Project Manager

Pay: $100,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year Job description: PROJECT MANAGER - NAVAL SHIP REPAIR Bay Metals and Fabrication Bay Metals and Fabrication (BMF) is seeking an experienced Project Manager - Naval Ship Repair to lead complex ship repair projects from planning through final closeout. This is not an administrative project management position. The Project Manager is accountable for the overall business and contractual performance of the assigned project, including schedule, operational budget, customer communication, project controls, change management, risk, contractual deliverables, and successful completion. BMF Project Managers serve as the primary project-level interface between the customer and BMF and coordinate across Production, Quality Assurance, Safety, Contracts, Finance, Procurement, subcontractors, and other stakeholders to ensure project requirements are understood and executed. Projects typically may involve 50-75 BMF and subcontractor personnel, and commonly run for one to two years. Larger projects may involves 75-120 BMF and subcontractor personnel and run for two to three years. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Project Leadership and Accountability - Manage one or more Naval ship repair projects from planning and kickoff through execution and final closeout. - Maintain ownership and understanding of project scope, schedule, operational budget, contractual requirements, risks, milestones, and deliverables. - Establish project priorities and ensure they are effectively communicated across BMF departments, subcontractors, and project stakeholders. - Coordinate activities between Production, Quality Assurance, Safety, Contracts, Procurement, Finance, and other departments required to successfully execute the project. - Identify project risks and problems early, communicate impacts, and lead development and execution of corrective and recovery actions. - Maintain visibility of project health and promptly escalate issues requiring additional organizational support. Schedule and Project Controls - Develop, maintain, and manage detailed project schedules using Microsoft Project. - Establish and maintain schedule logic, milestones, sequencing, progress, forecasts, and recovery plans. - Maintain accurate project progress and regularly communicate schedule performance to BMF leadership and the customer. - Monitor and manage project Schedule Performance Index (SPI) and other applicable project performance indicators. - Develop manpower forecasts based on project schedule requirements and upcoming work. - Ensure project schedules and priorities are communicated to the appropriate levels of the organization. - Track contractual and operational milestones and ensure requirements for achieving those milestones are understood and actively managed. - Lead recovery planning efforts involving BMF labor and subcontractors when project performance falls behind plan. - Maintain the project's Test and Inspection Plan in coordination with the project schedule. - Coordinate project access, work sequencing, testing, inspections, turnovers, and completion requirements. - Maintain project controls through final completion and closeout. Financial Performance - Own and manage the project's operational budget within established contractual and organizational requirements. - Maintain working knowledge of the project's current financial position throughout execution. - Monitor production labor expenditures, material expenditures, subcontractor costs, and other operational project costs. - Forecast remaining project requirements and identify potential cost overruns before they occur. - Evaluate project decisions with consideration for both operational requirements and financial impact. - Work with Finance, Contracts, Operations, Procurement, and Production to protect project profitability. - Identify financial risks and develop corr ctive actions when project performance deviates from budget. Customer and Contract Management - Serve as BMF's primary project-level voice to the customer, outside of matters specifically retained by the Contracts Department. - Lead customer progress meetings and present project schedule, milestone, production, risk, and completion status. - Maintain professional and proactive communication regarding project successes, requirements, constraints, risks, and emerging issues. - Formally communicate project delays, impacts, access constraints, and other conditions affecting performance. - Negotiate project priorities and sequencing with the customer while protecting BMF's contractual interests. - Recognize work that is outside established contract scope and coordinate appropriate change management actions. - Support change-order development, pricing, Requests for Contract Change (RCCs), contract modifications, and associated documentation. - Push back professionally when customer direction conflicts with contractual scope, requirements, BMF contractual exceptions, safety, quality, or established project requirements. - Maintain clear written documentation of project decisions, direction, impacts, commitments, and contractual communications. Contractual Deliverables and Documentation - Maintain working knowledge of applicable NAVSEA Standard Items, work specifications, drawings, contractual requirements, and BMF contractual exceptions. - Understand and apply applicable E4 technical writing requirements. - Understand Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) and ensure assigned project deliverables are completed and submitted as required. - Submit and/or coordinate the majority of project-level contractual reports outside of specialized technical deliverables. - Maintain project-level RCC/change-order status and supporting documentation. - Coordinate external Corrective Action Report (CAR) responses and communications, ensuring responses accurately reflect contractual scope and the responsibilities of applicable stakeholders. - Understand applicable JFMM and Work Authorization Form (WAF) processes. - Track Government checkpoints and other required inspections and deliverables. - Ensure required Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) and project records are coordinated and maintained. - Maintain project risk and opportunity tracking, lessons learned, milestone status, action items, and other required project controls. - Lead project closeout and ensure contractual, schedule, financial, documentation, and turnover requirements are completed. Production Coordination The Project Manager is responsible for managing the required output of Production rather than directly managing the Production workforce. Communicate project priorities, schedule requirements, manpower needs, milestones, and recovery requirements to Production leadership. Work closely with Trades Managers, Supervisors, and other Production personnel to ensure project requirements are understood. Coordinate manpower forecasts and required production resources based on schedule demands. Assist Production in resolving constraints affecting successful execution. On larger projects, work through established Production leadership to drive execution and recovery. On smaller projects, emergent work, or when operationally necessary, provide more direct production coordination and assistance as required. Lead recovery eff