Program Representative

General Dynamics Corporation; Groton, Northern (CT, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, CT seeks a Program Representative to manage CN work and support department CN goals for Columbia Class mechanical systems. You will prioritize CN tasks to align with shipyard and vendor needs and may expand to other Columbia engineering areas.

Responsibilities include driving CN performance, briefing senior management, establishing internal goals, and coordinating with Electric Boat planning and materials teams to ensure timely CN reviews and updates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field or equivalent experience.
• Ability to obtain Secret security clearance.
• 2+ years of project/program management experience or experience working with CNs at Electric Boat.

Responsibilities

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with all levels of staff.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to multitask and prioritize.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Teamcenter

Job description

Responsibilities for this Position

Program Representative

US-CT-Groton

Job ID: 2026-20359

Type: Full-Time

# of Openings: 1

Category: Program Management

EB Groton Shipyard

Overview

About Department 498 -Columbia Weapons and Mechanical Systems

D498, COLUMBIA Weapons & Mechanical Systems, is responsible for the COLUMBIA Class Mechanical systems design products, and supporting both vendor and shipyard construction of these systems . D498 works as a team with D453 Mechanical Design to complete Change Notices (CNs) to resolve design issues with Columbia Mechanical products. D498 also works closely with the Electric Boat shipyard to support construction of Mechanical systems on the Columbia Class submarines, and processes CNs to provide technical resolution of construction problems. D498 works with many different vendors who are building mechanical components and systems to provide technical oversight of these vendors and resolve technical problems that occur during vendor construction and testing of these components.

Role Overview

The person filling this role will be responsible for project- managing D498s CN work to support meeting department and company CN goals , while properly prioritizing CN work to support the needs of the shipyard and vendors. Depending on the applicants skills and experience, this role may eventually be expanded to also serve other departments within the Columbia engineering organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive overall Mechanical organizational performance on C Ns , both with Design and Engineering
• Represent Mechanical organization to senior management/executive staff as needed/requested to brief on CN performance
• Establish internal Mechanical goals to support overall company CN goals and track performance to these goals
• Chair regular (multiple times per week) meetings/telecons with Mechanical Engineers/Designers /Supervisors to status CN progress, identify roadblocks hindering progress, and identify discrete actions to complete CNs
• Provide CN organizational performance feedback to Mechanical workforce
• Stay informed and current on all company and Columbia Class submarine program policies and procedures for processing CNs
• Educate Mechanical workforce on latest CN process requirements and re- e nforce compliance with these policies and procedures
• Work with Electric Boat Detail Planning organiza tion to drive timely turnaround of C hange Request revisions, and addition/removal of work order stoppages
• Work with Electric Boat Materials Management organization to ensure turnaround of CN reviews and part number updates supports organizational goals and shipyard needs
• In conjunction with Mechanical Engineering/Design, monitor new ly created CNs to ensure that they are truly necessary , and determine if they are necessary to be implemented on the first Columbia Class submarine
• Ensure proper solution approaches are being employed for CNs
• Ensure CNs are properly prioritized to support shipyard and vendor needs
• Provide and monitor Mechanical Engineering and Design labor charging guidance for CN work (with assistance from other Program Representatives)
• Monitor and report performance against established program metrics
• Compile manager/supervisor level dashboards of discrete performance measures against organizational goals
• Chair status meeting with supervisors/managers to review product development and progressing
• Identify and implement process improvements to improve organizational performance on CNs

Responsibilities

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• E xcellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to deal effectively with people at all levels , from individual contributors to the executive staff
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to work with limited oversight, set priorities and handle multiple tasks, exercise professional judgment/discretion in executing tasks
• Ability to work flexible hours and adapt priorities as required to support emergent issues/department needs , with the potential for periodic evening and weekend work
• Willingness to learn new methods, tools, and processes

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in B usiness , related field , or equivalent experience
• Ability to obtain Secret security clearance
• 2+ years of project/program management experience , or 2+ years of experience working with Electric Boat CNs

Preferred:

• Experience with Teamcenter
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• Active Secret clearance or higher
• Experie nce with planning business systems (PCM, artemis )

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General Dynamics Electric Boat is a recognized leader in the design, construction and lifecycle support of submarines for the United States Navy.