Project Manager - SDCA in San Diego, CA at Austal

AUTHORITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for managing the Project Team consisting of Project Coordinators and matrix organization functional team to ensure efficient execution of PSA, Planning Yard, BOA, MSA tasking and DD250 activities in accordance with (IAW) the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)

• Leads the development of an executable IMS with focus on logical sequence
• Monitors work being executed against the baseline schedule and budgets
• Able to adapt to a dynamic environment, while simultaneously maintaining a  cohesive schedule, integrity of activity links in IMS and established costs
• Identifies required team composition for Project Team as well as provides input to the Matrix functional support teams’ composition.
• Efficiently orchestrates  all Austal and subcontractor labor to ensure schedule and cost expectations are met
• Assigns agreed labor and material costs to IMS activities which is used to develop appropriate labor and material planning and timing of expenditures for both.
• Works with PSA prime contractor to ensure the Prime’s IMS as related to Austal activities is correctly and effectively incorporated to their schedule.
• Develops and monitors project specific labor and materials requirements and their availability in support of the IMS
• Ensures weekly status accurately depicts percent complete, remaining labor and material costs and that it is input into the Austal status tool for proper estimated at completion (EAC) costs
• Leads team to effectively identify services needed before task execution, in support of Austal related activities
• Maintains effective deck plate working relationships across the functional team, prime contractor, subcontractors, ships force and PMS communities.
• Creates and maintains project specific metrics and financial health data, identifying and communicating risk, areas of concern and steps being taken to mitigate negative impact, to the GM.
• Prepares and presents weekly Executive Review slides which accurately portray project status, issues with mitigation plans, financial health, schedule compliance, risk and opportunity in addition to identifying areas where the Prime’s PSA team indicates signs of risk to the program success.
• Prepares and presents Navy Brief weekly addressing metrics in support of the IMS, Austal responsible, planning yard design packages and materials and issues which pose risk to the PSA IMS.
• Oversees the preparation of Scopes of Work and subsequent bidder selection under the governance of assigned procurement resources, along with appropriate make buy analysis using Austal labor and reviews with GM as directed.
• Establishes and maintains positive rapport with USN counterparts while practicing respectful assertiveness achieving Navy mission objectives and operating within Austal’s funded scope ensuring growth work is properly tasked and funded.
• Pursues and anticipates emergent work items and associated tasking
• Meets daily with the project team, prior to daily PMS Hull Lead meetings, to review open issues, actions required in support of cost and schedule, identifying and tracking items which may impact cost and or schedule, while maintaining the Daily Actions Log.
• Monitors housekeeping standards and assigns areas of responsibilities, Compliance to PPE requirements, safe behavior as appropriate to Austal responsible work items. Works with Prime contractor on areas outside of responsibilities to ensure a safe working environment for all.
• Maintains records of quality, OQE, TIPs etc. as evidence of task completion IAW the requirements.
• Able to function as Project manager in the Planning Yard and support of the prime contractor role while also capable of performing duties as Project Manager with Austal as the prime contractor.
• Off-site travel is required and is estimated to potentially make up to 30% of work time. Project Manager / team support may be tasked by the government to support planned under way events as well. Some overseas travel is a possible although no travel to declared warzones is anticipated.
• Oversee the Contract Administration of the Warranty program for ships once they arrive at Home Port, maintaining strict cost and quality controls over the process.
• Create and disseminate Post Delivery information/lessons learned to the appropriate personnel allowing for real time corrections on Austal new construction projects.
• Practices awareness of the bigger picture while reinforcing the meticulous execution of project specific items.
• Support the Estimating Business System initiative in response to RFP or RFQ requirements to ensure Basis of Estimates are in accordance with DFARs Cost Estimating System Requirements.
• Any other requirements as assigned by the General Manager