COLUMBIA Program Supervisor - Design

COLUMBIA  Design Task Program Supervisor 

The COLUMBIA Class Program Office is seeking a supervisor to support growing work in the design for the COLUMBIA Class Program. As the core disclosures ramp down and construction ramps up for COLUMBIA, design upgrades in the form of tasks from the Navy are increasing. There are currently over 289 independent tasks that require program level management that range from Ship Control to ILS. Task management will include participation in the Change Assessment Team to determine the ship that each change will be on and the Change Management Team to align with NAVSEA. Additionally, as Program Supervisor, you and your team will be responsible for the oversight of COLUMBIA Class Program CLIN1000 financial performance.  The management of these tasks and Clin1000 financial performance will include interfacing with many customers inside and outside of EB; design, engineering, planning, finance, contracts, construction, PMS397, etc. As Program Office Supervisor, you and your team will be responsible for the execution, management, cost, schedule and reporting of each task and Clin1000 financial performance up through the executive staff level. In addition, you will be responsible for ensuring all road blocks, technical and financial, are removed to keep the tasks on track. This position requires a highly motivated self-starter who can operate with minimal supervision and possesses strong interpersonal and communications skills. Work hours are somewhat flexible with occasional work from home, when needed. 

Responsibilities:   

The supervisor will supervise a small group of program representatives for the COLUMBIA Class and will work with the engineering directors and their staff to ensure successful execution of tasks and successful manning for CLIN1000. The job responsibilities will be: 

• Acting as the primary point of contact with NAVSEA and EB senior management for tasks  

• Maintaining a highly functional, interdisciplinary task team that adheres to quality, cost, and schedule requirements 

• Preparation and coordination of meetings to demonstrate progress, challenges, and resolution plans for program tasking and Clin1000 financial performance 

• Reporting of task status to EB management and PMS397 

• Conducting design reviews with the Navy leadership regarding task progress, schedule, costs and issues 

• Creating and analyzing program metrics, identifying issues and leading required corrective actions 

• Developing and helping others to develop project execution schedules 

• Resolving technical and funding issues to ensure roadblocks are removed 

• Working closely with engineering task leads to drive solutions that support both technical and program objectives 

• De-conflicting competing priorities and managing program risk 

 Required: 

• Bachelor’s degree  

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a Contract, Program Office, Design, Engineering, or Program Finance 

• Project management and team leadership experience   

• Basic understanding of EVM principles 

Preferred: 

• Active Secret clearance  

• Strong knowledge of EVM, Data Management, and ARTEMIS 

• Understanding of the different CLB Contract CLINs and manpower planning 

• Strong understanding of EB’s Planning, design, manufacturing, and test practices 

• Ideal candidate will have experience managing a product through a ship design and construction life cycle  

• Understanding of Ship Specification Development and requirements management 

• Experience working with SUPSHIPs and NAVSEA is highly desirable 

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering 

Skills: 

• A strong work ethic and highly developed communication skills  

• Highly motivated, self-starter who can operate with minimal supervision