Maritime Programs Lead: Operations & Deployments

TQI Solutions; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

TQI Solutions in Honolulu, HI is seeking a Program Operations Lead to drive day-to-day program operations in support of contract execution. You will oversee personnel, travel, logistics, resources, scheduling, and admin tasks to keep leadership informed for timely decisions.

The role is full-time and exempt, with a salary range of $90,000-$110,000 DOE. A Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of related operations experience are required, with strong organizational and communication skills essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in program operations, logistics, project management, program coordination, or a related environment.
• Demonstrated experience independently managing multiple operational priorities in a complex, fast-paced environment.
• Experience coordinating fly-away teams, deployments, or geographically dispersed personnel.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate operational needs, identify risks, assess potential impacts, and develop recommended solutions.
• Familiarity with government travel, security, access, and deployment requirements.
• Strong organizational, planning, prioritization, and scheduling skills with the ability to manage competing requirements and rapidly changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate day-to-day program operations in direct support of the PM.
• Maintain operational awareness across staffing, scheduling, travel, logistics, resources, and other program requirements and provide timely updates to the PM and Deputy PM.
• Anticipate operational needs, identify potential risks or conflicts, assess impacts to program execution, and develop recommended courses of action for program leadership.
• Independently address and resolve operational and logistical issues within established authority, escalating matters requiring PM or Deputy PM direction, approval, or customer engagement.
• Lead planning and coordination of fly-away team operations, ensuring personnel, travel, equipment, transportation, lodging, access, and other mission requirements are identified and addressed prior to deployment.
• Oversee and coordinate complex personnel travel and deployment requirements, including schedules, lodging, transportation, equipment movement, and changes resulting from evolving mission requirements.
• Coordinate staffing and personnel requirements with program leadership and internal departments to identify upcoming needs, potential gaps, scheduling conflicts, and other issues affecting program execution.
• Develop and maintain program schedules, operational trackers, action items, status reports, and other management tools necessary to provide leadership with accurate visibility of program activities and requirements.
• Prepare program status information, briefings, reports, and decision-support materials for the PM.
• Support implementation of program processes and procedures that improve operational effectiveness, accountability, communication, and consistency across the program.
• Monitor changing program and mission requirements and coordinate necessary adjustments to personnel, resources, schedules, travel, and logistics.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

MS Office

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office/Microsoft 365

Job description

TQI Solutions in Honolulu, HI is seeking a Program Operations Lead to drive day-to-day program operations in support of contract execution. You will oversee personnel, travel, logistics, resources, scheduling, and admin tasks to keep leadership informed for timely decisions.

The role is full-time and exempt, with a salary range of $90,000-$110,000 DOE. A Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of related operations experience are required, with strong organizational and communication skills essential.