Are you passionate about Continuous Improvement, Lean Management and Operational Excellence? Would you like to join an international team and play a key role in transforming the way we work across construction projects?

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At VSL, we are looking for a Continuous Improvement Engineer to join our international Continuous Improvement team.

As a Continuous Improvement Engineer, you will be part of VSL's international Continuos Improvement team, helping establish Lean Management and operational excellence culture across the whole company.

You will work directly with project teams and departments to identify improvement opportunities, analyse performance, implement Lean tools and measure their impact. The role combines site-based improvement work, data analysis, project support, training and development of Lean standards and tools.

The Continuous Improvement team operates worldwide across VSL’s international organisation. In this role, your initial focus will be on supporting projects and teams across Europe, the Middle East and the Americas, with opportunities to contribute to initiatives in other regions as the role develops.

Key responsibilities:

· Promote awareness of Lean Management principles across VSL.

· Deploy Lean Management practices across VSL projects and departments.

· Facilitate site-based observations and improvement workshops.

· Prepare clear, concise and visual reports on site missions and their outcomes.

· Contribute to the development of Lean tools and training materials.

· Support Annual Department event.

· Maintain Lean database (collect targets, improvements, gains, and lessons learned of projects).

· Communicate and share the results and achievements of projects.





· Coordinate with Communications & VSL Academy teams (to issue webinars, articles), Business Lines (to define standards, share best practices) and Digitalization team & External Lean Consultant (for support).

Education:

· Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering or a related technical field.

· Additional training in Lean Management / Continuous Improvement is an advantage.

Experience:

· 6+ years of professional experience, preferably in the construction environment, to be able to apprehend site projects, back office, client relations.

· Experience in Lean Management / Continuous Improvement is an advantage.

Personal Competencies:

· Strong communication / listening skills

· Good interpersonal skills / Team player

· Adaptability / Works across cultures

· Analytical capability to interpret & synthesize results

· Curiosity & critical thinking / Not afraid to ask questions or challenge assumptions

· Proactive & hands-on approach

· Perseverance

· Results-driven

Technical Skills:

· Good data analysis and reporting skills (must-have)

· Ability to structure and present information clearly (must-have)

· Strong command of MS Excel and PowerPoint (must-have)

· Lean Management methodologies & tools (valuable)

· MS Project (valuable)

· Power BI (valuable)

Languages:

· Spanish (must-have)

· English (must-have)

· French & others (valuable)

This role provides the opportunity to develop expertise in Continuous Improvement, Lean Management, project performance and operational transformation within an international construction group. xkdbapo

The successful candidate will progressively take ownership of improvement initiatives and projects, with the possibility to develop towards Continuous Improvement Manager.

If you want to be part of a team driving more efficient, innovative and sustainable ways of working, we would love to hear from you!

📌 Continuous Improvement Engineer (Barcelona)
🏢 VSL Construction Systems - España
📍 Barcelona