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Engineer Project Manager - Motivated individual to lead, direct, develop and manage port, waterfront and marine related projects. Independently coordinate the work of project engineers, engineers in training and the balance of a multidiscipline team from conception through completion of a project. Responsible for establishing and managing client relations as well as being financially responsible, having the ability to promote business, is familiar with contracts, can develop proposals, manage the design, and production efforts, and can provide the construction permitting administration efforts on behalf of the client.

Have the ability to manage several medium sized projects concurrently. Prefer this individual to have the desire to mentor younger professionals. Ability to coordinate work within multiple offices will be necessary. Coordinate workload with the project team in order to complete the projects and assignments on schedule. Depending on assignment, travel may be required and may include some limited field work. Must be a motivated, positive thinking, leader with excellent writing and communication skills. Desire the ability to manage change, risk, health and safety, contracts and quality assurance. Work under the mentorship of more senior project managers and business group leaders.

Candidate should have had recent experience with design, analysis and plan/specification preparation for marine facilities. Typically requires a bachelors degree in engineering or equivalent experience and 10+ years.

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Project Manager - Oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serve as liaison between Project Management and planning, project team, and line management. Reviews status of projects and manages schedules/prepares reports. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to program operational requirements. Prepare and submit reports, briefings, and schedules to meet program objectives/goals. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and required approvals and keep management informed. Candidate must possess knowledge of project management fundamentals, theories, and concepts.

Tasks include but are not limited to: conducting status reviews of project/product/performance baselines, managing schedules, and preparation of performance award reports and briefings; analyze/initiate project/product/performance operational issues and action items and develop/document/manage resolution plans. Initiate requirements planning and execution for the conduct of internal team project progress reviews to support action and decision making by Program Managers, Business Managers, Integrated Product Team Leaders, and customers.

Plan requirements for utilization of shared services, facility and IT support, and lead/manage actions between multiple management levels for response preparation to support closure of key issues and events, etc. Position requires excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills. PMP Certification.

NOTE: An extensive working knowledge of MS Office Suite of tools, especially MS Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel is required.

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Quality Analyst - Develop and implement program quality plans, programs, and procedures using statistical quality control, statistics, lean manufacturing concepts, and six-sigma tools and analyses. Ensures that performance and quality products conform to established company and regulatory standards. Reviews, analyzes and reports on quality discrepancies related to assembly, process, mechanical, electrical and electro-mechanical systems using advanced statistical process control methodologies. Investigates problems and develops disposition and corrective actions for recurring discrepancies. Interfaces with manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met. Recommends corrective actions, dispositions and modifications. Develops and modifies MS Access databases. Must have experience and advanced knowledge in statistics, statistical quality control, minitab software, advanced excel software skills, access database query development skills, and vba/visual basic programming skills.

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Planner / Scheduler - Responsible for developing and/or leading the preparation and maintenance of large, complex Integrated Master Plans (IMP) and/or schedules (IMS) using Microsoft Project.

Works closely with capture/program managers and control account managers to ensure timely proposal preparation and program execution using this company's Integrated Product Development and Earned Value Management Systems. Must be able to integrate IMP/IMS proposal requirements within Microsoft Project.

Other duties may include performing critical path analysis and working closely with the Finance organization to ensure good earned value cost/schedule integration reporting.

Must be able to develop program plan exhibits and reports, maintain baseline change control, and formulate/recommend corrective action measures to proposal/program teams with minimal supervision.  Ideal candidate will have more than five years of planning and Microsoft Project software experience. BS Degree required.

Prepare master production plans and schedules.

Determine manpower levels based on plans.

• Help implement “lean manufacturing” concepts.
  
• Oversee development of work breakdown structure.
  
• Develop manning forecasts and evaluate constraints.
  
• Lead and advise planning efforts.
  
• Generate reports on the status of projects.
  
• Lead and advise shop planning efforts.
  
• Develop production work packages and establish labor budgets for the production work packages.
  
