Focus Factory Integration Manager (Nuclear Construction)

General Dynamics Electric Boat • Stonington, CT

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About The Position

The Focus Factory Integration Manager is responsible for activities associated with construction management at Focus Factories and Make-to-Buy Vendors, including hosting Plan of the Day/Week meetings, identifying and driving resolution of holdups, and maintaining project schedules. The successful candidate will report to the Director of Strategic Sourcing. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Adherence / acceleration of construction schedules Oversight of cost and progress goals Oversight of work order attainment and holdup resolution To accomplish this, the Focus Factory Integration Manager will partner with both deployed EB employees and vendor (embedded) employees to ensure teams are operating successfully to achieve program build rates through critical resource planning, driving culture of schedule adherence and learning. In addition to interfacing with on-site EB and vendor employees, the Focus Factory Integration Manager will also partner with Programs, Waterfront Engineering, Design, QA, Material and Planning organizations to resolve all issues impacting ships’ construction. The Focus Factory Integration Manager is expected to hold daily tactical and strategic project team meetings communicating short-term and long-term project team goals, coordinate trade activities, provide guidance for all departments and functions supporting Focus Factory construction while also looking strategically ahead to mitigate risk and pre-plan the next hulls. The position requires knowledge of submarine construction processes across all trades and organizations; specifically, the position requires an in-depth knowledge of construction, support organizations, and EBC’s business systems including Artemis, EWP/MRP, SWSS, 7G, etc. as well as EBC MDDs, SDDs, etc. related to construction.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. equivalency
• 8+ years demonstrated construction project management experience within a shipyard or nuclear environment
• 4+ years supervisory experience
• Building trust
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Good judgment (aligned with our EB’s core values)
• Approachable / good listener
• Self-motivated / accountable / results-driven
• Strong time-management with ability to manage priorities and delegate as needed
• Strategic thinker and creative problem solver
• Effective writer/reviewer of technical correspondence
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate large volume of data to then make timely/sound decisions

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Submarine module construction / fabrication experience
• EB Ship’s Manager or Assistant Ship’s Manager experience

Responsibilities

• Adherence / acceleration of construction schedules
• Oversight of cost and progress goals
• Oversight of work order attainment and holdup resolution
• Partner with both deployed EB employees and vendor (embedded) employees to ensure teams are operating successfully to achieve program build rates through critical resource planning, driving culture of schedule adherence and learning.
• Partner with Programs, Waterfront Engineering, Design, QA, Material and Planning organizations to resolve all issues impacting ships’ construction.
• Hold daily tactical and strategic project team meetings communicating short-term and long-term project team goals
• Coordinate trade activities
• Provide guidance for all departments and functions supporting Focus Factory construction while also looking strategically ahead to mitigate risk and pre-plan the next hulls.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees