Head of Integrated Operations Planning

Fincantieri Marine Group is hiring for a Head of Integrated Operations Planning at our Washington, D.C., Corporate location.

Fincantieri Marine Group

Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG) is a subsidiary of Fincantieri S.p.A. and the leading source of integrated marine systems and components. Fincantieri offers rewarding careers to more than 20,000 employees across 3 continents within 20 shipyards. We are a world leader and shipbuilder of choice, constantly evolving to meet global megatrends in tourism, energy, and defense through innovative and competitive maritime solutions.

Position Summary

The Head of Integrated Operations Planning will play a key role in shaping the strategic direction of operations for Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG) and Fincantieri Marine Systems N.A. (FMSNA), supporting Executive Leadership and the VP of Integration, Innovation, and Control, by analyzing workloads and facility capacity. workforce readiness, and any related operational needs across multiple shipyards to provide actionable, data-driven recommendations for executive decision-making in optimizing cost and performance for both initial and long-term production efforts.

Domestic and international travel is required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning: Participate in project scope definition, project budgeting and scheduling, and high-level work sequencing before production begins. Coordinate planning across shipyards as well as project breakdown into modules and systems to ensure proper resourcing, on-time delivery, and budget adherence while anticipating risks early and providing mitigation strategies to leadership.
• Capacity Planning: Assess workloads and facility capacities and capabilities, workforce readiness, and any related operational needs to position shipyards for successful construction while maintaining balanced workloads. Support enterprise project success by optimizing resources and leveraging data-driven earned value and data analytics for budgeting, performance evaluation, and continuous improvement.
• Estimating & Scheduling: Review technical specifications and any required engineering artifacts to define the full scope of work, including estimating the cost for required materials, scheduling labor hours that will be integrated into production to ensure projects stay on schedule within the work packages, within cost targets, and risk mitigation for recommendations to the leadership and project teams.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Alignment: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, leadership within corporate locations, U.S. shipyards, and, as directed, with the Global Company to synchronize production and planning standards across multiple shipyards, supporting enterprise-wide execution strategies for project success.