Operations Manager (Site Manager 1) - 30412

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

HII Mission Technologies seeks an Operations Manager to lead day-to-day execution of the NITE contract, ensuring efficiency, contract compliance, and alignment with program objectives. You will coordinate people, processes, and resources to maintain peak performance in highly technical environments.

The role requires strong organizational skills, government familiarity, and the ability to supervise contractor personnel while adhering to government regulations.

Qualifications

• 4 years relevant progressive experience with Bachelor's in related field; 2 years with Master's; or high school diploma/equivalent with 8 years progressive experience.
• Experience managing or supporting Virtual & Constructive (V&C) training operations, range operations, simulation activities, or comparable technical mission-support environments.
• Experience supervising contractor or military personnel, including assigning work and evaluating performance.
• Experience overseeing daily operational workflows, scheduling personnel, and managing work assignments to meet mission/maintenance requirements.
• Familiarity with DoD regulations, safety standards, security requirements, and professional conduct expectations for contractor personnel.
• Ability to coordinate with government representatives, contractors, and cross-functional support teams for operational integration.

Responsibilities

• Manages Virtual and Constructive operations in accordance with contract requirements.
• Directs the work of contractor personnel directly or through supervisors.
• Establishes and implements technical, administrative, and financial controls for contractor FST operations, maintenance, and support.
• Responsible for quality of all contractor FST functions across operations, maintenance, logistics, security, training and documentation.
• Prepares or approves required reports to ensure compliance with contract requirements.
• Oversees scheduling of work assignments and workloads.
• Schedules personnel to ensure adequate coverage and minimize overtime.
• Provides recommendations to improve maintenance, operations, logistics, and personnel utilization.
• Ensures economy of operation by improving methods and procedures.

Skills

Virtual & Constructive

Team supervision

Scheduling personnel

DoD regulations familiarity

Contractor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Requisition Number: 30412

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $88,706.00 - $108,014.40

Security Clearance: Secret

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.

These capabilities define how leaders inspire teams, deliver results, and shape the future of Mission Technologies.

Who We Are

The Operations Manager supports day‑to‑day execution of the NITE contract within HII Mission Technologies. This role ensures operational efficiency, adherence to contract requirements, and alignment with program objectives. The Operations Manager 1 coordinates people, processes, schedules, and resources to maintain high performance across all task areas. This position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to operate effectively in fast‑paced, highly technical environments.

What You Will Do

• Manages Virtual and Constructive operations in accordance with contract requirements.

• Directs the work of contractor personnel directly or through supervisors.

• Establishes and implements technical, administrative, and financial controls for contractor FST operations, maintenance, and support in accordance with contract requirements.

• Responsible for quality of all contractor FST functions, to include operations, maintenance, logistics support, security, transportation, training, safety, supply, quality assurance, configuration management, and documentation.

• Complies with contract requirements and acts when necessary to correct deficiencies.

• Prepares or approves required reports to ensure compliance with all contract requirements.

• Oversees scheduling of work assignment and workloads in accordance with operational tasking and maintenance requirements.

• Schedules personnel to ensure adequate coverage of all tasks, staggering schedules as necessary to minimize overtime.

• Provides recommendations to improve or expand all facets of O&M to include maintenance, operations, logistics support, and increased personnel utilization.

• Ensures economy of operation by improvement of work methods and procedures.

• Supervisory Responsibilities – Provides direct supervision to and appraises performance of direct reports.

• Ensures employees conduct themselves in a proper and professional manner at all times and adhere to applicable Government regulations.

• Evaluates performance of assigned personnel.

• Coordinates temporary reassignment of personnel to other sites to provide assistance as required.

• May be called upon by the Chamberlain Hall Operations Manager to represents contractor on contract matters relating to daily operations of the range.

• Meets with the Government as requested.

• Supports Government-sponsored meetings, briefings, and reviews as required.

• Ensures coordination and cooperation with other contractors/Government agencies.

• Coordinates range scheduling with the Government representatives.

What You Must Have

• 4 years relevant progressive experience with Bachelors in related field; 2 years relevant progressive experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 8 years relevant progressive experience.

• Candidate must have experience managing or supporting Virtual and Constructive (V&C) training operations, range operations, simulation activities, or comparable technical mission‑support environments.

• Candidate must have experience supervising contractor or military personnel, including assigning work, evaluating performance, and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.

• Candidate must have experience overseeing daily operational workflows, scheduling personnel, and managing work assignments to meet mission and maintenance requirements.

• Candidate must have knowledge of operational and administrative controls related to maintenance, logistics, documentation, configuration management, and quality assurance.

• Candidate must have the ability to ensure compliance with contract requirements, identify deficiencies, and implement corrective actions.

• Candidate must have experience preparing operational or compliance reports, conducting reviews, and supporting government meetings or briefings.

• Candidate must have familiarity with DoD regulations, safety standards, security requirements, and professional conduct expectations for contractor personnel.

• Candidate must have the ability to coordinate with government representatives, contractors, and cross‑functional support teams to ensure operational integration and effective range scheduling.

• Candidate must have knowledge of Quality Assurance Programs and processes.

• Candidate must Possess a valid state Driver’s License.

• Candidate must currently hold and be able to maintain a Secret Clearance.

Bonus Points For Having!

• Extensive years of DoD FST and LVC experience

• Extensive years of managerial experience with DoD efforts

• Cyber Security Awareness training

• Knowledge of HAZMAT

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.

To learn more about Mission Technologies, click here for a short video: https://vimeo.com/732533072

HII is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to build a new future. We offer 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; as well as 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.

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.

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?

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