Qualifications
Education/Experience: BA/BS Degree in Business Administration, Management, Construction, or Engineering required. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Experience in the USCG/DOD/U.S. Navy or other government shipbuilding experience is highly desired. The commercial equivalent will be considered. 3 or more years of experience as a planner or scheduler or related field as well as 2 or more years experience in a lead or supervisory position required. Craft/Trade experience and an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Experience with Primavera P6 or other Scheduling Software in a resource-loaded EVMS Schedule, industrial engineering, shipbuilding, and production processes (cross-craft experience), leading teams performing assessments of schedules and other project control data, and communicating priority findings to clients, IBR and Surveillance support understanding and the ability to design and deliver planning training, Project Management support, Cost Accounting background, working in a manufacturing or shipbuilding environment, government contract work, and drawing and modeling software experience are highly desired.
Skills: Advanced level Microsoft Suite experience including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint, and a working knowledge of various web-based design and collaboration tools. Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, advanced management and leadership, process improvement, data system, and integration skills. Also requires advanced level experience using P6. Requires excellent presentation/communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively and forge and sustain outstanding client relationships while managing and executing multiple work streams. Ability to work both independently and as part of the project team with the ability to exercise diplomacy and tact. Ability to effectively present information and respond to management, government officials, and public questions.
Requires the ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks with strict deadlines, read, analyze, and interpret, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations, and rapidly obtain, sort, filter, and analyze large volumes of data for distillation into high-level reports. Must be able to effectively communicate clearly with managers, office workers, and craft workers verbally and in writing. Ability to show initiative and innovation, adapt to ambiguous and fast-paced situations, and track, manage, and prioritize multiple tasks. Demonstrate strong analytical and conceptual skills as well as lead multi-system integrated product teams.
Project Management certification, Process Improvement Certification, PMI Project Management Professional (PMI-PMP), AACE Earned Value Professional (EVP) certification, AACE Planning, and Scheduling Professional (PSP) Certification are desired.
Behavioral Attributes: Integrity, flexibility/adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and multi-tasking. Maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.
Physical Activity/Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, fax machines, and smartphones. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee may be exposed to the risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the environment is low to moderate, such as in an office environment.