviews, document analysis,

requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, business analysis and

workflow analysis

• To work with other team members and business services departments to devise new support

material based on the revised processes, to include training, reporting and systems enhancements

• To actively monitor project risks to foresee/identify potential problems and proactively identify

solutions to address in advance

• To ensure the business impact and project objectives/dependencies are identified, reported on and

managed at all times

• To set up a program, deliver coaching and run projects pan jurisdiction
• To complete post implementation reviews to ensure successful delivery has been achieved and to

ensure that improvements can be made for future projects

Competencies

• Minimum accredited Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, preferably Black Belt
• Minimum 5-7 years proven continuous improvement analytical experience from a similar role,

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• Excellent understanding of continuous improvement concepts including Six Sigma, Lean, value stream mapping
• Ability to set-up, facilitate and lead service improvement/’WorkOut’ sessions with a range of business stakeholders (incl. Experience of process/value stream mapping)
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including Project, Visio, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• A ‘completer-finisher’ taking accountability for ideas from inception to delivery, in an environment that requires robust metrics to confirm success
• Experience of designing or implementing a framework of continuous improvement in a multi- jurisdictional organization
• Experience of hands-on implementation of continuous improvement programs and Lean solutions
• Experience of designing remediation plans to address productivity and efficiency issues, and track

record of following through to ensure closure

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a

diverse group of Partners, senior managers, and subject matter experts

• Strong analytical, project and product management skills, including a thorough understanding of

how to interpret business needs and translate them into operational requirements

• Experience of the whole project life cycle, able to operate in the initial conceptual design stage, in

the depths of system testing, and at each stage in between