Project Manager 2

Requisition Number: 17362

Required Travel: 11 - 25%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain

Level of Experience: Mid

This opportunity resides with Unmanned Systems, a business group within HII's Mission Technologies division. Our Unmanned Systems group creates advanced unmanned maritime solutions for defense, marine research and commercial applications. Serving customers in more than 30 countries, HII provides design, autonomy, manufacturing, testing, operations and sustainment of unmanned systems, including unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) and unmanned surface vessels (USVs).

Meet HII's Mission Technologies Division
Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense - the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that's right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.

Job Description

Come Join HII! Where Hard Stuff Is Done Right!

Unmanned Systems, a business group within Huntington Ingalls Industries, creates advanced unmanned maritime solutions for defense, marine research, and commercial applications. HII provides design, autonomy, manufacturing, testing, operations, and sustainment of unmanned systems.

This Project Manager role will report into the Naval Expeditionary Warfare Systems Enterprise ensuring the successful fabrication, test, delivery, and follow-on support for HII-Unmanned System's next generation UUV. This role will:

• Ensure the successful delivery of company projects on time, cost, and quality. Participate in full-cycle project development from initial customer proposal to final acceptance test. Oversee all aspects of multiple projects using planning, monitoring, and controlling processes.
• Oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project teams, and line management.
• Monitor, control, and communicate to corporate management the status of projects, with attention to resource utilization, project costs, and risk management.
• Participate in the negotiation of contract and contract changes.
• Coordinate with sales, engineering and production to define the scope of work for assigned projects and develop project plan, including schedule, cost budget, resource budget, and associated forecasting.
• Facilitate regular, professional team meetings across program team with active follow-up action items.
• Communicate complex issues/gain consensus with the engineering, production, quality, and other stakeholders.
• Review status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
• Assess project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Provide continuous superior customer service.
• Position will require 10/15% work/travel aboard offshore vessels as required.
Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Essential Job 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• 6 years relevant progressive experience with Bachelors in related field; 4 years relevant progressive experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 10 years relevant progressive experience.
• Experience with project scheduling software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project).
• Experience in an Earned Value Management environment.
• Experience managing and reporting on multiple complex data sets in a coherent and organized manner.
Ability to obtain and maintain a secret clearance. #LI-MH1 *EP *MV

Preferred Requirements

• Active secret clearance.
• PMP certification.

Physical Requirements

May be required to visit job site in an industrial or shipboard environment. Normally not required to lift more than 40 pounds higher than three feet above feet/floor level.

Why HII
We build the world's most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. Our diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

Recognized as one of America's top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people's safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you'll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.
Today's challenges are bigger than ever, and the nation needs the best of us. It's why we're focused on hiring, developing and nurturing our diversity. We believe that diversity among our workforce strengthens the organization, stimulates creativity, promotes the exchange of ideas and enriches the work lives of all our employees.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Do You Need Assistance?
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to buildyourcareer@hii-co.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Technical Solutions.