Senior Planner, Engineering

General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works; Brunswick (ME); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental insurance

401(k) plan

FSAs/HSAs

Life and disability insurance

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Health coaching

Athletic trainers

Employee assistance programs

Onsite health services

Job summary

General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works in Maine seeks a Sr. Planner to lead safety, planning, and project execution within BIW's BOS framework. You will coordinate with Navy and shipyards, ensuring milestones and compliant processes.

The role requires an associate degree (business or engineering) with 5 years in shipbuilding, strong analytical and communication skills, and proficiency in Word/Excel. A bachelor’s degree and DDG-specific experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Associate Degree in Business or Engineering, or equivalent combination.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering/technical discipline preferred.
• 5 years of experience in shipbuilding or related industry.
• Priority given to applicants with experience in planning/supervising/coordinating Post Delivery Availabilities, Post Shakedown Availabilities, or Modernization Availabilities.
• Strong background in Post-Delivery availability planning and knowledge of DDG 51 class ships.
• Understanding of DDG 51 Planning Yard processes and HMS data.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience with Navy Ship Overhauls or Post Shakedown Availabilities a plus.

Responsibilities

• Take personal responsibility for safety through hazard identification and mitigation.
• Ensure practices/processes are safely executed.
• Communicate safety concerns and model safe behaviors.
• Develop detailed availability work package planning reports for Navy and shipyards.
• Update and maintain ship, availability and alteration data in HMS.
• Provide Project Management products and services for various projects as assigned.
• Collect and review quality data for trends and recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure performance and quality conform to company and regulatory standards.
• Work with leadership to take advantage of training opportunities.
• Interface with Planning Yard and Navy systems to collect and reconcile data.
• Support HMS data maintenance and development of availability analysis products.
• Apply A3 methodology and BIW’s BOS to continually improve quality and results.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Relational databases

Planning/coordination

PM software

Education

Associate degree in Business or Engineering

Bachelor's degree in engineering/technical discipline

Tools

Planning Yard HMS

Navy SSSC Web Site

PM software

Relational databases

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

We offer a competitive salary for this role, with an expected range of $72,000-$91,300. 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.

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

Key Responsibilities

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

• Develop detailed availability work package planning analysis reports. The reports will be delivered to the Navy and installing shipyards.
• Update and maintain ship, availability and alteration specific data in the Planning Yard Hull Management System (HMS).
• Provide Project Management (PM) products and services for various projects as assigned.

Quality Management

• Collect and review quality data for trends, patterns, anomalies and make recommendations for corrective actions in various departmental processes (Engineering, Manufacturing etc.).
• Ensure that performance and quality products conform to established company and regulatory standards.

Training and Development

• Work with your leadership team to take advantage of training opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Team Collaboration and Communication

• Interface directly with various Planning Yard and Navy information systems to electronically collect, analyze and reconcile data.
• Work directly with various Navy activities to support the maintenance of HMS data and development of availability analysis products.

Continuous Improvement

• Utilize the A3 methodology and BIW’s BOS to continually improve quality and results.
• Minimum of Associate Degree in Business or Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering/technical discipline preferred.
• 5 years of experience in Shipbuilding or related industry required.
• Priority given to applicants with experience in planning/supervising/coordinating Post Delivery Availabilities, Post Shakedown Availabilities, or Modernization Availabilities.
• Strong background in Post-Delivery availability planning and an all-around working knowledge of DDG 51 class ships.
• Detailed understanding of DDG 51 Planning Yard processes, procedures, and products, or DDG Post Delivery maintenance/modernization experience preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated strong computer skills, ability to develop relational databases to collate information used in maintenance of PY HMS data and development of analysis reports and planning products.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of HMS and the PY SSSC Web Site.
• Experience with Project Management (PM) software a plus.
• Experience with Adobe InDesign & Illustrator, or similar publishing applications a plus.
• Experience with Navy Ship Overhauls or Post Shakedown Availabilities a plus.