(C) Assistant Hull Manager – LSC Post Delivery

THE MCHENRY MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC•Marinette, WI

8d•$105,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

TMMG is seeking an experienced Assistant Hull Manager to support construction of Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) #1 at the shipyard. The position assists the shipyard’s program and hull management team by coordinating technical issues, managing documentation, tracking work items, verifying work readiness, and supporting shipboard execution and completion. The role requires an experienced shipbuilding professional who can work independently and coordinate effectively across Engineering, Manufacturing, Planning, Scheduling, Quality, Testing, Purchasing, subcontractors, customer representatives, and the Navy. The Assistant Hull Manager helps ensure that technical questions receive timely responses, work items proceed through required approval and purchasing processes, and shipboard activities align with construction priorities. The role also helps identify constraints before work begins and verifies that completed work has the inspections, testing, and documentation needed to support system turnover. The assignment is on site in Marinette, Wisconsin. Salary is $105,000 to $120,000, with a $2,000 signing bonus. A background check, US citizenship, and drug screening are required; employment is contingent on client approval of the candidate.

Requirements

Demonstrated shipbuilding experience supporting vessel construction and shipboard execution.
Extensive project management experience involving technical work, multiple organizations, and competing priorities.
Ability to coordinate effectively with Engineering, Manufacturing, Planning, Scheduling, Quality, Testing, Purchasing, vendors, subcontractors, and customer representatives.
Experience tracking technical issues, work packages, approvals, and corrective actions through completion.
Experience identifying construction constraints, coordinating work readiness, and following up on schedule recovery actions.
Understanding of installation, inspection, testing, deficiency resolution, and system turnover processes.
Ability to read and interpret ship drawings, specifications, work instructions, and technical correspondence sufficiently to coordinate work and recognize issues requiring engineering review.
Strong organization and attention to documentation accuracy, revision status, and follow-through.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to prepare reliable status reports and explain issues, impacts, and required actions.
Proactive and motivated approach, ability to work independently, and willingness to elevate problems promptly.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook, and ability to learn shipyard tracking and document-management systems.
Availability to work on site in Marinette, Wisconsin, for the assignment duration.
US citizenship, successful background check, drug screening, and client approval of the candidate.
Ability to walk and stand throughout the shipyard and vessel; use shipboard stairs, ladders, gangways, and approved temporary access; step over raised thresholds and coamings; bend, stoop, crouch, kneel, and reach; carry routine job-related materials; perform sustained computer and document work; wear required personal protective equipment; respond appropriately to safety warnings; and follow site emergency evacuation procedures. Essential functions may be performed with reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience with Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) or MMSC construction.
Experience as an assistant hull manager, hull manager, ship superintendent, waterfront project manager, construction manager, or in a comparable shipbuilding role.
Familiarity with shipyard organization, construction practices, technical documentation, and work item processes.
Experience coordinating Condition Found Report responses and tracking work specifications prepared under JFMM Appendix 4-E.
Experience working with Navy representatives and government shipbuilding customers.
Practical knowledge of structural, mechanical, piping, and electrical installation interfaces.
Experience resolving shipboard work conflicts and supporting construction recovery efforts.
Experience verifying work completion and coordinating system readiness for testing and turnover.

Responsibilities

Receive, distribute, log, organize, and maintain Condition Found Reports (CFRs); track owners, responses, status, actions, disposition, and documented closure.
Coordinate with Engineering and other responsible organizations to obtain timely technical responses and supporting information, follow up on overdue responses, and escalate issues affecting construction, testing, or scheduled work.
Coordinate technical resources to resolve emergent CFRs and shipboard system deficiencies; track corrective actions and technical direction, participate in inspections and walkthroughs, and coordinate approved solutions.
Track work items prepared using Appendix 4-E of Volume VII, Chapter 4, of the Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual (JFMM) from development through reviews, approvals, and Purchasing contract placement; maintain packages and identify delays or missing information.
Review upcoming construction activities with Planning, Scheduling, production leads, and subcontractors; verify drawings, instructions, materials, access, approvals, prerequisites, resources, and installation, inspection, and testing sequence are ready.
Maintain construction constraint and action lists, identify schedule risks, communicate impacts to hull management, and coordinate recovery actions or alternative sequencing.
Track shipboard execution of approved 4E work items and coordinate daily activities among Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Testing, subcontractors, customer representatives, and the Navy.
Help resolve conflicts involving work sequence, access, overlapping activities, technical information, and priorities; monitor work against agreed priorities and completion dates.
Coordinate verification of completed work and track deficiencies, incomplete work, inspections, tests, and missing documentation through resolution.
Support shipboard walkthroughs, system readiness reviews, system turnover, and vessel completion; report discrepancies between stated progress and verified field completion.
Prepare accurate status reports on CFRs, work items, readiness, shipboard progress, deficiencies, and unresolved issues; report assigned work item status to customer and Navy representatives as directed.
Maintain action lists with owners, commitments, due dates, and closure status; participate in coordination meetings, follow through on actions, and provide management updates on accomplishments, priorities, and performance issues.