General Dynamics Electric Boat

Facilities Project Manager – Technical

General Dynamics Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut, United States

Defense and Space Manufacturing · 10,001+ employees

16 h ago
project-manager Mid (2-5 yrs) Full-time United States
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About the role

The Facilities Project Manager serves as the senior technical authority, ensuring engineering deliverables meet operational requirements and project standards. They coordinate across multiple engineering disciplines and act as the primary technical link between planning, design, and shipyard construction teams.

What they look for

Engineering Project management Technical leadership Design review Configuration control Constructibility Structural engineering Mechanical engineering Electrical engineering Waterfront operations Problem solving Organizational skills Planning Contractor management Team building Communication

Requirements

Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in engineering and possess at least one year of post-graduate engineering experience. Preferred qualifications include exposure to shipbuilding or industrial projects and the ability to interpret technical drawings.

Benefits

Employee Training and Development Paid vacation Paid holidays Medical insurance Dental insurance Vision plan Optical shop Employee pharmacy Life insurance Accidental death and dismemberment insurance Flexible spending accounts HSA with company seed and match program 401k Relocation assistance

Full description

Overview

The Facilities Project Manager – Technical serves as the senior technical authority for assigned projects and is responsible for ensuring that all engineering deliverables meet operational requirements, project expectations, and applicable codes and standards.

As a Facilities Project Manager – Technical, you’ll support technical decision‑making, coordinate with designers and builders, and help drive designs from concept through construction. This role is ideal for early‑career engineers looking to grow quickly into technical leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate engineering support across structural, mechanical, electrical, and waterfront disciplines.
  • Act as the key technical link between engineering, planning, and third party shipyard construction teams.
  • Support design reviews to verify constructibility and compliance with standards.
  • Maintain configuration control, documentation, and design history throughout the project.
  • Work directly with ocean asset operators and end‑users to ensure requirements are captured and delivered.
  • Assist in verifying that as‑built configurations meet approved design intent.

Benefits and Perks:

  • Employee Training and Development
  • Paid vacation, plus 10 paid holidays each year
  • Full Medical and Dental
  • Vision Plan and Optical Shop
  • Employee Pharmacy
  • Life Insurance
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for health and care giving
  • HSA with company seed and match program
  • Generous Stock Savings and Investment Plan (401K)
  • Relocation Assistance for those that qualify
  • Discounts to local and national vendors

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering (mechanical, electrical, civil, naval, or related field)
  • 1+ year of post graduate engineering experience

Preferred:

  • Shipbuilding or industrial project exposure preferred
  • Military experience or 1+ years’ experience in one of the following: construction trades, design-build-sustain, engineering, design, planning, testing or demonstrated leadership position
  • Ability to interpret technical requirements and drawings
  • Proficient in MS Office
  • Experience with effective problem solving techniques
  • Strong organizational and planning skills
  • Contractor/Vendor management experience
  • Understanding contracts
  • Electric Boat shipyard experience (e.g., construction, test, certification, etc.)
  • Program management experience

Skills

  • Strong communication, coordination, and problem‑solving skills
  • Interest in growing into a technical leadership role supporting major ocean asset construction efforts.
  • Willingness to assist with issues using independent judgment, ingenuity, creativity and sound decision-making
  • Strong team building skills with the ability to encourage and maintain positive cross entity relationships

Physical Qualifications

Medium Lifting Environmental Attributes

Cold, Dry, Hot, Inside, Noise, Outside, Wet

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