Requisition Number: 30355
Required Travel: 51 - 75%
Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
Anticipated Salary Range: $161,015.00 - $235,073.00
Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain
Level of Experience: Management
SummaryJoin HII as we keep the world's most powerful Navy afloat! The Surface Team is currently seeking a Program Director in the Virginia Beach, VA or DMV area that will require a regular presence at the Washington Navy Yard. This position is responsible for leading a large, complex program with full profit-and-loss accountability. The role oversees all phases of program execution of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Technical Support of naval vessels, systems, and ship sustainment infrastructure -from inception through completion-and serves as the primary liaison with the customer. This role manages multi-discipline engineering, logistics, and shipyard support efforts across CONUS and OCONUS locations and ensures alignment with Navy client direction, foreign customer objectives, and NAVSEA standards driving high-quality execution of ship repair, transfer, upgrade, and sustainment activities for international partners.
The Program Director will serve as the primary liaison with Government stakeholders, shipyards, subcontractors, and technical teams, driving safe, on-schedule execution of ship repair, modernization, transfer, and sustainment activities while maintaining exceptional program performance and customer satisfaction.
Essential Job ResponsibilitiesServe as primary customer contact for program activities; lead program reviews on cost, schedule, and technical performance.
Set and drive strategy, establish overall budget schedules, and ensure performance standards are realistic and attainable.
Participate in the negotiation of contract and contract changes, and coordinate the preparation of proposals, business plans, work statements and specifications, operating budgets, and financial terms and conditions of contract.
Serve multiple customers, developing and managing plans across several subcontractors, and direct the work of employees, including management-level personnel, from technical, manufacturing, and administrative areas.
Establish milestones, manage adherence to master plans and schedules, and proactively resolve program issues.
Develop new business or expand services with the customer.
Develop mechanisms for monitoring progress and for intervention/problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.
Coordinate with shipyards, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), and other subcontractors to support execution of ship alteration, repair, and overhaul work packages.
Support configuration management activities documenting the current status of ships, systems, and equipment.
Minimum Qualifications- Twenty (20) years of increasing engineering management responsibility, including at least five (5) years in USG ship or submarine construction or repair/overhaul.
- Must have a Bachelor's degree in a specific engineering discipline or business-related field.
- Demonstrated Foreign Military Sales (FMS) experience.
- Experience managing complex, multi-CLIN DoD or Navy programs, including planning, execution, cost/schedule tracking, and risk management while leading cross-functional engineering, technical, logistics teams, and subcontractor personnel.
- Experience with naval vessel maintenance, repair, overhaul, activation/reactivation, and shipyard work.
- Experience coordinating with foreign customers and executing OCONUS ship repair, training, and support activities.
- Understanding of NAVSEA standards, NSTM/NSTP, MIL-STDs, Work Items, and configuration management systems (WSF, SCLSIS, ROMIS, FOMIS, MEL).
- Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance; must be a U.S. citizen eligible for such clearance.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally, including extended stays in support of overseas customer engagements.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain base access and CAC card.
Preferred Requirements- Previous hands-on experience with ship alterations, system upgrades, and integration of legacy USN systems with foreign/international systems.
- Experience overseeing shipyard production plans, quality plans, and critical path scheduling.
- Ship transfer program experience including reactivation, transit planning, storm evasion planning, and situation/movement reporting.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Experience directing multi-site or complex naval programs, including shipbuilding/overhaul environments.
- Experience supporting international customer engagements involving foreign government information and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) handling requirements.
- A current, active DoD security clearance.
Physical RequirementsJob performance may require working in an industrial or shipboard environment. Normally not required to lift more than 40 pounds higher than three feet above feet/floor level.
The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.
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HII is more than a job - it's an opportunity to build a new future. We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.
