What you will be doing
- Government project execution: Manage shipbuilding and repair projects from contract award through final delivery.
- Planning and scheduling: Develop project schedules, budgets, labor plans, resource allocation, and milestones.
- Contract compliance: Ensure projects meet federal, Department of Defense (DoD), and NAVSEA requirements.
- Customer communication: Serve as the main contact for government representatives, leadership, and subcontractors.
- Cost control: Track labor hours, material costs, expenditures, invoices, and project profitability.
- Subcontractor management: Monitor vendor performance, deliverables, schedules, and quality.
- Quality and safety: Coordinate inspections, testing, acceptance, ISO 9001 requirements, OSHA compliance, and shipyard safety.
- Risk management: Identify delays, cost overruns, technical issues, and compliance risks before they affect delivery.
Experience you will need
- 5–10+ years of project management experience in shipbuilding, marine, ship repair, or heavy industrial environments.
- Experience managing government-funded projects or government contracts.
- Experience coordinating multiple functions, such as engineering, production, procurement, quality, and subcontractors.
- Strong project scheduling, budget management, cost tracking, and risk management experience.
- Ability to interpret contracts, Statements of Work (SOWs), technical specifications, and engineering drawings.
- Experience managing project documentation, reporting, inspections, and customer deliverables.
Preferred experience
- Direct experience with DoD or NAVSEA programs.
- US Navy, military vessel, defense contractor, or government shipyard project experience.
- PMP certification.
- Lean Six Sigma certification.
- Familiarity with ERP systems, Microsoft Project, Excel, and project reporting tools.
- Experience with ISO 9001 quality systems and shipyard safety requirements.
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