Section Manager - 2nd Shift, DDG 51 Planning Yard

Reports to the DDG 51 Planning Yard Design Manager.

This role is responsible for leading 2nd Shift DDG 51 Planning Yard Design Team (Covering multiple disciplines). This includes design incorporation for ship alterations, as well as processing of changes originating on site and from executing shipyards, and overseeing all employees assigned.

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• 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 and objectives are met.
• Review reports, identify deficiencies and provide recovery plans for your areas of influence.
• 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.
• Interface daily with internal and external customers.
• Monitor cost, schedule, and quality metrics to identify employee development opportunities.
• Maintain visual status boards, support the regular update of department dashboards, and conduct A3 Root Cause Corrective Analysis (RCCA's) as prescribed by the BIW Business Operating System (BOS) guidelines.

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:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including conflict resolution techniques.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Project management 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.
• 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.
• Ability to obtain security clearance.
  • 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.