Director, Shipyard Construction Atlantic
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Norfolk, MA - USA
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Job Summary
You will serve as principal advisor for Atlantic Shipyard Construction and as Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFACSYSCOM) foremost technical authority and integration expert for shipyard modernization.
You will provide authoritative independent advice to senior Navy leadership to accelerate delivery of shipyard infrastructure at the speed of relevance in support of Navys acquisition reform initiative.
- You will directly support execution of the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) within the Atlantic region modernizing public shipyards essential to sustain U.S. nuclear fleet readiness.
- You will provide expert guidance on execution of complex construction projects within active shipyards ensure alignment of construction methodologies industrial processes and project sequencing to accelerate delivery.
- You will evaluate construction techniques fabrication processes and execution strategies to identify opportunities for increased efficiency reduced risk and adoption of commercial best practices.
- You will serve as lead technical advisor for integrating industrial plant equipment with infrastructure upgrades to ensure optimized shipyard configuration and alignment with operational requirements.
- You will conduct independent analysis of project risks including schedule cost and execution challenges and provide recommendation to reduce risk and improve program outcomes.
- You will provide expert interpretation of applicable policies standards and requirements (e.g. UFC OSHA) to ensure compliance while identifying opportunities to streamline processes and enhance delivery timelines.
- Must be a US Citizen.
- Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
- Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
- New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit
- Within the Department of War (DoW) the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
- Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
- You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278 within 30 days of appointment.
- You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
- This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Functional Area and Tier assigned to the position along with Continuous Learning (CL) points are required within established timeframes.
- This position is a designated Critical Acquisition Position (CAP). You must sign a three-year tenure agreement prior to assuming the position unless a tenure waiver is approved.
- This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
- You will be required to obtain and maintain a current professional engineer license.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position your resume must show that you possess the Technical Qualifications (TQ) related to this position - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit will be disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience education and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications you may not receive consideration for the position.
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications:
TQ1: Shipyard Construction & Program Integration Expertise
Demonstrated executive-level expertise in the oversight integration and execution of large-scale multi-billion-dollar shipyard or industrial construction programs particularly within active high-tempo operational environments. This includes a proven ability to strategically align diverse stakeholders optimize resource allocation and synchronize complex execution strategies across multiple business and support lines. The candidate must possess extensive experience managing construction risk establishing critical project sequencing and mitigating complex bottlenecks related to industrial processes and concurrent operations to ensure seamless program continuity.
TQ 2: Strategic Advisory & Regulatory Risk Management
Proven ability to provide high-level strategic consultation to executive leadership delivering data-driven actionable recommendations that measurably improve capital program performance and project delivery outcomes. This requires a comprehensive technical understanding of the legislative regulatory and policy environments governing federal and defense construction. The candidate must demonstrate expert knowledge of applicable federal codes safety mandates and engineering criteria-such as Unified Facilities Criteria (UFCs) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards-ensuring robust compliance and risk mitigation across all phases of execution.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
Engineering Series
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. professional philanthropic religious spiritual community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:
For 0801 Professional Engineering Series:
A. Degree: Engineering. Successful completion of a bachelors or higher engineering degree from an accredited college or university. To be acceptable the program must: (1) lead to a bachelors degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics such as optics heat transfer soil mechanics or electronics. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
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B. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education training and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering and (2) a good understanding both theoretical and practical of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
(I) Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI) Engineer in Training (EIT) or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State the District of Columbia Guam or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g. State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example an applicant who attains registration through a State Boards eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions; or
(II) Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States the District of Columbia Guam and Puerto Rico; or
(III) Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical mathematical and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A; or
(IV) Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelors degree in an appropriate scientific field e.g. engineering technology physics chemistry architecture computer science mathematics hydrology or geology may be accepted in lieu of a bachelors degree in engineering provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience e.g. in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive.)
This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the How to Apply section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.
This position is not covered by the Department of War Priority Placement Program.
Several vacancies may be filled.
A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
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This Highly Qualified appointment may be extended up to 5 years at the discretion of management and in accordance with applicable regulations.
Temporary actions taken under this announcement may be terminated at any time before the established not-to-exceed date.
This position is subject to work an uncommon tour including nights weekends and holidays to meet mission requirements.
This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.
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