Supervisor, Design

Job Title

Reports to the CAD Development Project Manager.

Responsible for the supervision of an interdisciplinary team of Designers that test and help manage BIW's CAD software, known as the CAD Development Lab.

Operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS), this position ensures delivery of superior CAD Dev support for the DDG 51 and BBGN programs.

Safety Leadership:

• Promotes a culture of proactive safety awareness and accountability across the team.
• Ensures safe workplace conditions and compliance with company safety standards.
• Maintains regular communications with staff as it relates to ergonomic and Shipyard safety.

Program Execution:

• Oversees the team executing CAD/PLM studies for the BBGN program, ensuring compliance with all contractual requirements.
• Ensures design tasks are completed to established schedule, cost, and quality parameters.
• Processes and verifies employee time accounting records and ensures required LMS trainings are completed ahead of schedule.
• Maintains and executes a Plan of the Week (POW) to align daily tasking with program milestones and operational needs.
• Implements corrective actions to address deficiencies and ensure contract deliverables are produced ahead of schedule.

Operational Management:

• Manages all aspects of BIW CAD Dev team activities, including workforce performance and resource utilization in accordance with BIW Standard Operating Procedures.
• Regularly communicates progress on issues with CAD Dev team leadership.
• Monitors cost, schedule, and quality metrics to identify employee development opportunities.
• Provides guidance and direction across the team for Process, Policy and Technical issues.
• Works with the project manager to evaluate workload requirements.
• Administers the BMDA labor contract.

Team Collaboration and Communication:

• Provides leadership and direction to the Design team, supporting day-to-day operations and long-term planning.
• Holds daily, productive musters, utilizing the BOS to elevate any issues through the tiered muster system.
• Develops employee performance evaluations.
• Supports development of personnel, staffing plans, and critical skill maintenance.
• Fosters collaboration between engineering, design, planning, configuration management, and external customers.
• Communicates regularly and effectively with parties external to BIW as the CAD/PLM tasking requires.

Stakeholder Engagement and Business Development:

• Requests and ensures incorporation of stakeholder comments to design products.
• Initiates and supports waste and growth initiatives within your team.

Continuous Improvement:

• Champions BOS principles and productivity enhancements across the CAD Dev team.
• Leverages A3 root cause analysis and associated corrective action plans for identified design issues.

Required:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in technical or business field, or a BIW graduate Apprentice (Manufacturing or Design), or minimum 3-5 years of job-related experience.
• Proficient using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Proficient in navigating within a Microsoft Access database.

Preferred:

• AutoCAD training.
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) training
• LEAN SIX Sigma training.
• Agile/SCRUM training.
• Microsoft Project experience.

Required:

• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal & written) with all levels of the company and customers.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Proven leadership skills.
• Proven ability to foster a constructive and motivated work environment based on teaming.
• Proven ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced, rapid response technical environment.
• Occasional weekend overtime supervision coverage will be required.
• Occasional travel will be required.

Preferred:

• Familiar with BIW tools and processes, specifically those used in the Design and Engineering Services department.
• Familiar with ship specifications as related to design requirements.
• Working knowledge of the BMDA collective bargaining agreement.
• Working experience with Earned Value Management.