WCC Program Manager

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Full Time Direct Bayou La Batre, AL, US

4 days ago Requisition

The WCC Program Manager is responsible for the overall management, execution, and delivery of the Waterways Commerce Cutter program. The role establishes and maintains the program management system, leads the Integrated Program Team, and serves as the primary day-to-day interface with the U.S. Coast Guard Project Resident Office for program execution matters.

The Program Manager integrates contract management, planning and scheduling, engineering, supply chain, production, quality, test and trials, logistics, finance, and program controls to achieve contractual commitments. The role maintains clear accountability for scope, cost, schedule, technical performance, quality, risk, customer communication, deliverables, and vessel acceptance activities.

The ideal candidate is a disciplined, customer-focused leader who converts complex contractual and technical requirements into executable priorities, provides factual performance visibility, anticipates risk, drives timely decisions and corrective actions, and develops a cohesive team culture centered on safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Lead the WCC Integrated Program Team and establish clear roles, responsibilities, authorities, decision rights, and operating cadences across all program functions.
• Develop and maintain the program strategy, Program Management Plan, Program Execution Plan, Integrated Master Schedule, Contract Work Breakdown Structure, production sequence, and supporting subsidiary plans.
• Align functional leaders and Cost Account Managers to program priorities, approved baselines, commitments, and performance expectations.
• Chair program reviews and decision forums; maintain action, decision, risk, issue, and commitment logs through closure.
• Provide clear direction, coaching, feedback, and development opportunities to assigned program personnel.

• Serve as the primary day-to-day program interface with the U.S. Coast Guard Project Resident Office and coordinate formal communications through authorized channels.
• Ensure program work is executed in accordance with the prime contract, specifications, drawings, data requirements, regulatory requirements, and approved changes.
• Lead preparation for Program Management Reviews, design and readiness reviews, customer briefings, audits, inspections, and executive reviews.
• Ensure customer action items, commitments, correspondence, meeting records, and decisions are documented, assigned, tracked, and closed.
• Partner with Contracts to develop contract strategies, manage changes, support negotiations, and protect Birdon’s contractual and commercial interests.

• Ensure program scope, design basis, objectives, deliverables, completion criteria, and interfaces are defined and controlled.
• Own the integrated execution framework linking engineering maturity, material availability, production work packages, construction, testing, trials, logistics, and delivery.
• Validate that the Integrated Master Schedule is logic-driven, resource-informed, statused accurately, and used as the primary planning and progress tool.
• Drive timely resolution of cross-functional constraints and ensure recovery plans include accountable owners, measurable outcomes, and realistic completion dates.
• Coordinate configuration and change implementation across technical data, cost, schedule, material, production, and vessel configuration.