COLUMBIA S1B Ship Design Program Representative

General Dynamics Electric Boat; New London (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, CT, seeks a program manager for the COLUMBIA S1B program. You will oversee design program management, engage with contract leads, technical leads, and NAVSEA to maintain cost/schedule targets and safety/quality standards.

Responsibilities include budgeting, planning, and coordinating responses to emergent design issues, while ensuring timely delivery of technical products under budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering/technical, Finance or Management.
• Active DOD Secret Clearance OR ability to obtain/maintain clearance.
• Two years of relevant program management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage schedules, program budgets, priorities, and needs dates to keep engineering on time and on budget.
• Coordinate responses to emergent design issues with NNL, NAVSEA, and stakeholders.
• Review engineering statements of work for PO compliance and funding authorizations.
• Work with Planning/Finance to manage Artemis schedule and manpower plans.
• Prepare reports and presentations for program reviews and customer interactions.
• Some travel may be required.

Skills

Self-starter

Planning

Problem solving

Communication skills

Multi-project management

MS Office

Data reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/technical, Finance or Management

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Overview

The COLUMBIA Program is Electric Boat's most important program and the successful candidate can be part of the team that leads it! The COLUMBIA S1B Program needs exceptional people that can drive design and engineering to be focused on cost and schedule while maintaining a safe, quality focused program management environment.

In the S1B Program Office, the successful candidate will be responsible for management oversight of the COLUMBIA S1B Design Program. The successful candidates will communicate with contract leads, technical leads, engineering disciplines, design supervision, program finance, purchasing leads, Naval Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and NAVSEA as needed to support and manage selected aspects of the program. This may include managing program funding, oversight of annual program work planning and estimate processes, oversight of technical work, management of the program schedule, and coordinating responses to emergent design issues. These roles require an understanding of government contracts, project management, and Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics. Frequent communication with NNL and NAVSEA stakeholders and program management is required.

Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• S1B Design Program Office POC for tactical PO 145185 administration and performance
• Understand and make key decisions to manage schedules, programmatic budgets, priority, need dates, and drive engineering/design to issue technical products on time and under budget
• Manage/coordinate responses to emergent program specific design issues and drive the team to a timely solution
• Frequent communication with NNL and NAVSEA stakeholders and program management
• Review of engineering statements of work for purchase order compliance
• Work with Construction Span Reduction Stakeholders to facilitate PO 145185 source of funding authorizations when applicable
• Work with Planning to manage the program Artemis schedule together with Finance
• Coordinate and manage the program manpower plan with Finance
• Prepare reports and presentations for Program Reviews and other customer interactions
• Some travel may be required

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering/technical, Finance or Management field
• Active DOD Secret Clearance OR the ability to obtain and maintain clearance
• Two years of relevant program management experience

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• Detailed knowledge and experience working with Government contracts
• Strong background and experience working with both technical and business departments such as Engineering, Legal, Purchasing, Contracts, Finance, and Materials Management
• EB program, commercial and or Government component development contract experience or similar external experience

Skills

• Self-starter capable of prioritizing work and managing time with limited supervision
• Exhibit strong planning, problem solving, and strong verbal and written communications skills
• Manage multiple small projects simultaneously
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products
• Ability to manage data and create reports from various data systems
• Ability to communicate across multiple EB organizations and stakeholders
• Working knowledge of manpower schedules, phasing files, and EVM metrics