Vice President - Human Resources, EHS & Security

Job Description We offer a competitive salary for this role, with an expected range of $250,000–$300,000/yr. The final offer will depend on your experience, skills, and overall qualifications. General Dynamics – Bath Iron Works also provides a variety of benefits including medical & dental insurance coverage, 401(k) retirement savings plan, flexible spending accounts/HSAs, life and disability insurance, company paid holidays, paid time off (PTO), health coaching, athletic trainers, employee assistance programs and onsite health services.

The Vice President, Human Resources, EHS & Security is a strategic leadership role accountable for developing and implementing organization-wide people, safety, environmental, and security strategies that strengthen Bath Iron Works’ ability to meet its commitments to the U.S. Navy, the workforce, and the business. This position reports directly to the President and is responsible to lead Human Resources, Labor Relations, Environmental Health & Safety, Security, Medical, and Compliance functions in a large-scale, unionized, 24/7 manufacturing environment.

Operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS), the VP ensures that people, safety, and workforce strategies align with operational excellence goals, builds strong cross-functional relationships across the organization, and advances a performance‑based culture focused on safety, workforce stability, and business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities Strategic People Leadership:

Develop and execute organization‑wide people strategies aligned with BIW’s business, operational, and workforce objectives

Provide strategic workforce insights to senior leadership to guide business decision‑making

Ensure HR strategies support BOS principles and operational excellence goals

Align people systems with continuous improvement and performance expectations

Lead the integration of people strategies with major operational initiatives

Labor Relations Leadership:

Lead collective bargaining strategy and major labor negotiations

Build and maintain constructive relationships with union leadership

Oversee grievance handling, arbitration strategy, and contract interpretation

Ensure labor relations practices support workforce stability and attendance, performance and engagement goals

Partner with operations and labor leaders to navigate complex union‑related challenges

Environmental Health, Safety & Security Leadership:

Ensure OSHA compliance and lead major safety investigations and regulatory interactions

Oversee environmental compliance programs and support readiness for audits

Strengthen safety culture and expectations across hourly and salaried work forces

Lead Security operations including physical security, incident response, and risk mitigation

Embed safety and security requirements into training, performance systems, and leadership expectations

Operational & Manufacturing Partnership:

Serve as a trusted business partner to operations leaders in a high‑volume, safety‑critical manufacturing environment

Understand and influence key operational drivers including labor cost, staffing models, productivity, throughput, and workforce readiness

Support workforce strategies for 24/7 operations and large-scale industrial production

Provide leadership during operational disruptions, workforce instability, or performance challenges

Ensure people and safety strategies directly support quality, schedule, cost and workforce requirements

Business Outcomes & Organizational Performance:

Drive improvements in Safety, Quality, Schedule, Cost, and People performance

Lead cross‑functional initiatives that improve workforce effectiveness and operational reliability

Hold leaders accountable for performance, alignment, and leadership expectations

Lead change efforts…