Under the direction of the Program Manager, is responsible for organizing, directing, and coordinating the overall project. Will assist with day-to-day program management and project operations by participating in the development of management procedures; controlling, planning, and directing project execution; monitoring and reporting progress; managing program/project resources, and managing and controlling financial and administrative aspects of the project with respect to contract requirements. Will interact daily with project employees and customers, including subcontractors and vendors that are geographically located throughout the United States and abroad.
Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
Serve as the Program Risk Manager and is responsible to the Program Manager for tracking, managing, and Mitigating Risk.
Assist the Program Manager in managing costs and schedules to contract requirements.
Assist the Program Manager in all discussions, contract actions, and program briefings. Develop briefing material and co-chair stakeholder meetings as well as weekly joint Program/Company meetings.
Define program tasks and resource requirements.
Maintain adherence to the policies, purpose, and goals of the project.
Effectively integrate, maintain, and control project plans and schedules.
Identify high-risk areas and present risk mitigation actions to the Executive Management Team.
Formulate and review strategic plans and deliverable items and ensure conformance with Contract requirements.
Engage in regular meetings with the project team, both face-to-face and virtually, and provide required reports and documentation to internal and external customers in a timely manner.
Create detailed schedules and tracking matrices to support contract milestones,
Direct project stakeholders to ensure quality deliverables are submitted in accordance with the Contract requirements.
Coordinate project staff and allocate project resources to complete Contract requirements in accordance with the schedule.
Serve in a technical decision-making role alongside the Program Manager responsible for evaluating and directing critical technical configuration and design decisions weighing holistic impacts to cost, schedule and performance.
Use diverse background and skillset to assist the Program Manager with managing functional departments for integrated logistics support, project management, planning, scheduling, earned value management, contracts, data management, administrative support, test, technical management, and materials management.
Perform other duties as instructed.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly and/or indirectly supervise employees assigned to the Program. Responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work. Travel is primarily during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight travel may be required.
Reporting Relationship: This position will report to the Program Manager.
Job Requirements
Qualifications
Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree in business administration, management, engineering, naval architecture or construction, with five or more years of experience coordinating, implementing, executing, controlling, and completing specific projects while ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments, and goals required. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Requires an understanding of new construction, ship design, large marine system integration, and familiarity with DOD and USCG ship construction programs and contract-related documents. Previous experience in the USCG/DOD/U.S. Navy environment in providing project support to senior management required. Proven experience developing acquisition packages in preparation for procurement activity. A certification in Project Management (PMP, CAPM) is desired.
Skills: Intermediate to advanced level Microsoft experience including Word, Excel, and Power Point, and the ability to learn new concepts and software quickly. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to read, analyze and interpret engineering drawings. Requires excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from senior management, employees, government officials, and the public. Ability to communicate effectively and to forge and sustain outstanding client relationships while managing and executing multiple work streams. Demonstrate strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills. Ability to work both independently and in a team environment. Ability to multi-task and work on multiple projects simultaneously.
Behavioral Attributes: Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance. Integrity, flexibility/adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and multi-tasking. Maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.
Working Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee may be exposed to the risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the environment is low to moderate, such as in an office environment but will also require the ability to traverse active shipboard construction environments.
Physical Activity/Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, fax machines, and smartphones. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
About the job
Functions
Assists the Technical Director by providing support for Program technical activities including Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical (HM&E) and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) requirements implementation and accomplishment. Works directly with USCG, ABS, Subcontractor, and ESG Engineering counterparts to identify, define, and mitigate/resolve technical issues and concerns. Reports to the Program Manager for all program technical risks, issues, concerns, metrics, and recommendations.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Because Eastern Shipbuilding is continually growing to meet the needs of our customers, the essential duties and responsibilities may be different than described.
· Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
· Oversee technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability effectiveness for ship design.
· Oversee analyses performed in all phases of ship acquisition including concept, design, fabrication and construction, test, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposal.
· Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of contract requirements into total systems solutions acknowledging technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
· Create detailed schedules, metrics, and management tools to support contract milestones and deliverables.
· Coordinate with Program stakeholders to create and provide quality products in accordance with contract requirements.
· Develop and deliver detailed technical program reviews to senior ESG, industry partners, and government personnel.
· Control technical aspects of program change management.
· Coordinate and facilitate Integrated Process Teams (IPT) as required to manage various technical areas including (but not limited to) acquisition, design, test and evaluation, certifications, trade studies, modeling and simulation, system engineering trade-off evaluations, ILS, training, and fleet introduction.
· Manage design configuration including chairing the program design configuration control board (CCB) for engineering change including design integration and change adjudication with support from ESG engineering and ILS departments.
· Execution of technical risk management program in accordance with the Program Manager’s policy.
· ESG technical lead for subcontractor management to include the oversight of design execution of all major subcontractors.
· Reviews and approves the technical scope of all major subcontracts.
· Government program technical review process & execution with engineering. Includes quarterly program management reviews and regular design technical meetings.
· Serves as the conduit for design communication between the USCG technical team and the ESG engineering team.
· Perform other duties as instructed.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $103,582.00 - $115,122.00 per year
Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

License/Certification:

• Certified Project Manager (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Panama City, FL (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Panama City, FL: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person