Project Superintendent - Ship Repair

Description

Who We Are
Founded in 1995, Vigor Marine Group is an established, innovative, and integrated partner with a national footprint in the marine maintenance and modernization, marine fabrication, and marine services sectors. Evolving from a collection of leading companies with unique and complementary capabilities on both coasts, our spirit of innovation and legacy of performance make Vigor Marine Group a preferred, full-service prime contractor in the defense and maritime sectors. Today, we offer advanced services and complete solutions for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, Military Sealift Command, state ferry systems, the cruise industry, and the commercial fishing industry.

Position Summary

Responsible for specific project segments and activities associated with the profitable repair of ships. Under specific guidance of the assigned Project Manager, plans, coordinates, manages, and evaluates work required to repair or modify marine vessels that produce timely, profitable results and satisfied customers. The incumbent must be self-disciplined, resourceful, and willing to accept responsibility for yard and customer assets as related to the assigned project. Exercises appropriate independent judgement in adjusting priorities, goals, and work assignments, methods, procedures, and techniques to successfully facilitate vessel repairs and shipyard maintenance. Overall goals, budgets, and priorities are established jointly with the appropriate manager where applicable. Progress and performance are monitored through periodic evaluation.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Develops short-term goals and long-term goals including work priorities and schedules for consideration to the assigned Project Manager.
• Plans, coordinates, and directs daily and weekly production activities on assigned ship repair contracts and construction crafts.
• Effectively communicates and collaborates with managers to develop strategies that result in the appropriate (i.e., timely and skill-specific) deployment of personnel and equipment needed on projects.
• Collaborates with customers and the Project Manager in planning and production meetings.
• Communicates to others, such as the customer and assigned Project Manager, project status; participates with customers and the Project Manager in planning and production meetings.
• Coordinates tasks for each job among customers, contract administrators, and craft workers and revises daily/weekly schedules as needed.
• Inspects work in progress to ensure that workmanship conforms to specifications and adherence to repair schedules.
• Communicates with supervision and project management staff, and project inspectors and suppliers of materials, to resolve repair problems, and to improve repair methods of standard vessel maintenance work.
• Prepares reports on work progress, materials used, costs, and adjusts work schedules as indicated by reports.
• Responsible for operating within the established budget and for monitoring project costs while maintaining required standards of quality.
• Reviews employee training needs and cross-trades workers to maximize employee skill base.
• Confers with supervision, craft heads, and project managers to recommend solutions to training needs in seeking out opportunities to maximize use of craft trades.
• May on occasion be required to perform work necessitating the use of tools.
• Develops, recommends, establishes, and enforces work standards, production schedules, quality and quantity requirements, and work rules consistent with operating policies, productivity levels of standard vessel maintenance work, and assigned goals and objectives.
• Maintains effective working relationships with craft workers, customers, and contract administrators.
• Ensures that worker safety and environmental concerns are constantly monitored, problems are effectively resolved, and that all work performed meets standards set by regulatory bodies.

Education & Experience

An Associate’s degree in any technical skill associated with ship repair, and four to six (4 to 6) years of progressively more complex work experience demonstrating the required ship repair and production management skills; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of marine-related equipment, ship repair and construction techniques; sequencing of ship repair activities; shipyard safety practices; complex mathematical principles as applied to shipping activities.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and employees; read, analyze, and interpret ship repair specifications, blueprints, general business periodicals, marine repair/shipyard professional journals, technical procedures, and government regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedures; define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; accomplish tasks through influencing those not in the direct line of authority.
• Skill in operating a personal computer and various PC applications such as word processing and spreadsheets; interpreting an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form; working with several abstract and concrete variables; effectively resolving conflict; providing positive customer service; using tools as required for accomplishing the work.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

None required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands for this position are light to moderate. May require some lifting or assistance with heavy equipment. The incumbent of this position is required to stand for extensive periods of time, in external climates. Requires the ability to walk over uneven surfaces and occasionally climb ladders and other ship elements. Use of tools requires manual dexterity and fine motor movement.

Work Environment

The work environment for this job is demanding and potentially hazardous due to work on or inside ships as well as travel around ship repair yard.

Vigor Values

• Truth: We seek the truth, and we speak the truth.
• Responsibility: We act on what we know is right.
• Evolution: We seek mastery, and adapt to a changing world.
• Love: We care about the people we work with, and the world we live in.

Benefits

• Medical RX
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• AD&D
• LTD
• STD
• EAP
• Discretionary bonus
• Tuition Reimbursement
• FSA (Medical, Childcare, Transportation)
• 10 paid holidays
• PTO
• 401(k)