Project Management Analyst 3

Ingalls Shipbuilding•Newport News, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients. Position responsibilities include centrally tracking Ship Alterations (SHIPALTS) and Alteration & Improvements (A&I) at the group‑level man‑hour detail. Reporting to the Technical Products Manager at the Newport News Shipbuilding Submarine Planning Yard, the analyst will maintain Microsoft Project schedules for all alteration projects, capture and reconcile actual labor hours by work‑group (e.g., foundation, electrical, piping), and generate weekly/monthly variance reports that highlight planned versus actual consumption and emerging trends. Using the data, the analyst will model future workload scenarios to assess whether current engineer/designer staffing can meet projected demand, and will present findings and staffing justification to SUBE leadership.

Requirements

3+ years of experience with Microsoft Project on large-scale engineering schedules
Strong Excel/Power BI reporting skills
Proven ability to collect and clean detailed labor data (preferably in shipbuilding or defense)
Excellent written and oral communication for senior-level briefings
Bachelor's Degree and 6 years of relevant exempt experience; OR Master’s Degree and 4 years of relevant professional experience
NNS Apprentice School graduate
Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate
Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience
Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience
High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience
High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience

Nice To Haves

Complete understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards.
Full knowledge of industry practices.
Independently demonstrates the skill and ability to perform fairly complex professional tasks.
Develop solutions to a variety of complex problems.
May refer to established precedents and policies.
Performs fairly complex tasks and participates in determining objectives of assignment.
Plan schedules and arranges own activities in accomplishing objectives.
Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.
Exerts some influence on the overall objectives and long-range goals of the organization.
Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve objectives would normally have a serious effect upon the administration of the organization.
Represents organization as a prime contact on contracts or projects.
Interacts with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters often requiring coordination between organizations.
May develop and deliver presentations.

Responsibilities

Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.
Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.
Centrally tracks Ship Alterations (SHIPALTS) and Alteration & Improvements (A&I) at the group‑level man‑hour detail.
Maintains Microsoft Project schedules for all alteration projects.
Captures and reconciles actual labor hours by work‑group (e.g., foundation, electrical, piping).
Generates weekly/monthly variance reports that highlight planned versus actual consumption and emerging trends.
Models future workload scenarios to assess whether current engineer/designer staffing can meet projected demand.
Presents findings and staffing justification to SUBE leadership.