Facilities Project Manager – Technical

General Dynamics Electric Boat • Groton, CT

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About The Position

The Facilities Project Manager – Technical serves as the senior technical authority for assigned projects, ensuring engineering deliverables meet operational requirements, project expectations, and applicable codes and standards. The role supports technical decision-making, coordinates with designers and builders, and helps move designs from concept through construction. It is described as an opportunity for early-career engineers to develop into technical leadership.

The position coordinates engineering support across structural, mechanical, electrical, and waterfront disciplines and serves as a technical link between engineering, planning, and third-party shipyard construction teams. It also works with ocean asset operators and end-users to capture and deliver requirements, supports design reviews, and helps verify that as-built configurations align with approved design intent.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, such as mechanical, electrical, civil, naval, or a related field.
• At least 1 year of postgraduate engineering experience.
• Strong communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to interpret technical requirements and drawings.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Experience with effective problem-solving techniques.
• Willingness to assist with issues using independent judgment, ingenuity, creativity, and sound decision-making.
• Strong team-building skills and ability to encourage and maintain positive cross-entity relationships.

Nice To Haves

• Shipbuilding or industrial project exposure.
• Military experience or at least 1 year of experience in construction trades, design-build-sustain, engineering, design, planning, testing, or a demonstrated leadership position.
• Contractor/vendor management experience.
• Understanding of contracts.
• Electric Boat shipyard experience, such as construction, test, or certification.
• Program management experience.
• Interest in developing into a technical leadership role supporting major ocean asset construction efforts.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate engineering support across structural, mechanical, electrical, and waterfront disciplines.
• Act as the key technical link between engineering, planning, and third-party shipyard construction teams.
• Support design reviews to verify constructibility and compliance with standards.
• Maintain configuration control, documentation, and design history throughout the project.
• Work directly with ocean asset operators and end-users to ensure requirements are captured and delivered.
• Assist in verifying that as-built configurations meet approved design intent.
• Assist with issues using independent judgment, ingenuity, creativity, and sound decision-making.
• Build and maintain positive relationships across entities.

Benefits

• Employee training and development
• Paid vacation
• 10 paid holidays each year
• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision plan and optical shop
• Employee pharmacy
• Life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Flexible spending accounts for health and caregiving
• HSA with company seed and match program
• Stock savings and investment plan (401(k))
• Relocation assistance for those who qualify
• Discounts to local and national vendors

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level