Program Manager

Defense Maritime Solutions Inc

5d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Program Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be accountable for the cost, quality, schedule, and performance of a major new construction build located near San Diego, CA with potential for travel to other active shipyards and affiliate locations. This position requires experience in government shipyard construction and operations, marine engineering, and a working knowledge of government contracts.

Requirements

HS/GED, Trade School, or Military plus minimum of 10 years in related industry role.
Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
Self-Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
Program Management
Project Customer Relation Management
Project Scope Management
Project Contracts Management
Project Risk Management
Project Planning and its Documentation
Project Communications Management
Project Cost Management
Project Procurement Management
Project Quality Management
Project Time Management
Document Management
Cost Indexes and Cost Development

Nice To Haves

B. S. in Mechanical/Marine Engineering preferred.
PMP Certification preferred

Responsibilities

Embrace and promote culture of DMS Enthusiast. Coordinate and collaborate effectively with other DMS company members through positive engagement and mutual respect. Hold colleagues accountable to this company-wide standard for interpersonal relationships
Coordinate onsite DMS Project Team (including: engineering, subcontracts, parts coordination, and technical field services) and manages all aspects of project execution and delivery schedules (including: equipment deliveries, commissioning, and supporting vessel trials schedules)
Serve as primary project point of contact to the customer from contract award through the end of warranty.
Work with: Engineering, Site Management, and supporting Field Service representatives to provide technical and integration support to customers.
Provide feedback to Business Development to incorporate lessons learned from current project to improve future project execution.
Ensure delivered products meet contract requirements (including military standards/specifications) as required.
Experience with direct deck plate/ hands on marine engineering; including installation and commissioning of shipboard propulsion and controls.
Highly functional ability to read and interpret system diagrams, installation drawings, test procedures, and equipment specific technical manuals.
Highly functional ability to evaluate deck plate issues and communicate back to engineers and technicians in order to resolve technical delays.
Highly functional ability to lead field service technicians to accomplish customer milestone schedules.
Highly functional ability to understand the contractual obligations and communicate with direct customers throughout the build and commissioning cycle.
Highly functional ability to recognize contract conflicts and recommend change orders to the customer.
Accountable for cost, quality, schedule and performance of each project scope in the project.
Accountable for managing projects in accordance with Wartsila PM method, MP-Directive and DMS New Construction department procedures.
Ensure that all contract, technical specifications, quality evidence and other supporting documentation is catalogued within DMS systems and delivered as required by contract and internal processes.
Develop working relationships within Wartsila and other strategic partner organizations to support project execution.
Maintain familiarity with current Wartsila portfolio of products.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Monitoring materials and project schedules to meet customer needs — Monitoring and reviewing information from supply chain to ensure conformance to customer need dates and taking action to prevent delays.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.