Reports to the Planning Yard Design Section Manager.
- Responsible for the co-supervision of a large electrical design team for execution of Planning Yard (PY) contract deliverables.
- Operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS), this position ensures delivery of superior Life Cycle Services for multiple DDG 51 ships in the fleet.
Key Responsibilities
Safety Leadership:
- Promote a culture of proactive safety awareness and accountability across the team.
- Ensure safe workplace conditions and compliance with company safety standards.
- Maintain regular communications with staff as it relates to ergonomic and Ship check safety.
Program Execution:
- Oversee execution of the DDG 51 Planning Yard contract, ensuring compliance with all contractual requirements.
- Ensures design tasks are completed to established schedule, cost, and quality parameters.
- Inputs accurate and timely weekly work order status.
- Develops ROM (Rough order of Magnitude) and GAF (Growth Authorization Form) design estimates.
- Processes and verifies employee time accounting records and ensures required LMS trainings are completed ahead of schedule.
- Manage the Plan of the Week (POW) process to ensure schedule fidelity and responsiveness to operational needs.
- Implement corrective actions to address deficiencies and ensure contract deliverables are met.
Operational Management:
- Manage all aspects of BIW Design team activities, including workforce performance, and resource utilization in accordance with BIW Standard Operating Procedures.
- Regularly communicate progress on issues with Design team leadership.
- Monitors cost, schedule, and quality metrics to identify employee development opportunities.
- Provide guidance and direction across the team for Process, Policy and Technical issues.
- Work with the Section Manager to evaluate workload requirements.
- Administers the BMDA labor contract.
Team Collaboration and Communication:
- Provide leadership and direction to the Design team, supporting day-to-day operations and long-term planning.
- Hold daily, productive musters, utilizing the BOS to elevate any issues through the tiered muster system.
- Develops employee performance evaluations.
- Support development of personnel, staffing plans, and critical skill maintenance.
- Foster collaboration between engineering, design, planning, and external customers.
Stakeholder Engagement and Business Development:
- Request and ensure incorporation of stakeholder comments to design products.
- Initiate and support waste and growth initiatives within your team.
Continuous Improvement:
- Champion BOS principles and productivity enhancements across the Design floor.
- Leverage A3 root cause analysis and associated corrective action plans for identified design issues.