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Colonna's Shipyard · 7 hours ago

Program Manager - Steel America (Job ID: 1198)

Norfolk, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Colonna's Shipyard, Inc. is seeking a Program Manager for its Steel America division to oversee programmatic operations. The role involves developing program plans, schedules, and ensuring project quality and compliance with standards, while communicating with customers and stakeholders to meet program requirements.

ManufacturingMarine TechnologyTransportation

Responsibilities

Program Plans as appropriate such as Communication, Risk, Interface, Change, Transition, Resource, Purchase and Acquisitions, Quality, and Contracting Management planning

Develop Program schedules, WBS, cost estimating, and scope of work definitions

Frequent communication with customer expected to include identification of program requirements, clarity, provide status and obtain customer feedback

Identify and specify the roles and responsibilities expected of the Program Manager team

Ensure products and services associated with projects under Program meet or exceed Steel America's quality and delivery standards

Ensure that the Quality Management System Project Management processes are utilized in project management activities

Track Program performance with respect to budget, schedule, and quality using phase review objectives, reporting status to senior management as requested

Develop and implement recovery plans for deviations from approved Program plans

Resolve conflict with stakeholders identified by Program Team

Identify and resolve Program related Issues working with and escalating as appropriate within the organization

Identify, qualify, quantify, mitigate (or avoid) Program risks

Provide feedback regarding employee performance

Make recommendations for new processes where they may improve quality and organizational effectiveness

Aids in the negotiation of contracts and contractual changes

Coordinate preparation of proposals, plans, specifications, and financial conditions of contracts

Assist in the development of new business

Act as advisor to program team regarding projects, tasks, and various day to day activities of the organization

Examine estimates of material, equipment, and production costs, performance requirements, and delivery schedules to ensure completeness and accuracy

Assist senior management in the development and formulation of long- and short-range planning, policies, programs and objectives

Formulate and recommend policies and programs that guide the organization in maintaining and improving its competitive position and the profitability of the operation

Qualification

Program ManagementEngineering OperationsPolicy DevelopmentFinancial AnalysisProject Management ToolsPeople ManagementConflict ResolutionPresentation SkillsNegotiation SkillsLeadership SkillsInterpersonal SkillsTeamworkSelf-Motivation

Required

Must have a Bachelors Degree in Management, Science, Engineering or related field and at least 5 years' experience in program management, preferably in process-oriented operations and/or related industry. Degree requirements can be substituted for an additional 10 years of experience in program management

Must have experience in engineering operations and procedures, formulating policy and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures is desired

Must possess excellent knowledge of program management skills

Must possess excellent knowledge of program and project management tools, process and procedures

Must possess excellent knowledge of people management skills, particular influence management and conflict resolution

Must possess a very good general understanding of functional organizational operations, including scheduling, procurement, manufacturing, systems engineering, and quality systems

Must possess a very good general understanding of finance including the ability to read and understand financial data such as period income statements, return on investment analysis, net-present value analysis

Must possess a very good general understanding of marketing, including market research, pricing, communications, and product launching

Must possess excellent presentation and communication skills (oral and written)

Must possess excellent management, negotiation, leadership, and assertiveness skills

Must be strongly self-motivated

Must have strong excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community

Must be able to work effectively in a team environment