Continuous Improvement Section Head

General Description of Role and Responsibilities:

• Manage and facilitate all continuous improvement initiatives and strategies and analyze company processes and procedures.
• Analyze the company processes and procedures and develop process enhancement strategies. Establish norms and standards of company performance.
• Establish the section's operating processes and procedures.
• Investigate shortfalls, issues, and complaints in current business processes.
• Establish company performance norms and standards, using metrics to support process owners in linking projects to strategic operational objectives.
• Monitor staff performance and organizational processes.
• Collaborate with other stakeholders to enhance productivity and staff satisfaction.
• Assist teams in developing Lean road maps to use in the deployment of strategic objectives and communicate ideas and opinions to other members of management.
• Manage staff cohorts and teams of various sizes.
• Train, mentor, and guide team members in new processes.
• Ensure successful definition and execution of large, cross-functional improvement initiatives tied to annual strategic priorities.
• Stay up-to-date with developments in management and process optimization. Identifying best practices within and outside the company and serving as a channel for best-practice sharing and adoption across business units.
• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures within Hill International and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or relevant degree from an accredited University.
• Minimum 20 years experience of direct professional oversight of the following functional areas: Project Controls (Cost, Schedule, Scope, Trends); Environment, Safety and Health; Risk Management; Contracts, Procurement; Financial management; Quality Assurance and Quality Control. Experience gained on large projects.
• Preferably with professional certification in change management.
• Ability to operate and manage the Excellence department and direct the staff.
• Expert knowledge of project process improvement, change management, leadership initiatives and managing change in the infrastructure industry environment with major government and/or semi-government projects (preference for Middle East and in KSA experience).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills demonstrated.
• Ability to prepare and present effective oral and written reports.
• International Experience: Experience working internationally (preference KSA experience).