MGR PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2

Huntington Ingalls•Newport News, VA

4d•$107,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager of Project Management 2 oversees HII Newport News Shipbuilding’s facilities readiness project portfolio and serves as a liaison between the facilities project team and construction line management. The role is responsible for ensuring projects are properly scoped, planned, resourced, and executed in accordance with approved requirements, while maintaining portfolio-level visibility into schedules, budgets, milestones, risks, and deliverables. The manager oversees project execution through planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout. This includes developing and managing capital budgets, expenditure forecasts, and funding plans; monitoring project and portfolio financial performance; ensuring contractors, consultants, and internal teams meet contractual, safety, quality, schedule, and performance requirements; and coordinating construction with ongoing facility operations to minimize disruptions. The position coordinates with engineering, operations, maintenance, procurement, finance, environmental health and safety, and other stakeholders. It communicates portfolio status, risks, schedule changes, budget impacts, and resource constraints to leaders and stakeholders, and prepares dashboards, forecasts, progress reports, and executive briefings. The role also standardizes project management processes and tools, drives continuous improvement, and leads, mentors, and develops a team of project managers delivering facilities and construction readiness projects. This is a full-time, first-shift position at Newport News Shipbuilding. It is not eligible for telework, requires U.S. citizenship, and offers relocation assistance. Travel is not required, and a clearance is not required to start. The advertised salary range is $107,000 to $135,000.

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.
One of the following may substitute for a bachelor’s degree: NNS Apprentice School graduation; Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduation; an associate’s degree or other formal two-year program plus 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience; military experience at paygrade E-5 or above; or a high school diploma/GED plus 4 years of combined manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, military, or other relevant exempt experience, or 8 years of combined manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, military, or other relevant non-exempt experience.
U.S. citizenship is required.

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 and manage the facilities readiness project portfolio and serve as liaison between the facilities project team and construction line management.
Review project and budget status, manage schedules, and prepare status reports.
Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and end-user satisfaction goals.
Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and resolving problems with project managers, line managers, and end users.
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.
Monitor project performance, identify potential schedule or cost impacts, and implement corrective actions.
Ensure appropriate project controls, reporting processes, change management practices, and risk mitigation strategies are in place.
Drive timely resolution of project issues and escalate critical risks or decisions to senior leadership.
Develop and manage capital budgets, expenditure forecasts, and project funding plans.
Monitor financial performance, commitments, expenditures, and forecast costs across the project 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 activities with ongoing facility operations and minimize operational disruptions.
Support resolution of construction issues, contractor performance concerns, and complex technical or logistical challenges.
Serve as a primary point of contact for project portfolio status, priorities, and execution performance.
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 effective working relationships across departments and align project execution with business and operational requirements.
Ensure end-user expectations and organizational priorities are understood and 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 responsible for facilities and construction readiness projects.
Establish performance expectations, project priorities, and accountability standards.
Balance workload and resources across the project management team.
Foster a culture of safety, collaboration, continuous improvement, and disciplined project execution.