Project Lead PDSS - SDCA

REPORTS TO: Project Manager

SUPERVISES: Repair Specialists

AUTHORITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES: Subject matter expert in build yard LCS-2

variant systems. Leads, trains & coordinates SME & QTR level repairs, testing &

system commissioning.

• Prioritizes repair & testing activities with project team and assigns

• repair & test schedule-based fleet schedule.

• Tracks and reports testing metrics using the Test Index on a weekly, monthly, and annual schedule as required.

• Works from limited documentation, written or verbal instruction, schematics, rough sketches, diagrams, layouts, and plans often requiring interpretation and application of comprehensive knowledge and practical understanding of electronic theory and principles.

• May work on analog, digital and/or video type circuitry and logic systems.

• Performs operational tests and fault isolation on systems and equipment to ensure proper operation in accordance with work specification & technical documentation.

• Conducts complex product testing requiring improvisation of procedures, components, parts or apparatus and determines methods or actions to rectify malfunctions.

• Provides guidance and lends expertise on repair and testing requirements.

• Provides recommendations on any modifications to engineering as necessary.

• May direct a variety of test engineering support activities. Guides the selection and set up of test apparatus or devices/test equipment to test the repairs of a system.

• Sets up specialized test equipment for checkout of non-routine assemblies and systems.

• Works autonomously with significant responsibilities with regard to the safety and effective utilization of repair and test team members.

QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE:

• Requires 5 - 8 years of experience in a shipboard environment and up to 3 years of shipboard operations.

• Must have an ability to work in a shipboard environment and meet all physical requirements of the job.

• Must be knowledgeable of shipboard engineering plant terminology and operations;

• Must be knowledgeable of industrial or marine ancillary machinery systems installation and operation.

• Strong knowledge of ride control, smart pack & stern door required.

• Knowledge of propulsion diesel engines, gas turbines & hydraulic prime mover required.

• Strong organizational skills; must be able to meet firm deadlines, manage under time constraints and contend with multiple competing priorities.

• Prior Navy or Coast Guard experience a strong preference.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain required Security Clearance.

• US Citizenship Required

TOOLS: Various tools and test equipment to accomplish repairs and testing

DIRECTION EXERCISED: Leads team of Repair Specialists. Assigns and

follows-up on work schedule, reports progress, troubleshoots and resolves

issues of team members.

DISCRETION EXERCISED: Uses judgment to make broad decisions within the scope of contractual requirements. Works autonomously.

LIAISES WITH: Project Management, Production Management, Subject Matter

Experts (SME's), Engineering & Planning and Schedule Team.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Must be able to tour all vessels and work sites.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit.

Specific physical requirements include the following:

• Must have the ability to bend, squat, stoop, crawl, and kneel.

• Perform prolonged standing.

• Ability to turn head from side to side and about the vertical axis.

• Ability to turn body at the waist from side to side and about the vertical axis.

• Lift/push/pull 50lbs to 75lbs on an occasional basis.

• Lift/push/pull up to 20lbs on a frequent basis.

• Must have the ability to climb in a safe manner (climbing as a minimum includes stairs, scaffolding, ladders, and ramps).

• Ability to work at heights above 12’ while working from ladders, scaffolding and/or man lifts.

• Able to work at a variety of levels (ex. waist, eye, overhead).

• Demonstrate the ability to safely and appropriately use required tools and equipment.

• Demonstrate good balance while working on uneven surfaces and maneuvering obstacles.

• Possess sufficient handgrip and coordination to carry and operate tools and equipment.

• Ability to utilize personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, steel toe shoes, goggles, respirator, safety harness, safety line, flotation gear, etc.) safely per OSHA standards.

• Ability to withstand cold and hot temperatures.

• Ability to enter 18” x 36” openings and work in confined spaces for prolonged periods of time.

• Able to respond to verbal and audible sounds/commands.

• Able to utilize adequate visual skills.

• Ability to fully extend the arm while reaching overhead, reaching out, reaching to the side and reaching down.

• Ability to perceive attributes of an object/material such as size, shape, temperature and texture by means of receptors in the hands and fingers.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters whole performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, outside weather conditions, and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes and/or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and heat and cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

SAFETY

Must comply with company, federal, state, and local safety and environmental rules and regulations while performing daily job tasks. 

ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES:

Candidates must meet the following employment eligibility guidelines to be considered for employment with Austal USA:

• 18 years of age or older at time of application

• Able to provide proof of US Person Status

• No felony convictions of Theft/Deception or Violent crimes within seven years from disposition date

• No felony convictions of Drug crimes within three years from disposition date

• Willing to submit to a drug screen

• Willing to submit to a background check

COMPENSATION

Salary range depends on relevant experience: $108,880 - $160,916

Equal Employment Commitment

Any qualified individual with a disability who is having difficulty in completing an application because of incompatible technology or other disability-related application issues may contact us at the following phone number for assistance: 251-445-1932.

Austal’s commitment to equal employment opportunity applies at all levels of employment, in all job titles, including the executive level, and to all employment actions, including but not limited to decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, training, and promotion.