Continuous Improvement Project Leader at PSEG in Newark, NJ

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Requisition: 84269 PSEG Company: PSEG Services Corp. Salary Range: $ 107,600 - $ 170,300 Work Location Category: Hybrid We’re one of the country’s largest energy companies, with a vision of powering a future where people use energy more efficiently and it’s safer and delivered more reliably than ever. We’re also deeply connected to the communities we serve, with more than 13,000 employees working together to support our customers and make a difference every day. Here, you’ll have the stability and exciting opportunities that come with being a Fortune 500 company — along with a supportive, friendly work environment where your contributions are valued. We offer a flexible work environment designed to balance employee needs with collaboration and operational excellence. Roles fall into two categories: • Onsite: Employees work onsite daily. • Hybrid: A blend of remote and onsite work, with at least three onsite days per week required. As an employee, if you are regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week, you will have access to a wide range of comprehensive benefits from day one, designed to support your total well-being: medical, dental, vision, parental leave and family leave programs, behavioral health programs, 401(k) with company match, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, and generous paid time off. More than 13,000 people already call PSEG their work home, taking pride in providing safe, reliable service to millions of customers. If you’re looking for a place where you can build a meaningful career and help power and support our communities, we’d love to welcome you to the team. PSEG is not offering visa sponsorship for this position. Job Summary At this time, only current PSEG employees are being considered This is a highly visible role within PSEG’s centralized performance improvement organization with the opportunity to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives that improve how work gets done across the company. The Project Leader partners with business leaders to redesign end-to-end value streams, solve persistent performance challenges, and translate improvement opportunities into sustainable changes in process, business and technology architecture, data, roles, and accountability.. The role also helps connect process improvement with the broader evolution of business capabilities, technology, data and operating models. Project initiatives include cost management, performance efficiency, process development, ownership/alignment, and other operational initiatives, in addition to including large-scale transformational projects focused on supporting the company’s core business results. Job Responsibilities Delivers business and value stream solutions that will enable the company to maintain its high performance, business leadership position in Operational Excellence, Financial Strength, and Disciplined Investment. Independently leads business leaders and complex cross functional teams from problem identification through future-state design and implementation, using approaches such as. DMAIC, ADKAR, PDCA, value-stream mapping, Kaizen events and root cause analysis as appropriate. Independently drives sessions (e.g. meetings, workshops) for project chartering, ideal state brainstorming, current state process mapping, root cause analysis, solution brainstorming, future state process control system mapping and development, implementation planning and 30-60-90 implementation tracking. Project manages and/or coaches trained business resources through Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen Events, Lean Six Sigma projects, Root Cause Analysis, and Change Management efforts. Job Specific Qualifications Undergraduate degree in engineering, business administration or other analytical field. 7 years of demonstrated experience in process development, performance efficiency, continuous improvement or equivalent experience. Demonstrated ability to challenge established ways of working constructively, influence leaders without direct