Section Manager, West Coast
Section Manager, West Coast
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Job Description
Job Description
The Section Manager West Coast operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS) is the key Senior Leadership role responsible for leading all DDG 51 Planning Yard design activities and overseeing all design employees assigned to West Coast Operations; San Diego CA Everett WA Pearl Harbor HI and Yokosuka Japan.
This is a year-round position located in San Diego CA.
- Reports to the DDG 51 Planning Yard Homeport Design Manager.
Primary responsibilities:
- Responsible for the supervision of all DDG51 Planning Yard Shipcheck and Design work performed by the design teams located in San Diego Everett Pearl Harbor and Yokosuka.
- Coordinate manning requirements and schedules for all shipcheck and design work assigned.
- Ensure policy and procedure compliance with design products and processes.
- Ensure accurate progress of products and process to facilitate precise metrics.
- Review reports identify deficiencies and provide recovery plans.
- Ensure that assigned tasks stay on schedule and are produced with the highest quality possible.
- Promote a safe work environment with all recognizable hazards corrected.
- Enforce all company policies and procedures.
- Ensure that WFM administrative duties are completed on time daily.
- Interface daily with internal and external customers.
- Monitor cost schedule and quality metrics to identify employee development opportunities.
Safety Leadership:
- Champion and enforce BIW safety policies and procedures in Norfolk operations.
- Promote a culture of proactive safety awareness and accountability across the team.
- Ensure safe workplace conditions and compliance with government and company safety standards.
Program Execution:
- Oversee execution of the DDG 51 Planning Yard contract ensuring compliance with all contractual requirements.
- Lead Norfolks contribution to the Operational Performance Improvement Plan (OPIP).
- Manage the San Diego 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 San Diego Office operations including workforce performance and resource utilization in accordance with BIW Standard Operating Procedures.
- Monitor and report on key performance indicators related to Safety Cost Quality Schedule and People.
- Ensure responsiveness to fleet issues through collaboration with NAVSEA 21 MARMC and other Navy stakeholders.
- Facilitate coordination and lessons-learned integration across all DDG 51 homeports
Team Collaboration and Communication:
- Provide leadership and direction to the San Diego team supporting day-to-day operations and long-term planning.
- Maintain effective communication with the Planning Yard Program Office and Homeport leads.
- Support development of personnel staffing plans and critical skill maintenance.
- Foster collaboration between engineering design planning and external customers.
Stakeholder Engagement and Business Development:
- Maintain strong professional relationships with the U.S. Navy including NAVSEA 21 MARMC CNSL NAVWAR and other stakeholders.
- Promote BIW capabilities and Life Cycle Services supporting business development and growth opportunities in the Navy Pacific region.
- Support the successful fleet integration of all new BIW ships homeported in the region
Continuous Improvement:
- Champion BOS principles and productivity enhancements across San Diego operations.
- Identify and eliminate non-value-added activities; lead implementation of process improvements.
- Leverage A3 problem-solving and other structured improvement tools.
Required/Preferred Education/Training
- Bachelor of Science Degree in technical business field or a BIW graduate apprentice (manufacturing or design) or 10 years of job related experience.
- Proficient using Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint.
- Proficient in navigating within a Microsoft Access database.
Preferred
- AutoCAD training/experience.
- LEAN SIX Sigma training.
- Microsoft Project experience.
Required/Preferred Experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills including conflict resolution techniques.
- Excellent organizational and planning skills.
- Project management skills with a strong focus on Earned Value Management.
- Proven leadership skills.
- Proven ability to foster a constructive and motivated work environment based on teaming.
- Proven ability to work in a dynamic fast paced rapid response technical environment.
- Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple competing assignments.
- Demonstrated ability to work multiple priorities required.
- Travel is required.
- Ability to obtain security clearance
- This position requires you to be able to obtain a government security clearance. You must be a US Citizen for consideration and you must be able to obtain an interim security clearance within the first 45 days of hire. For more information regarding the security clearance process please visitInvestigations & Clearance Process
Preferred
- Familiar with ship specifications as related to design requirements.
- Working knowledge of collective bargaining agreements.
- Experience with Navy post-delivery engineering and design efforts.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
