Surface Ship Production Manager - 30210

Huntington Ingalls Industries; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) – Mission Technologies is seeking a C4ISR Installation & Modernization – Surface Ship Production Manager to join our Norfolk, VA team. This full-time, on-site role oversees production on U.S.

Naval ships and installations, ensuring productive and safe work aligned with contractual obligations. The position requires leadership of large teams, adherence to DoD requirements, and collaboration with NAVWAR/NIWC.

Qualifications

• 6+ years relevant progressive experience with a Bachelor's in a related field.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Direct experience leading large-scale C4ISR ship installations.
• Direct experience in DoD shore-site network infrastructure projects.
• Experience with government customers such as NAVWAR/NIWC.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of field and/or task-level project performance.
• Supervise personnel involved in all aspects of project activity and maintain customer contacts.
• Exercise independent judgment and analytical skills to solve non-routine problems.
• Develop execution plans with detailed project schedules.
• Communicate with functional groups for material ordering, financial tracking, QA, EHS, and contracts.
• Assess project performance and present EVM status to leadership.
• Draft subcontractor documentation (SOW, PO, invoices, etc.).
• Site walkthroughs at Naval facilities to ensure safety and quality.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Analytical skills

Government/DoD experience

C4ISR ship installations

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Requisition Number:30210

Required Travel: 11 - 25%

Employment Type:Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range:$79,315.00-$110,000.00

Security Clearance:Ability to Obtain

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.

Summary

Join HII as we keep the world's most powerful Navy afloat! HII's Platform Modernization group is seeking a C4ISR Installation & Modernization – Surface Ship Production Manager to join our team! This is a full-time, onsite role located in Norfolk, VA area. As a Production Manager you will play a critical role on our Multiple Award Contracts by ensuring that productive and safe work is performed on board U.S. Naval Ships and Military installations which is vital to our Mission to protect and serve our Military.

• Responsible for all aspects of field and/or task-level project performance (i.e., technical, contractual, administrative, financial).
• Supervise personnel involved in all aspects of project activity, organizes, and assigns responsibilities to subordinates, oversees the successful completion of all assigned tasks, and maintains customer contacts to ensure conformity to all contractual obligations.
• Exercise independent judgment, as well as a high-level of analytical skill, in solving non-routine technical, administrative, and managerial problems.
• Develop comprehensive execution plans that include detailed project schedules and have the ability to fully interpret government furnished information.
• Effectively communicate with various functional groups for material ordering, financial tracking, quality assurance, environmental health and safety, and contracts.
• Assess project performance issues and present periodic financial (EVM) status and recommended approaches to Government & Corporate leadership.
• Draft subcontractor documentation to include Statements of Work, Purchase Orders, invoices, and monitored work execution, financials, materials and resources.

Conduct routine and as‑needed site walkthroughs at Naval facilities, including shipyards, to ensure production activities meet operational, safety, and quality standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• 6 years relevant progressive experience with Bachelors in related field; 4 years relevant progressive experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 10 years relevant progressive experience.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Must be able to obtain and maintian base access.
• Direct work experience leading large-scale C4ISR ship installations.
• Direct work experience in managing or performing the design, implementation, testing, inspection, logistics, resource management, and completion of Network Infrastructures for Department of Defense shore sites.
• Must have experience working with Government customers such as NAVWAR/NIWC.
• Direct work experience developing and/or managing the following documentation:
  • Condition Found Reports (CFR) / Identification Deficiency Report (IDR).
  • Daily Status Reports (DSR).
  • Development and management of Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M).
  • Inspection Readiness reports.
  • Liaison Action Reports (LAR).
  • Work Authorization Forms (WAF).

Must have the ability to monitor jobs onsite in the shipyard or other Naval facilities as needed to support production oversight.

Preferred Requirements

• A Certification and management level experience in Fiber Optic Topology, Blown Optical Fiber (BOF), and/or Waveguide communication disciplines.
• Relevant engineering experience with DON Ship Repair & Modernization authoritative ship alteration documentation (JFMM, TS 9090.310, NSI).
• Additional years of direct work experience leading large-scale C4ISR ship installations.
• Previous or current experience working with the Global Sea Enterprise Contract.
• A current or active Security clearance.

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.
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. Find the role that’s right for you.
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.
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.
Recognized as one of America’s top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people’s safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you’ll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.
Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

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.

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