Program Representative

Responsibilities for this Position

Program Representative

US-CT-Groton

Job ID: 2026-20359

Type: Full-Time

# of Openings: 1

Category: Program Management

EB Groton Shipyard

Overview

About Department 498 -Columbia Weapons and Mechanical Systems

D498, COLUMBIA Weapons & Mechanical Systems,is responsible forthe COLUMBIA ClassMechanical systemsdesign products,and supporting both vendor and shipyardconstruction ofthese systems.D498 works as a team with D453 Mechanical Designto complete Change Notices (CNs) to resolve design issueswith Columbia Mechanical products. D498 also worksclosely with the Electric Boat shipyard to support construction of Mechanical systems on the Columbia Class submarines, andprocesses CNs to provide technical resolution of construction problems.D498 works with many different vendors who are building mechanical componentsand systemstoprovide technical oversight of these vendors and resolve technical problems thatoccur during vendor construction and testingof these components.

Role Overview

The person filling this role willbe responsible forproject-managingD498s CN workto supportmeetingdepartment and companyCNgoals, while properly prioritizing CN work to support the needs of theshipyard and vendors.Depending on the applicants skills and experience, this role mayeventuallybe expanded to also serveother departmentswithin the Columbia engineering organization.

KeyResponsibilities:

• Drive overall Mechanical organizational performance on CNs, both with Design and Engineering
• Represent Mechanical organization to senior management/executive staff as needed/requested to brief on CN performance
• Establish internal Mechanical goals to support overallcompanyCN goals and track performance to these goals
• Chair regular(multiple times per week) meetings/telecons with Mechanical Engineers/Designers/Supervisors to status CN progress,identifyroadblocks hindering progress, andidentifydiscrete actions to complete CNs
• Provide CN organizational performance feedback to Mechanical workforce
• Stay informed and current on all company and Columbia Class submarine program policies and proceduresfor processing CNs
• Educate Mechanical workforce on latest CN process requirementsand re-enforce compliancewith these policies and procedures
• Work withElectric BoatDetail Planningorganizationto drivetimelyturnaround of Change Requestrevisions, and addition/removal ofwork order stoppages
• Work withElectric Boat Materials Management organizationto ensureturnaround of CN reviewsand part numberupdatessupportsorganizational goals and shipyard needs
• In conjunction with Mechanical Engineering/Design,monitornewly createdCNs to ensure that they aretruly necessary, anddetermineif they are necessaryto be implemented on the first Columbia Class submarine
• Ensure proper solution approaches are being employedfor CNs
• Ensure CNs are properly prioritizedto support shipyard and vendor needs
• Provide andmonitorMechanical Engineering and Designlabor charging guidance for CN work(withassistancefrom other Program Representatives)
• Monitor and report performance against established program metrics
• Compile manager/supervisor level dashboards of discrete performance measuresagainst organizational goals
• Chair status meeting with supervisors/managers to review product development andprogressing
• Identifyand implement process improvementsto improve organizational performance on CNs

Responsibilities

• Proficiencyin Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to deal effectively with people at all levels, from individual contributors tothe executive staff

• Strongorganizational skills with the abilityto work with limited oversight, set priorities and handle multiple tasks, exercise professional judgment/discretion in executing tasks

• Ability to work flexible hours and adapt priorities asrequiredto support emergent issues/department needs, with the potential forperiodic evening and weekend work

• Willingness to learn new methods, tools, and processes

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor'sDegreeinBusiness,relatedfield, or equivalent experience
• Ability to obtain Secret security clearance
• 2+years of project/program management experience, or 2+years of experience working with Electric BoatCNs

Preferred:

• Experience with Teamcenter
• Bachelor'sDegreeinEngineering
• Active Secret clearance or higher
• Experience with planning business systems (PCM,artemis)

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