Description:
Responsibilities:
- Provide project managment support to technical support projects and ship repair availabilities under the auspices of Foreign Military Sales programs executed by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
- Identify and define project requirements and analyze to develop project scope
- Recommend alterations to development and design to improve quality of products and/or procedures
- Define and acquire staff and other resources to accomplish the objectives of the project
- Perform analysis, development, evaluation, and planning
- Lead teams supporting various FMS delivery orders
- Interview, select, train, mentor, develop performance plans, and conduct performance evaluation of assigned employees
- Comply with applicable quality and security procedures in the performance of duties
- Provide leadership to project analyses and process improvement activities
- Provide recommendations to improve existing quality systems and applicable procedures and guidelines
- Verify that all internal and subcontractor staff meet all contractual and performance requirements
- Provide subject matter expertise and input to integrated master ship repair schedules
- Respond to emergent international fleet technical requirements
- Provide expertise and input to ensure adherence to local, state, federal and OSHA safety laws and policies
- Provide subject matter expertise on projects from inception through completion
- Review work for quality assurance
- Review and approve subcontractor invoices
- Participate in long-range planning, analysis, and program design
- Participate in the planning and design of new projects
- Acquire additional business on assigned programs and supporting new business development and proposals
- Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned
Qualifications:
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field with five (5) years of increasing engineering management responsibility is required, including at least two (2) years of USG ship or submarine construction or repair/overhaul experience
- Experience includes disciplines of electrical engineering, combat systems engineering, fire control technical, electronics technician, and may include mechanical, naval architecture, marine, and civil engineering
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute is preferred
- A U.S. Government ACTIVE SECRET clearance is required and is a condition for continued employment
- Foreign Military Sales (FMS) experience is STRONGLY PREFERRED.
- Experience working directly with foreign military and foreign government personnel is highly desired
- Experience with the various ex-USN/USCG ship classes and their associated systems currently in service in foreign navies is highly desired
- Experience supporting NAVSEA IWS 4, IWS 11, PMS 325, PMS 326, or PMS 333/SEA 21I is highly desired
- Familiarity and experience with ITAR, FCPA, and other regulations, laws, and additional requirements associated with international work is desired
- Travel up to 10% may be required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- In-depth knowledge of shipbuilding (acquisition, design, production, test and trials) is desired
- Knowledge of U.S. Navy hull, mechanical, and electrical system functionalities and interfaces
- An understanding of NAVSEA, other U.S. Navy organizations, and supporting organizational processes, roles, and responsibilities is highly desirable
- Proficiency in a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures
- Skills and abilities to collect information, data, and technical specifications, and perform engineering computations, measurements, and analyses of navy engineering systems
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
- Performs a variety of complicated tasks
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage, track, and prioritize many diverse and changing requirements and tasks
- Ability to interact with customers and provide input to project managers on programmatic and technical deliverables
- Skills and capabilities to produce and deliver comprehensive reporting to external and internal stakeholders, including government, executive, and foreign personnel
- Requires advanced knowledge and understanding of work project(s) and functions
- Skilled with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)