Sr. Lead, Program Management

Position Summary

The Sr. Lead, Program Management provides the primary project management leadership during the development phase of Fleet Modernization and/or Newbuild Owners Work projects, applying Agile Project Plan (APP) methodologies. They provide and/or obtain technical, architectural, estimation and engineering support to further define scope of works and to integrate their respective expertise, ensuring a comprehensive project-development approach.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Oversee the development of various projects and coordinates the technical and administrative aspects with the senior inter/intra content owners and/or consultants relevant to the project requirements.
• Uses their technical abilities and people skills to motivate, encourage and lead group members to achieve optimum results.
• Is responsible for leading the cost, technical and design alignment process, ensuring accurate scope-to-budget alignment with Brand, prior to pre-and-full Capital Acquisition Request submittals.
• Is responsible for leading routine-based technical and design alignment immersions, ensuring designs are inclusive of all technical, operational, safety, and other discipline-influencing considerations.
• Is responsible for leading routine-based cost and design alignments, ensuring design-to-budget disciplines are met.
• Leads the project budget/scope alignment process by reviewing and mitigating scope and/or cost creep through continuous review of financial tracking reports and ensuring change request process (CRF) is utilized.
• Works with Product Development, Design, Finance, Planner to ensure project timelines are defined based on required project deliverables and drydock start date and location, utilizing APP methodology.
• Surensures project planner has set up and is actively tracking in accordance with the APP plan to ensure accurate progress and S-Curve reporting.
• Sures project re-baseline alignment meetings are occurring and project plans are being revised and tracked accordingly.
• Sures that all equipment or materials ordered during development phase are appropriate for installation, cost effective and in accordance with applicable industry codes.
• Stays current on relevant technical research and projects; seek information and evaluate new technology for use onboard.
• Sures established document-management procedures are being followed.
• Prepare composite reports from individual reports of team members.
• Prepares management presentations and collects data to do so.
• Travel, as and when required, to support project development, vendor visits to vessels and site teams at locations shortly before and during all projects.

Qualifications And Education

• Bachelor’s degree required with a concentration in Architecture or Engineering preferred.
• 7+ years of experience required.
• Must be familiar with the working drawing process inclusive of drawing, dimensioning and detailing floor plans, elevations, sections and details.
• Ability to understand and interpret architectural plans, sections, elevations, and details.
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills absolutely required, as well as the ability to be a strong team player.
• Working knowledge of Windows NT, Microsoft Word, Excel and Autocad system.
• Internet and e-mail literate with ability to send, receive and attach files as required.
• Must be proactive, organized, self-driven and multi-faceted.
• - Will be required to use and/or develop project specific software for project development, management and tracking.
• Ability to read and write fluent English is required. Ability to speak other languages a plus.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those requirements employees must meet to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodations.
• The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, write, review and type reports, compile data, and operate a pc.
• The employee regularly moves about the office complex, and may climb, descend, lift, or move 10 pounds.

Work Environment

• The environment includes office location, and/or moving inside/outside the office.
• A high noise level is possible if visiting shipboard, dry dock, newbuilding, or offsite locations.
• Personal protective equipment needed for shipyard visits.
• 30% travel is required.