Meet HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding With more than 25,000 employees – including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders – HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We’re the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. We collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team? Apply today! We look forward to meeting you. The Role Prepares and coordinates the plans and schedules for new or existing programs. Determines, monitors, and reviews costs, operational budgets and schedules, and manpower requirements. Supports and participates in negotiations with customer. Analyzes effects of projects upon various areas such as Engineering, Facilities, and the labor pool to determine the most practical and cost-efficient methods to obtain the required resources. Resolves proposal preparation problems and assesses the progress against established plans and parameters. Formulates and recommends corrective action measures such as schedule revisions, manpower adjustments, fund allocations, and work requirements. The candidate is expected to be granted and maintain SECRET clearance for this position. The Submarine Engineering Advanced Capabilities team is looking for a strong team member to support the: -design and engineering teams responsible for the development of the next generation Fast-Attack Submarine, SSN(X) -the Future Submarine Design and Undersea Warfare (USW) teams who are responsible for VIRGINIA Class submarines and other smaller USW design platforms This is an exciting opportunity to get in on the ground floor of new design programs and have influence over what will become the Navy's premier attack submarine platform. The desired candidate should have experience working with design, engineering and program office personnel and management to accomplish a variety of tasks. The preferred candidate should have experience assisting in the development of technical and programmatic plans and have experience tracking items to those plans through both formal and informal processes. The successful candidate should have a background in supporting technical design projects through prior CVN, or SSN experience. The ideal candidate should: - be a self-starter and have experience in managing multiple projects - be resourceful and have good organizational skills - be able to multi-task various tasks while maintaining first-time quality The ideal candidate should also be an strong communicator with good written and verbal communication skills. And have the ability to work and communicate well with all levels of individual contributors, and peers, including customers both internal to NNS and external parties including other Industry Partners, and also Government teams like PMS 351, and NAVSEA 05 to achieve project objectives. This position is intended to interface with other projects leads and support them as necessary.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level