MGR ENGINEERING 2

Huntington Ingalls•Newport News, VA

2d•$142,000 - $178,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager of Engineering 2 leads planning and execution of utility infrastructure projects at Newport News Shipbuilding. The portfolio may include electrical distribution, water and wastewater systems, steam, chilled water, compressed air, natural gas, and other site utility systems. Projects include infrastructure replacement, modernization, capacity expansion, reliability improvements, and new installations. The role oversees work from concept and feasibility through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover, ensuring projects meet operational needs, applicable standards, codes, regulatory requirements, safety expectations, and quality standards. It also coordinates utility tie-ins, outages, cutovers, and commissioning to minimize disruption to ongoing operations. The position develops and maintains execution plans, schedules, budgets, resource forecasts, and risk strategies; monitors project performance and implements corrective actions; and supports annual capital budgets, multiyear investment plans, and long-range utility improvement strategies. It provides portfolio-level oversight of milestones, expenditures, commitments, forecasts, risks, and execution status. The manager leads, mentors, and develops project managers and supporting personnel, sets expectations for execution and accountability, and allocates resources across concurrent projects. The role coordinates with procurement, finance, engineering, construction, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and utility providers. It plans construction activities affecting critical utility systems, develops risk mitigation strategies, secures appropriate planning and approvals, resolves complex technical and coordination issues, and ensures commissioning, testing, documentation, training, and turnover needs are addressed. The manager communicates project and portfolio status, financial performance, risks, and decisions to senior leadership; prepares executive updates and capital planning recommendations; engages stakeholders; promotes safety, collaboration, ownership, continuous improvement, and disciplined project execution; and manages scope changes, change orders, contractor claims, and other cost or schedule impacts.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 6 years of progressive technical experience in research, engineering, and design, or a master's degree and 4 years of relevant experience.
A bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program is required by Newport News Shipbuilding.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing electrical, mechanical, water, wastewater, steam, chilled water, or other industrial utility infrastructure projects.
Experience with medium- or high-voltage electrical distribution, central utility plants, or critical utility systems, as applicable to the facility.
Experience managing large capital expenditure programs and multiyear infrastructure improvement plans.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent project management credentials.
Professional Engineer (PE) license or relevant technical certification.
Experience with construction contracts, procurement, commissioning, and contractor performance management.
Familiarity with project scheduling, cost control, enterprise asset management, and capital planning systems.

Responsibilities

Lead planning and execution of utility infrastructure projects, including electrical distribution, water and wastewater, steam, chilled water, compressed air, natural gas, and other site utility systems as applicable.
Oversee infrastructure replacement, modernization, capacity expansion, reliability improvement, and new utility installation projects.
Ensure projects are appropriately scoped, engineered, estimated, scheduled, and resourced.
Oversee project delivery from concept and feasibility through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and final turnover.
Ensure projects meet applicable engineering standards, codes, regulatory requirements, safety expectations, and quality standards.
Coordinate utility tie-ins, outages, cutovers, and commissioning to minimize impacts on ongoing operations.
Develop and maintain project execution plans, schedules, budgets, resource forecasts, and risk management strategies.
Monitor project performance and implement corrective actions for schedule delays, cost growth, resource constraints, and technical challenges.
Support annual capital budgets, multiyear infrastructure investment plans, and long-range utility system improvement strategies.
Maintain portfolio-level visibility of milestones, expenditures, commitments, forecasts, risks, and execution status.
Lead, mentor, and develop project managers and supporting personnel responsible for utility infrastructure delivery.
Set expectations for planning, execution, communication, cost control, schedule performance, and accountability.
Allocate resources and balance workloads across concurrent projects.
Coordinate with procurement, finance, engineering, and construction teams on contracting and purchasing strategies.
Coordinate construction affecting critical utility systems, including outages, temporary services, isolations, and transitions to permanent infrastructure.
Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies for system reliability, service interruptions, constructability, schedule constraints, and unforeseen site conditions.
Ensure planning and approvals are completed before work affecting critical infrastructure or facility operations.
Lead resolution of complex technical, construction, contractor, and coordination issues.
Ensure project teams address commissioning, testing, documentation, training, and turnover requirements.
Oversee engineering consultants, construction contractors, specialty subcontractors, and utility service providers.
Communicate project status, financial performance, risks, issues, and required decisions to senior leadership.
Prepare executive-level project updates, portfolio reports, and capital planning recommendations.
Engage stakeholders early and maintain alignment throughout project execution.
Foster safety, collaboration, ownership, continuous improvement, and disciplined project execution.
Provide coaching, performance feedback, and professional development for the project management team.
Promote consistent use of project management processes, tools, reporting standards, and lessons learned.
Manage scope changes, change orders, contractor claims, and other cost or schedule impacts.