Lead Ship Superintendent: Navy Ship Repair & Modernization

Vigor, LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Rx

Vision

Life Insurance

AD&D

LTD

STD

EAP

Discretionary bonus

Tuition Reimbursement

10 paid holidays

PTO

401(k)

Job summary

The Lead Ship Superintendent at Vigor Marine Group oversees safe, efficient, and successful execution of complex Navy ship repair and modernization work across multiple work items and trades. This role partners with the Project Manager to convert plans into executable production actions while maintaining schedule, cost, quality, safety, and technical requirements.

This position requires a strong ship-repair background and the ability to lead several Ship Superintendents and production teams,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressively responsible ship repair, shipbuilding, Navy modernization, or heavy marine production experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex shipboard production activities and multiple trades or work packages.
• Strong understanding of ship-repair planning, sequencing, testing, restoration, and production management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Ship Superintendents, craft personnel, subcontractors, AITs, and supporting organizations across assigned work.
• Develop and drive production plans that support key project milestones, critical path activities, testing, restoration, and vessel delivery.
• Coordinate work across HM&E, structural, electrical, combat systems, and modernization activities to prevent production conflicts.
• Ensure work is properly planned, sequenced, staffed, and executed in accordance with specifications, drawings, NAVSEA Standard Items, technical requirements, and contractual requirements.
• Manage production performance against established budgets, schedules, and work-item milestones.
• Monitor labor performance, productivity, CPI/SPI, earned value, and work-item progress and take corrective action when performance falls below plan.
• Identify production constraints, emerging work, growth, material issues, access limitations, and technical conflicts early enough to minimize schedule impact.
• Coordinate compartment closeout, restoration, testing, inspections, and certification requirements.
• Support development and execution of Test and Inspection Plans, checkpoints, WAF requirements, and key event readiness.
• Maintain accountability for shipboard safety, housekeeping, temporary services, access, and production readiness within assigned areas.

Skills

Leadership

Ship repair experience

Navy modernization

Planning & scheduling

MS Office/Project tools

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project planning tools

Job description

The Lead Ship Superintendent at Vigor Marine Group oversees safe, efficient, and successful execution of complex Navy ship repair and modernization work across multiple work items and trades. This role partners with the Project Manager to convert plans into executable production actions while maintaining schedule, cost, quality, safety, and technical requirements.

This position requires a strong ship-repair background and the ability to lead several Ship Superintendents and production teams,