Job Information
Vigor Industrial LLC Lead Superintendent in Seattle, Washington
POSITION SUMMARY:
Responsible for supervising and participating in activities associated with the profitable repair of ships. Under specific guidance of the assigned Project Manager, plans, coordinates, manages, and evaluates work required to repair or modify marine vessels that produce timely, profitable results and satisfied customers. The incumbent must be self-disciplined, resourceful, and willing to accept responsibility for yard and customer assets as related to the assigned project. Exercises appropriate independent judgement in adjusting priorities, goals and work assignments, methods, procedures and techniques to successfully facilitate vessel repairs and shipyard maintenance. Overall goals, budgets and priorities are established jointly with the appropriate manager where applicable. Progress and performance are monitored through periodic evaluation.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
(This list is not intended to detail all aspects of the assigned work but is representative of the job's overall responsibilities.)
- Experienced Ship Superintendent with a successful record of accomplishment on the type of vessel and customer assigned.
- Production leader on any project regardless of size or customer.
- Leads, manages and coordinates ship superintendents, subcontractors, ship's crew, and AITs across multiple work items and ship systems.
- Capable of reading drawings and understanding complex technical work.
- Ensures sequencing of work to meet key events and milestones.
- Capable of managing the restoration and testing of ship systems.
- Has a firm understanding of the Vigor Project Management Model.
- Is a business partner with the Project Manager in executing the project strategy, including increasing margin.
- Manages the Ship's Safety Plan and recommends changes required relevant to specific work in the monthly update.
- Manages the completion of test and inspection plan and ensures the timely submissions of checkpoints by all stakeholders.
- Understanding of scheduling principles and earned value management. Capable understanding CPI and SPI and recognizing the status of each work item and the changes needed to meet budget.
- Puts together staffing plans to meet budgets and adjust plans.
Reviews all change orders for their professionalism, objectivity, grammar and effective mitigation of risk.
*KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES: *
- Knowledge of marine-related equipment, ship repair and construction techniques; sequencing of ship repair activities; shipyard safety practices; complex mathematical principles as applied to shipping activities.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and employees
- Read, analyze, and interpret ship repair specifications, blueprints, general business periodicals, marine repair/shipyard professional journals, technical procedures, and government regulations
- Write reports, business correspondences and procedures
- Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; accomplish tasks through influencing those not in the direct line of authority.
- Skill in operating a personal computer and various PC applications such as word processing and spreadsheets
- Interpreting an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form
- Working with several abstract and concrete variables
- Effectively resolving conflict, providing positive customer service
Using tools as required for accomplishing the work.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
An Associate's degree in any technical skill associated with ship repair
Four to six