Mgr Engineering 2

Ingalls Shipbuilding•Newport News, VA

21h•$142,000 - $178,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager Engineering 2 will lead the planning and delivery 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 project delivery from concept and feasibility through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover, ensuring work is properly scoped, engineered, estimated, scheduled, resourced, and compliant with applicable standards, codes, regulations, safety expectations, and quality requirements. The position manages project plans, schedules, budgets, resource forecasts, risks, and portfolio reporting; monitors performance and addresses cost, schedule, resource, and technical issues; and supports annual capital budgets and long-range infrastructure investment plans. It leads and develops project managers and supporting personnel, balances resources across concurrent projects, and coordinates with procurement, finance, engineering, construction, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and utility providers. The role also oversees utility tie-ins, outages, cutovers, commissioning, testing, documentation, training, and turnover, while mitigating impacts to ongoing facility operations. The manager communicates project status, financial performance, risks, issues, and decisions to senior leadership, prepares executive updates and capital planning recommendations, manages scope changes and contractor claims, and promotes safety, collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and consistent project management practices.

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.
Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program, as 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.
Oversee infrastructure replacement, modernization, capacity expansion, reliability improvement, and new installation projects.
Ensure projects are scoped, engineered, estimated, scheduled, and resourced to meet operational and organizational requirements.
Oversee project execution 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, commissioning, temporary services, system isolations, and transitions to permanent infrastructure to minimize operational impacts.
Develop and maintain project execution plans, schedules, budgets, resource forecasts, and risk management strategies.
Monitor project performance and take corrective action 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; 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.
Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies addressing reliability, service interruptions, constructability, schedule constraints, and unforeseen site conditions.
Ensure planning and approvals are completed before work affecting critical infrastructure or facility operations begins.
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 opportunities.
Promote consistent project management processes, tools, reporting standards, and lessons learned.
Manage scope changes, change orders, contractor claims, and other cost or schedule impacts.