Req ID: 50609
Team: O41 PLANT ENGR
Entity: Newport News Shipbuilding
US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes
Full-Time
Shift: 1st
Relocation: Relocation assistance will be available
Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No - Not eligible for telework
Travel Requirements: No
Clearance Required: No - Clearance Not Required to Start
Salary Range: $142,000.00 to $178,000.00
The anticipated salary range represents the estimated base pay for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors, and may vary from the posted range
The RoleSpecific to this position:
- Lead the planning and execution of utility infrastructure projects, including electrical distribution, water and wastewater systems, steam, chilled water, compressed air, natural gas, and other site utility systems, as applicable.
- Oversee projects involving infrastructure replacement, system modernization, capacity expansion, reliability improvements, and new utility installations.
- Ensure projects are properly scoped, engineered, estimated, scheduled, and resourced to meet operational and organizational requirements.
- Oversee project execution from initial concept and feasibility through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and final turnover.
- Ensure infrastructure projects meet applicable engineering standards, codes, regulatory requirements, safety expectations, and quality standards.
- Coordinate utility tie-ins, system outages, cutovers, and commissioning activities to minimize impacts to ongoing operations.
- Develop and maintain project execution plans, schedules, budgets, resource forecasts, and risk management strategies.
- Monitor project performance and implement corrective actions to address schedule delays, cost growth, resource constraints, and technical challenges.
- Support the development of annual capital budgets, multiyear infrastructure investment plans, and long-range utility system improvement strategies.
- Maintain portfolio-level visibility of project milestones, expenditures, commitments, forecasts, risks, and overall execution status.
- Lead, mentor, and develop project managers and supporting personnel responsible for utility infrastructure project delivery.
- Establish clear expectations for project planning, execution, communication, cost control, schedule performance, and accountability.
- Allocate resources and balance workloads across multiple concurrent projects to meet organizational commitments.
- Coordinate with procurement, finance, engineering, and construction teams to ensure effective contracting and purchasing strategies.
- Coordinate construction activities affecting critical utility systems, including outages, temporary services, system isolations, and transitions to permanent infrastructure.
- Develop and implement project risk mitigation strategies addressing system reliability, service interruptions, constructability, schedule constraints, and unforeseen site conditions.
- Ensure appropriate planning and approvals are completed before executing work that affects critical infrastructure or facility operations.
- Lead resolution of complex technical, construction, contractor, and coordination issues.
- Ensure project teams appropriately 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 decisions required to senior leadership.
- Prepare executive-level project updates, portfolio reports, and capital planning recommendations.
- Ensure stakeholders are engaged early in project development and remain aligned throughout execution.
- Foster a culture of safety, collaboration, ownership, continuous improvement, and disciplined project execution.
- Provide coaching, performance feedback, and professional development opportunities to build a high-performing project management team.
- Promote consistent application of project management processes, tools, reporting standards, and lessons learned.
- Manage scope changes, change orders, contractor claims, and other cost or schedule impacts.
Must HaveBachelor's Degree and 6 years of progressive technical experience in research, engineering and design; Master's Degree and 4 years of relevant experience.
Newport News Shipbuilding requires a Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program.
Nice to Have- 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.
