Sr. Project Manager, Programs

Job Description

We offer a competitive salary for this role, with an expected range of $85,100 to $107,800. 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 Post Delivery & Surface Ship Support organization is looking for a strong candidate to support the DDG 1000 Planning Yard (PY) contract. The overarching objective of this position is to ensure the program meets or exceeds its performance goals in the areas of Technical Quality, Schedule, Cost & Management. This will require daily coordination with individuals from the Program Office, Program Controls, Estimating, Design & Engineering, Planning, Supply Chain, Fabrication Planning, Fabrication Facilities & Warehousing.

There will also be extensive interactions with our Navy customers at SUPSHIP Bath, PMS-500.

Operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS), the Sr. Project Manager, Programs ensures compliance with safety, quality, and performance standards while coordinating with other key stakeholders to meet overall milestones.

Some overtime / extended hours will be required to meet deadlines and commitments.

• Safety Leadership:
  • Take personal responsibility for your own safety through hazard identification and mitigation.
  • Ensure practices/processes are safely executed.
  • Communicate safety concerns and model safe behaviors.
• Project Execution:
  • Ensure that our performance in all areas of Program Award Fee categories is being monitored to identify and mitigate any issues that could impact our goal to achieve scores in the Excellent category.
  • Ensure funded changes are executed in accordance with program plans and schedules.
  • Develop and present weekly design and materials status reports and DDG 1000 PY Program Update.
  • Monitor performance metrics of each functional area to ensure cost, quality and schedule goals are being met.
  • Support the development of accurate annual Operational Business Plans and subsequent Quarterly Business Reviews including Manning Lockdown Plans.
  • Must be capable of preparing and delivering occasional presentations and reports.
  • Support contract request for proposal and support internal reviews prior to submission.
  • This position will require travel with short term durations (1 to 2 weeks) to support Program Reviews, Planning Conferences and other miscellaneous meetings.
• Training and Development:
  • Work with your leadership team to take advantage of training opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• Team Collaboration and Communication:
  • Foster positive customer relations and ensure the functional team leads are working with their external customer contacts to optimize customer satisfaction.
  • Establish and maintain business relationships with homeport shipyards, subcontractors and support providers.
• Continuous Improvement:
  • Champion BIW Business Operating System principles and productivity enhancements.
  • Streamline processes to improve safety, quality, and cost-efficiency.

• Associate's degree in technical or business discipline and/or 5 years of experience with Surface Combatants in the area of ship design, construction, repair, or alteration required.
• An undergraduate degree is preferred.

• 5 years of experience with Surface Combatants in the area of ship design, construction, repair, or alteration required.
• Working knowledge of Project Management Skills required.
• Fam…