Hull Project Coordinator I

Job Description

INTENT AND FUNCTION OF JOB DESCRIPTION

This job description is a general description of the essential job functions and is not an employment contract. Position requirements, skills, and abilities included in this job description have been determined to be the minimal standards recommended for the position. Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. reserves the right to increase, modify, or reduce the position requirements, skills, and abilities included in this job description. The duties, responsibilities, and requirements described should not be interpreted as an all-inclusive or comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that are associated with this job. All employees of Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. are expected to perform the duties as assigned by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., supervisory/management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. However, no accommodation will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose an undue hardship on Eastern Shipbuilding. The headings in this Job Description are for convenience only.

Functions

The Level I Project Coordinator will provide project management assistance for assigned tasks and serve as a liaison between multiple trades and disciplines including, but not limited to: Engineering, Purchasing, Production, Logistics, Planning, Production Control, and Program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Because Eastern Shipbuilding is continually growing to meet the needs of our customers, the essential duties and responsibilities may be different than described.

• Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
• Assist in the coordination with contractors and vendors supplementing internal resources for projects as assigned by the Hull Manager.
• Provide administrative and analytical support to the Hull Management Team by assisting with project forecasting, tracking, evaluation, and maintaining compliance with government regulations.  Prepare status reports as required.
• Responsible for maintaining a strong, two-way, communication channel between all teams, stakeholders, and leadership. Understand the vessel construction process and key stakeholders. Relate known or potential issues to identify, understand and resolve challenges to avoid cost/schedule/quality impacts.
• Support driving processes that ensure company policies are followed, by encouraging consistency and efficiency on the project. Work with Production Supervisors, Leads, and Superintendents to determine production needs and work to remove roadblocks to avoid schedule and cost impacts.
• Prepare ship status briefs for Level I Coordinators, Project/Hull Managers, and other Team Members as assigned.
• Ensure that Production Weekly Plans are being followed and are on schedule.
• Assist in managing material and subcontractor requisitions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Reporting Relationship: This position will report to the OPC Hull Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience: High school diploma or GED equivalent, 1-2 years of shipbuilding experience, and Navy, Coast Guard, Maritime Schools, or Academies background desired. Basic knowledge of Earned Value techniques, ship terminology, safety, OSHA regulations, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) naval vessel rules (NVR) requirements highly preferred.  Entry-level ability to read prints and interpret industry technical manuals is also desired.

Skills: Intermediate-level Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook experience.  Requires the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, general business periodicals, professional documents, Company policies/procedures, and governmental regulations.  Requires excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from senior employees, management, and government officials.  Ability to rapidly obtain, sort, and filter large volumes of data for distillation into high-level reports. The ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment with employees at all levels and the ability to multi-task.  Ability to work both independently and as part of the project team with the ability to exercise diplomacy and tact.

Behavioral Attributes:  Integrity, flexibility/adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and multi-tasking. Maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.

Working Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee may be exposed to the risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the environment is low to moderate, such as in an office environment.

Physical Activity/Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Shipyard/Industrial 75% and Office 25%

This job will operate in multiple environments, including a professional office environment, and Shipboard during the production, outfit, test, and delivery phases of each Ship. The employee must be able to work in a ship production environment, including climbing, entering tanks and voids, etc., in all weather conditions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.