Project Coordinator III, Design

Job Description

Reports to the Planning Yard Design Section Manager:

• As the liaison for the Design Manager/Section Manager, this role is responsible for ensuring information exchange with stakeholders occurs to execute assigned work.
• 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.
• Responsible for monitoring compliance with applicable procedures, practices, quality assurance policies, information technology policies, performance standards and specifications.
• Interacting daily with the 1st and 2nd shift design floor and supporting organizations to interpret their needs and requirements.
• Perform overall quality control of the work (budget, schedule, plans) and report regularly on project status.
• Interacting daily with the design floor to interpret their needs and requirements.
• Work with Workleader/Mentors on both shifts.
• Weekly metrics analysis and report creation/maintenance.
• Support Program Review actions with research, presentation development, and report creation.

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:

• Responsible for maintaining an integrated schedule for multiple projects.
• Interfaces daily with internal and external customers.
• Holding regular meetings to ensure that everything is going according to time and budget restrictions.
• Responsible for preparing, scheduling, coordinating and monitoring the assigned engineering projects.
• Develops ROM (Rough order of Magnitude) and GAF (Growth Authorization Form) design estimates.
• Enters own time accounting records in accurately and ensures required LMS training are completed ahead of schedule.
• Create and maintain own Plan of the Week (POW) to ensure schedule fidelity and responsiveness to operational needs and team goals.  

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, including any overlap with 2nd shift counterpart and support teams.
• 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.
• Be aware of and work in accordance with the BMDA labor contract as applicable.  

Team Collaboration and Communication:

• Provide technical support to the Design team, supporting day-to-day operations and long-term planning.
• Actively participate in daily, productive musters, utilizing the BOS to elevate any issues through the tiered muster system.
• 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 our team. 

Continuous Improvement:

• Champion BOS principles and productivity enhancements across the Design floor.
• Review quality metrics and investigate/research and report on opportunities to improve within our Design process.
• Performs root cause analysis and creates corrective action plans for identified design issues, leveraging the A3 BIW Process as required.

Required/Preferred Education/Training

Required:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in technical, business field or 5 years of job-related experience.
• Intermediate to advanced level in Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, Access and Outlook).

Preferred:

• AutoCAD training/experience.
• LEAN SIX Sigma training.
• Programming experience.

Required/Preferred Experience

Required:

• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal & written) at all le