CEMAT Project Manager - 30946

HII's Mission Technologies division; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-class medical

401(k)/Savings Plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Join HII as we keep the world's most powerful Navy afloat. The Carrier Engineering Maintenance Assist Team (CEMAT) is seeking a Project Manager in San Diego, CA, to oversee COMNAVAIRPAC and Ships Force projects from inception to completion.

The role requires coordinating with CNAP Task Technical Advisor, MPMs, and Ships Force, finalizing schedules, and managing budgets and progress reports to ensure quality and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 6 years relevant progressive experience with Bachelor in related field; 4 years with Masters; or 10 years with HS diploma.
• Demonstrated experience in project management, engineering, maintenance management, or technical oversight with U.S. Navy shipboard maintenance and repair.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams performing shipboard maintenance and repair, including planning, troubleshooting, work execution, testing, QA, and reporting.
• Experience interfacing with Government technical and contractual customers to communicate status, resolve issues, and support changes.
• Detailed understanding of quality and safety requirements for industrial work in ship repair/maintenance.
• Experience coordinating maintenance among company staff, subcontractors, ship’s force, and Navy maintenance orgs.
• Experience balancing maintenance priorities, schedules, and resources to support fleet requirements.
• Experience providing strategic maintenance support including work package development for various availabilities.
• Experience with shipboard HM&E systems.
• Experience conducting shipboard material condition assessments.
• Familiarity with JFMM.
• Expert knowledge of Navy 3-M system.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain secret clearance, base access, and ship access.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain a passport.

Responsibilities

• Manage technicians, subcontractors and interface with CNAP Task Technical Advisor, CVN MPMs, CNAP HAB Manager and Ships Force.
• Finalize schedules to accomplish screened work during CVN CNO and non-CNO availabilities.
• Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and liaison between project management, planning, project team and line management.
• Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
• Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals.
• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.

Skills

Project management

Engineering

Team leadership

Navy maintenance

Government contracting

Quality & safety

Schedules & budgeting

Shipboard maintenance

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Navy 3-M system

Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual (JFMM)

Job description

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Requisition Number:30946

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type:Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range:$109,349.00-$115,441.00

Security Clearance:Ability to Obtain

Level of Experience:Management

This opportunity resides with Global Security (GS). Mission Technologies’ Global Security (GS) group comprises live, virtual, constructive (LVC) solutions; fleet sustainment; nuclear and environmental; and Australia business.

As a trusted partner to our military customers, HII designs, develops and operates the largest LVC enterprise that prepares warfighters for cross-domain battle. With advanced technologies to enable mission readiness, HII understands that preparation requires full coordination—not readiness in piece-parts.

For more than 40 years, the U.S. Navy has entrusted HII to maintain and modernize the vast majority of its fleet. With a holistic approach to life-cycle maritime defense systems—from small watercraft to submarines, surface combatants and aircraft carriers—HII ensures a high state of readiness.

HII supports the Department of Energy’s national security mission through the management and operation of its sites, as well as the safe cleanup of legacy waste across the country. HII meets clients’ toughest nuclear and environmental challenges.

Leadership at HII – Mission Technologies

Leadership at HII is a mindset, not a title. Through our Leadership Capability Framework, we define how every employee grows, leads, and contributes—regardless of role. It sets the standard for how you can develop yourself and what you can expect from leaders across our organization. We look for candidates who want to grow in alignment with these capabilities:

• Know & Grow Your People – Develop talent, empower teams, and build an inclusive environment.
• Build Relationships – Strengthen trust, collaboration, and cross-functional partnerships.
• Take Ownership – Drive accountability, execution excellence, and results.
• Customer First – Anticipate mission needs and deliver value to our partners.
• Shape the Future – Inspire innovation and align work with strategic priorities.
• Act with Urgency – Make informed decisions and move with purpose.

Summary

Join HII as we keep the world's most powerful Navy afloat! The Carrier Engineering Maintenance Assist Team (CEMAT) is currently looking for a Project Manager. This position is responsible for providing project management oversight and coordination to COMNAVAIRPAC and Ships Force. The person in this role will direct all phases of projects from inception through completion. This is a full-time position, located in San Diego, CA.

• Manage technicians, subcontractors and interface with the CNAP Task Technical Advisor, CVN Maintenance Program Managers (MPMs), CNAP HAB Manager and Ships Force.
• Finalize schedules to accomplish screened work during CVN CNO and non-CNO availabilities.
• Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.
• Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
• Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.

Minimum Qualifications

• 6 years relevant progressive experience with Bachelors in related field; 4 years relevant progressive experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 10 years relevant progressive experience.
• Demonstrated experience in project management, engineering, maintenance management, or technical oversight associated with U.S. Navy shipboard maintenance and repair.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams performing shipboard maintenance and repair, including maintenance planning, technical troubleshooting, work execution, testing, quality assurance, restoration of equipment and systems and status reporting.
• Experience interfacing directly with Government technical and contractual customers to communicate program status, resolve execution issues, manage changing requirements, and support contractual changes.
• Must have a detailed understanding of applicable quality and safety requirements associated with performing industrial work in a ship repair and shipboard maintenance environment.
• Experience coordinating maintenance activities among company employees, subcontractors, ship’s force, and multiple Navy maintenance organizations.
• Experience balancing competing maintenance priorities, workforce requirements, schedules, and resources in support of fleet operational requirements.
• Experience providing strategic maintenance support including work package development for various maintenance availabilities.
• Experience with shipboard Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM&E) systems.
• Experience conducting shipboard material condition assessments.
• Familiarity with the Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual (JFMM).
• Expert knowledge of Navy 3-M system.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret level clearance, base access, and ship access.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a passport.

Preferred Requirements

• US Navy experience in a 3MC position.
• Qualified as an Afloat Training Specialist (ATS).
• Knowledge of the COMNAVAIRPAC Organization.
• Experience planning and/or executing complex CNO availabilities, non-CNO maintenance periods, or comparable Navy ship maintenance projects preferred.
• Successfully completing one tour onboard a CVN while active-duty US Navy and / or supporting CVN maintenance as a DoD contractor.
• Possessing an Associate’s degree or above.
• A current or active security clearance.

Physical Requirements

May be required to visit job site in an industrial or shipboard environment. Normally not required to lift more than 40 pounds higher than three feet above feet/floor level.

The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.

Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division

Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution – by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that’s right for you. We look forward to meeting you.

Why HII

We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. Our workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

Recognized as one of America’s top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people’s safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you’ll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Do You Need Assistance?

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.

HII offers competitive benefits such as

• best-in-class medical
• dental and vision plan choices
• wellness resources
• employee assistance programs
• Savings Plan Options (401(k))
• financial planning tools, life insurance
• employee discounts
• paid holidays and paid time off
• tuition reimbursement
• early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships

Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.