Program Ship Certification Representative I​/II Technical; Entry Level

Overview

The Opportunity

Summary:

The Virginia Program Office seeks to hire an entry level Program Certification Representative. The VIRGINIA Class Construction Program Office is responsible for managing BLOCK IV and BLOCK V fixed-price contracts, ship construction, quality, schedule, performance, and programmatic ship certification. The Program Office is required to interface with all levels of management at EB, HII‑NNS, SUPSHIP and NAVSEA. Program representatives interact on a daily basis with Engineering, QA, Planning, Ship’s Management, Finance, Contracts, and Materials Management.

Responsibilities include driving program goals, enforcing program directions, negotiating construction and design activities, reporting EVMS performance to leadership, managing engineering tasks, and leading ship certifications.

Position Summary:

This position involves project management and will report to the Supervisor and the Program Manager of VIRGINIA Construction Program Office. This position requires a highly‑motivated self‑starter who can operate with minimal supervision in a dynamic environment and possesses strong interpersonal and communication skills. At a high level, the specific scope of this position includes, but is not limited to, performing the following responsibilities and functional roles:

• Ship Certification – Responsible for leading certification meetings, preparation of certification documents (i.e. reports, PRLs, and certification letters), enforcing ship certification principles, coordination and driving resolution of certification problems, and reporting to upper management and NAVY progress, challenges, and recovery plans.
• EB Government liaison – Coordinate meetings to status and drive liabilities at SUPSHIP and PMS
  450, communicate priorities, lead technical meetings with the Government to discuss technical challenges impacting construction, and negotiate resolution of funding issues to allow critical work to continue. Coordinate and present status briefs for SUPSHIP and PMS
  450.
• VA Class External Commitments Administrator – Coordinate meetings to status liabilities at the Government and EB, drive attainment goals, establish metrics, and enforce reporting requirements.
• Management of CDS and LYS CORE TASKs – Provide guidance and ensure charging practices are followed, resolve funding issues, and determine when additional Government funding is required. Analyze metrics and financial reports to identify issues and establish corrective actions. Coordinate with Finance and Engineering to issue Monthly reports to PMS
  450 and support Government audits. Develop processes for task management.
• Working overtime (weekends/holidays) is required during ship certification periods, 10%-15% of the time; the position requires to work 6 to 12 weekends and/or 1 to 2 holidays during one year.
• Hold and maintain a DOD Active Secret Clearance.
• Candidate must be able to meet the full-time in-office requirement of this position.

Required:

• Bachelor’s of Science degree or higher in Engineering or BS in related technical degree.
• 0 – 4 years of experience in one or more of the following disciplines:
  Design, Engineering, Planning, Materials Management, Quality or finance field.

• Project management experience.
• VIRGINIA design process experience.
• Knowledge of VIRGINIA ship systems.
• Leadership experience.
• Shipyard experience.
• Previous Professional Rotations.
• Established working knowledge of waterfront operations, shipyard processes.
• Established government relationships.

• Knowledge of Engineering Reporting (ER) process.
• Motivation to drive collaboration across multiple organizations both internally and externally.
• Proven ability to solve problems independently and work collaboratively with teammates.
• Self‑learner and quick study.
• Proficiency in MS Office Excel and PowerPoint.
• Well‑developed communication (verbally and written), organizational, and time management skills.
• Desire to work in a dynamic environment.
• Uphold Electric Boat’s Core Values and hold others accountable to do the same.