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Eastern Shipbuilding Group

Builds commercial ships and Coast Guard cutters

Engineering Scheduler

Full-TimeDeadline 11/1/26
No salary listed
Mid
Panama City, FL, USA
In PersonWork occurs in an office, on vessels under construction, and throughout workshops.
Operations & LogisticsProduction Planning & Scheduling

About the job

Requirements
  • High school graduation or a GED equivalent with specialized coursework in business administration, shipyard trade, or related fields.
  • Three or more years of experience in a shipyard planning or production control position or shipyard trade is desired; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
  • Experience with planning and scheduling software is required.
  • Proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Outlook Express.
  • Ability to read and understand drawings, sketches, technical data, specifications, detail schedules, and labor hour reports.
  • Ability to formulate spreadsheets and workbooks.
  • Ability to present information effectively and respond to questions from employees, including management.
  • Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out written, oral, or diagram-based instructions.
  • Ability to perform basic arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
  • Regular attendance and ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
  • Ability to move around vessels under construction and workshops to verify status.
  • Ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies weighing up to 20 pounds.
Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement project and production detail schedules and other resource planning documents.
  • Monitor job progress and update statuses in the Planning/Engineering Development Control systems.
  • Review, assimilate, and interpret technical data, specifications, drawings, estimates, and labor hour reports.
  • Translate technical and labor information into work items under the Eastern Shipbuilding Group work breakdown structure and relate them to the overall detailed production schedule.
  • Interface with Discipline Managers, Project Engineers, and engineering subcontractors to ensure adequate planning and scheduling.
  • Monitor job progress and update assigned projects in Microsoft Planner and Primavera.
  • Analyze schedule information and provide progress updates and potential impacts to engineering leadership.
  • Work with payroll on time-charge and job-cost issues, work-order availability, and discrepancies.
  • Analyze and report schedule performance using SPI and CPI for individual contributors and projects.
  • Analyze engineering manpower projections to help assess current and future staffing requirements.
  • Assist engineering leadership with research and special projects.
  • Perform other assigned duties.
Desired Qualifications
  • Three or more years of experience in a shipyard planning or production control position or shipyard trade.

About the company

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Eastern Shipbuilding Group

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Eastern Shipbuilding Group builds custom steel and aluminum vessels for commercial shipowners and U.S. government agencies. Its work includes the Coast Guard's Heritage Class offshore patrol cutters, alongside dredges, ferries and working boats used to move cargo and support marine operations. The company engineers and fabricates vessels to customer specifications, earning revenue through shipbuilding contracts and ship conversion and repair work. Its production combines conventional assembly with modular construction, with hull sections built before final assembly. Founded in 1976, the privately held business is headquartered in Panama City, Florida.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Panama City, FL

Founded

1976

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What believers are saying

  • Veterans receive hiring priority: Eastern expressly prioritizes veteran applicants in its standing recruiting policy.
  • Eastern's Maritime Academy builds trade skills: students combine classroom instruction, hands-on shipyard experience and direct mentorship.
  • Work extends into the next decade: August 2026 ferry construction began, with contracted deliveries scheduled through 2032.

What critics are saying

  • Shipfitter schedules include weekends: the Allanton role requires flexible hours, overtime and holiday work.
  • Allanton shipfitters face physical demands: frequent lifting up to 50 pounds, plus work aloft or in confined spaces.
  • Hiring includes a screening hurdle: Eastern requires pre-employment drug testing for every position.

What makes Eastern Shipbuilding Group unique

  • Allanton streamlines fabrication indoors: connected steel-processing and panel-line buildings support straight-line production.
  • Port St. Joe extends vessel support: its 40-acre site has 1,000 feet of deepwater bulkhead for sustainment.
  • Eastern grew from an owner's fleet: its founder built fishing boats before taking custom vessel orders.

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