Mgr Project Management 2

Ingalls Shipbuilding•Newport News, VA

2d•$107,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager of Project Management oversees the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as a liaison among project management and planning, project teams, line management, facilities project teams, construction line management, and end users. The role oversees a portfolio of facilities readiness projects, with responsibility for ensuring projects are properly scoped, planned, resourced, and executed against approved requirements. The position establishes portfolio-level visibility into schedules, budgets, milestones, risks, and deliverables; monitors project performance and financial forecasts; and implements corrective actions when needed. It oversees execution across planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout, while ensuring contractors, consultants, and internal teams meet contractual, safety, quality, schedule, and performance requirements. The role coordinates construction with ongoing facility operations to minimize disruption and supports resolution of construction, contractor-performance, technical, and logistical issues. As the primary contact for portfolio status, priorities, and execution performance, the manager communicates risks, schedule changes, budget impacts, and resource constraints to leadership and stakeholders and prepares portfolio dashboards, forecasts, progress reports, and executive briefings. The position also standardizes project management practices, tools, and reporting; promotes continuous improvement and lessons learned; and leads, mentors, and develops a team of project managers, setting priorities and accountability standards while balancing workload and resources.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 6 years of applicable, progressive professional and/or supervisory work experience, or a master's degree and 4 years of relevant experience.
A qualifying alternative to a bachelor's degree may be an NNS Apprentice School graduate or Navy Nuclear Power School graduate.
A qualifying alternative may be an associate's degree or other formal 2-year program plus 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience.
A qualifying alternative may be military experience at paygrade E-5 or above.
A qualifying alternative may be a high school diploma or GED plus 4 combined years of manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, military experience, or other relevant exempt experience.
A qualifying alternative may be a high school diploma or GED plus 8 combined years of manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, military experience, or other relevant non-exempt experience.
U.S. citizenship is required for this position.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing large-scale facilities construction, industrial, infrastructure, or institutional capital projects.
Experience with construction contracts, contractor oversight, procurement, and change order management.
Experience with project scheduling and cost-control software.
Experience managing annual expenditure plans and large, diverse project portfolios.
Familiarity with construction safety requirements, quality assurance, commissioning, and facility turnover.

Responsibilities

Oversee the operational aspects of ongoing projects and act as a liaison among project management and planning, project teams, line management, facilities project teams, construction line management, and end users.
Oversee a portfolio of facilities readiness projects.
Ensure projects are properly scoped, planned, resourced, and executed in accordance with approved requirements.
Maintain portfolio-level visibility into project schedules, budgets, milestones, risks, and deliverables.
Review project status and budgets, manage schedules, and prepare status reports.
Monitor project performance, identify potential schedule or cost impacts, and implement corrective actions.
Ensure project controls, reporting processes, change management practices, and risk mitigation strategies are in place.
Resolve project issues promptly and elevate critical risks or decisions to senior leadership.
Develop capital budgets, expenditure forecasts, and project funding plans; monitor financial performance, commitments, expenditures, and forecasted costs across the portfolio.
Oversee project execution through planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
Ensure contractors, consultants, and internal teams meet contractual, safety, quality, schedule, and performance requirements.
Coordinate with engineering, operations, maintenance, procurement, finance, environmental health and safety, and other stakeholders.
Coordinate construction with ongoing facility operations to minimize operational disruptions.
Support resolution of construction issues, contractor performance concerns, and complex technical or logistical challenges.
Communicate project risks, schedule changes, budget impacts, and resource constraints to leadership and stakeholders.
Prepare and present portfolio-level dashboards, forecasts, progress reports, and executive briefings.
Build working relationships across departments and ensure end-user expectations and organizational priorities are reflected in project plans.
Standardize project management processes, tools, reporting, and execution practices.
Identify opportunities to improve project predictability, productivity, cost control, and delivery timelines.
Promote lessons learned and incorporate improvements into future project execution.
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of project managers delivering facilities and construction readiness projects.
Establish performance expectations, project priorities, and accountability standards; balance team workload and resources.
Foster safety, collaboration, continuous improvement, and disciplined project execution.