Program Manager II - Fabrication & Ship Repair

Program Manager II

BAE Systems Maritime Solutions Norfolk is currently seeking a Program Manager II to join its organization and work on a Ship Repair/Fabrication program. This position is an exciting role embedded within a small, dedicated and effective team of professionals, all extremely motivated to contribute to the future and success of our diversification efforts. The Program Manager plans, directs, and coordinates activities in support of non-Navy Repair and Fabrication projects, to ensure that goals or objectives of projects are accomplished. Projects range from survey and maintenance dry dockings, shop work, emergency ship repair, major refits, outfitting, and complex ship repair and fabrication projects. The Program Manager has daily interactions with our customers and is the liaison between customer and the company, and represents the non-Navy vessel repair and fabrication program and the company at all times. The Program Manager has detailed knowledge of shipboard systems and equipment, and can scope, articulate, propose and sell appropriate repair solutions to our customers, ensuring that the customer receives the best value product. The person in this role is a leader and initiator in safety, and ensures team compliance with all Company and regulated safety requirements and standards.

You will contribute via a multi-faceted role within our non-Navy repair and fabrication programs on projects that include but are not limited to:

• Planning, directing and coordinating during project execution
• Providing repair solutions to customers and Classification Society representatives
• Business development and sales engagements
• Estimating commercial ship repair/fabrication both on active projects and as part of proposal development.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Bachelor Degree with 10+ years of shipyard program/project management experience and/or Navy or Merchant Marine-related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education/experience.
• Proven experience in business development or ship repair in the commercial repair market; proven success in business development or project management
• Proven hands on experience with industrial project budgeting and contract negotiations.
• Excellent supervisory & multitasking skills
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Project).
• Ability to apply high-level budgeting/accounting skills to execute contracts while ensuring profitability and customer satisfaction.
• Works with minimal direction. Independently determines methods and procedures on new assignments and may provide guidance to others.
• Determines appropriate actions, methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for expediting results by exercising independent judgment within defined practices and policies.
• Follows an organized method in approach to work, but is cognizant of the time needed to provide a service or product.
• Ability to speak effectively before others inside and outside the organization.
• Ability to effectively communicate professionally, provide training wherever and whenever required, and respond to questions from managers, employees, clients, customers-both internal and external, and the general public.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, production schedules, budgets, manning requirements, engineering documents, technical procedures, government regulations, common manuals and journals.
• Ability to write routine reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Commercial vessel repair and/ or fabrication experience
• Experience communicating contract requirements, specifications and customer expectations to all departments and subcontractors to ensure incorporation into overall Company objectives.
• Experience estimating and negotiating change orders with surveyors and negotiators with input from crafts and subcontractors regarding schedule impact and labor/material costs.
• Experience utilizing and ensuring implementation of the PMBOK methodology.
• Experience conducting project team meetings to develop the project management plan and accurately determine the project status.
• Experience managing and controlling the project throughout all phases.
• Prepares project reports for management (division and corporate), identifying variances to project plan, that may need immediate management attention.
• Ensures establishment of the integrated project plan including detailed production schedules and budgets to ensure a smooth implementation during each phase of the plan.
• Implement project change control process where corrective and preventative actions are rapidly executed.
• Secure written and approved customer change orders in a timely manner and incorporate into the project management plan.
• Knowledge of ABS, NAVSEA, USCG and other guidelines, specifications, requirements.
• Leads the project team to improve knowledge and skill levels in relevant subjects and processes.
• Leader in Process Improvement utilizing the tools of Value Stream Mapping, LEAN and 5S.
• Initiates and builds collaborative professional relationships with internal and external customers.
• Leads and oversees the efforts of subcontractors.

Pay Information:

Full-Time Salary Range: $133333 - $226667 Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience. Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems Platforms & Services:

BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a teammaking a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. The Platforms & Services (P&S) sector under BAE Systems, Inc does the big stuff: the armored combat vehicles, naval guns, missile launchers, and ship repairjust to name a few. Our employees take pride in the work they do and why they do it. They are on the front lines every day, building our products to protect the lives of those who serve. We may be biased, but we think P&S does some of the coolest work around, and we think you will too.