Naval Waterfront Program Manager

Mission Technologies, a division of HII; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Wellness resources

Employee assistance programs

401(k) Savings Plan

Financial planning tools

Life insurance

Employee discounts

Paid holidays and PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Education scholarships

Bonus potential

Job summary

Mission Technologies' Waterfront Manager role oversees daily operations for complex naval projects, managing schedules, budgets, and coordination across teams and stakeholders. You will monitor progress, resolve issues to meet productivity, quality, and customer goals, and provide oversight of production activities on assigned vessels.

The role supports shipbuilding, overhaul, and FMS through direct coordination with contractors, customers, and project staff.

Qualifications

• Ten+ years of experience managing complex ship, submarine, or combat-system programs.
• Experience in naval shipbuilding/overhaul in a shipyard setting.
• Experience in managing schedules for large, complex projects.
• Foreign Military Sales (FMS) experience required.
• Ability to obtain/maintain SECRET clearance; U.S. citizen.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, including overseas.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain base access and CAC card.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and manages operational aspects of ongoing projects and 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.
• Interact directly with contractor(s), customer, and staff as necessary to ensure timely and cost-effective accomplishment of project and established goals.
• Provide oversight of all production personnel on an assigned vessel.
• Serve as advisor to lower-level managers and exempt employees; help meet established schedules or resolve technical or operational problems.

Skills

Management experience

Project scheduling

Naval programs experience

Foreign Military Sales (FMS)experience

Security clearance (SECRET)

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or business

Job description

Mission Technologies' Waterfront Manager role oversees daily operations for complex naval projects, managing schedules, budgets, and coordination across teams and stakeholders. You will monitor progress, resolve issues to meet productivity, quality, and customer goals, and provide oversight of production activities on assigned vessels.

The role supports shipbuilding, overhaul, and FMS through direct coordination with contractors, customers, and project staff.