Section Manager - 1st Shift, DDG 51 Planning Yard - General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works

Job Description

Reports to the DDG 51 Planning Yard Design Manager.

• This role is responsible for leading all DDG 51 Planning Yard modeling, design validation, advanced planning, projects, fabrication, label plates, process development and improvement, library parts, and materials activities and overseeing all employees assigned.

Primary responsibilities:

• Communicate with the DDG 51 Planning Yard Design Manager and peers regarding any obstacles, or issues with assigned tasks.
• Coordinate with peers to ensure tasking is assigned in accordance with resource availability (skill, ability and discipline).
• Ensure that all assigned teams accurately progress each task to facilitate precise metrics.
• Support formal progress meetings and informal status sessions by ensuring that the appropriate team representatives are in attendance.
• Review reports, identify deficiencies and provide recovery plans.
• Provide project updates regularly to stakeholders.
• Build and develop the project team to ensure maximum performance, by providing purpose, direction, and motivation.
• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation.
• Develop and deliver presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope, schedule, and budget.
• Analyze project status and, when necessary, revise the scope, schedule, or budget to ensure that project requirements can be met.
• Ensure that assigned tasks stay on schedule and are produced with the highest quality possible.
• Promote a safe work environment with all recognizable hazards corrected.
• Enforce all company policies, procedures and all relevant CBAs.
• Ensure that WFM administrative duties are completed on time daily.
• Monitor cost, schedule, and quality metrics to identify employee development opportunities.
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Required/Preferred Education/Training

Required:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in technical, business field or a BIW graduate apprentice (manufacturing or design), or 10 years of job related experience.
• Proficient using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Proficient in navigating within a Microsoft Access database.

Preferred:

• AutoCAD training/experience.
• LEAN Six Sigma training.
• Microsoft Project experience.

Required/Preferred Experience

Required:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including conflict resolution techniques.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Project management experience and skills with a strong focus on "Earned Value Management".
• Proven leadership skills.
• Proven ability to foster a constructive and motivated work environment based on teaming.
• Strong attention to deadlines and budgetary guidelines.
• Proven success working with all levels of management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Proven ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced, rapid response technical environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work multiple priorities required.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• This position requires you to be able to obtain a government security clearance.  You must be a US Citizen for consideration and you must be able to obtain an interim security clearance within the first 45 days of hire.  For more information regarding the security clearance process, please visit Investigations & Clearance Process (dcsa.mil) 

Preferred:

• Familiar with ship specifications as related to design requirements.
• Working knowledge of the BMDA collective bargaining agreement.
• Experience with Navy post-delivery engineering and design efforts.
• Professional certification such as PMP or PRINCE2.
• Experience in developing platforms for internal processes.
• Experience in coaching project team members to strengthen their abilities and skill sets.