Shipyard Project Manager – Naval Contracts, Honolulu

GAS GLOBAL SERVICES; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GAS Energy Staffing LLC seeks a Project Manager in Honolulu to lead and execute commercial and military ship repair contracts up to $100M. The role requires thorough understanding of ships, ship systems, and NAVSEA standards, with strong leadership and stakeholder coordination in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate will manage scheduling, risk, earned value, and change control, while coordinating labor, equipment, materials, and subcontractors across complex ship repair programs.

Qualifications

• Experience managing shipbuilding, ship repair, or marine construction projects.
• Knowledge of ships, ship systems, marine engineering, and shipboard equipment.
• Experience with government and military contracts.
• Proficiency in project management principles: scheduling, sequencing, risk management, earned value, change management.
• Experience with estimating, budgeting, cost control, and contract negotiations.
• Ability to read and interpret technical specs, blueprints, diagrams, manuals, NAVSEA items.
• Experience coordinating labor, equipment, materials, subcontractors, and other resources.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with owners, managers, estimators, engineers, subcontractors, supervisors and workers.
• Manage and negotiate changes to contracts with customers.
• Apply knowledge of shipboard systems and marine engineering to project execution.
• Read complex work specifications, diagrams, blueprints, and NAVSEA standards.
• Schedule resources and manage risks, performance and change management.
• Lead daily/weekly meetings with stakeholders from executives to customers.
• Coordinate multiple resources including labor, equipment, and materials.

Skills

Shipyard project management

Leadership & communication

Government/military contracts

Scheduling & earned value

Reading specs/blueprints

Stakeholder management

MS Office proficiency

Pearl Harbor Honolulu familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

PMP or similar certification

Job description

GAS Energy Staffing LLC seeks a Project Manager in Honolulu to lead and execute commercial and military ship repair contracts up to $100M. The role requires thorough understanding of ships, ship systems, and NAVSEA standards, with strong leadership and stakeholder coordination in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate will manage scheduling, risk, earned value, and change control, while coordinating labor, equipment, materials, and subcontractors across complex ship repair programs.