• Receive, close out, archive completed work packages

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Technical Writer - The candidate must be able to create, update, and maintain commercial-format end -user manuals; customize documents from templates to meet program needs; manage program documentation requirements; prepare new text/graphics; extract information from drawings; comply with defined commercial standards; maintain templates and act as a user advocate. 

They must have a strong writing ability, attention to detail, excellent organization, and be capable of communicating complex concepts precisely.  They must know Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Acrobat and MS Word.  This position requires a BS degree in a writing discipline and a minimum of 5 years experience. 

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Buyer - Buyer will be responsible for source selection, issuing RFP`s and conducting price analysis. Buyer will be responsible for ensuring payment to supplier, coordinating among, internal customer, accounts payable and supplier on invoicing issues. Buyer will be responsible for inputting and maintaining vendor database.   Must have experience in negotiating agreements such as software licenses as well as service agreements; have ability to represent procurement in frequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts.

Duties include developing sourcing strategy and identifying competitive supply sources; preparing RFQ; evaluating responses; documenting rational for the issuances of orders; taking responsibility to manager orders until completion of receipt and payment. Proficiency in the MS Office suite of software applications. Knowledge of UCC & FAR preferred. Knowledge of SAP desirable

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Subcontract Administrator Sr. - Responsible for a portfolio of subcontracts supporting one or more high profile programs. The successful candidate will operate as a member of a team overseeing subcontractor performance, provide responsible advice and counsel on a range of business topics, possess in-depth knowledge and understanding of government contracting regulations and best practices, international procurement, broad proposal experience to include strategic sourcing, RFP and SOW development (FP and CP), proposal review and evaluation, price/cost analysis, source selection, negotiation and award.

Responsibilities include: Managing subcontractors to achieve program goals and objectives, maintain strong supplier relations and ensuring compliance to company policies and procedures. Developing subcontracts and teaming agreements, ensuring flow-downs, negotiating T's & C's and provisions, evaluating proposals and negotiating modifications. Collaborating with others to facilitate invoicing and payment. Identifying, mitigating, and resolving risks and issues. Monitoring supplier performance and implementing corrective actions as required. Adhering to tight deadlines and being able to make decisions in a timely manner is critical. Offering guidance and working cooperatively with individuals from technical, program, finance, contracts and security a must for seamless administration.

The following are the typical qualifications for this position: 10 years + BA/BS or 8 years with a Master's degree or related experience (14 years of related experience may be counted in lieu of the 10 years + BA/BS degree).

Candidate must have demonstrated strengths managing suppliers on a large, fast-paced program, evidence of ability to apply sound judgment to problem solving, strategy development and supplier relationships, exceptional organization skills, verbal and written communication skills and strong negotiation skills.

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Subcontract Administrator Jr. - The successful candidate is responsible for: * Managing subcontractors to achieve program goals and objectives, maintain strong supplier relations and ensuring compliance to company policies and procedures. * Developing subcontracts, negotiating terms and conditions and subcontract provisions, evaluating proposals and negotiates and coordinates additions, deletions or modifications to the subcontracts. Administers resulting subcontracts including any award fee provisions. * Ensuring that contractual risks are identified and mitigated. * Monitoring supplier performance as part of a supplier management team and implementing corrective actions as required. * Adhering to tight deadlines and being able to make decisions in a timely manner, offering guidance and working cooperatively with a multitude of organizations ranging from technical, program, finance, contracts and security for seamless administration. *

Takes the subcontract lead on proposal efforts of all sizes. * Participates in strategic formation, teaming arrangements, past performance, risk mitigation.

Prepares bidders packages, conducts bidders' conferences, requests, analyzes and evaluates proposals, writes subcontract management section. *

Mentoring and training junior subcontract administrators.

The following are the basic qualifications for this position: * A minimum of 5 years + BA/BS are required. * Candidate must have the following skills: Demonstrated strengths managing suppliers in a large complex program through all phases; thorough knowledge of the FAR/DFARS and associated Federal Contracting regulations; ability to work with little supervision, ability to apply sound judgment to problem solving, strategy development and supplier relationships; ability to adapt well to change, exceptional organization skills, verbal and written communication skills, ability to work well in a team environment and with all levels of management.

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