PROJECT MANAGEMENT ANALYST 4

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Team: O46 PLANT UTILITY OPS
Entity: Newport News Shipbuilding

ship Required for this Position: Yes

Full-Time
Shift: 1st
Relocation: No relocation assistance available
Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No - Not eligible for telework

Travel Requirement: No

Clearance Required: No - Clearance Not Required to Start

Meet HII's Newport News Shipbuilding
With more than 25,000 employees - including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders - HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We're the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. Anchored in our rich, 135-year history, we collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team? Apply today! We look forward to meeting you.

The Role

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.

The Senior Project Manager will support Facilities leadership in executing the Digital Plant initiative: a portfolio of operational technology (OT) opportunities focused on improving reliability, capacity, safety, and workforce effectiveness across NNS.

This role functions as an execution leader within an established leadership team. They should strengthen execution by bringing disciplined prioritization, structured problem framing, and outcome-focused delivery.
The ideal candidate operates at the intersection of operational needs, technical constraints, and business impact. They are comfortable stepping into ambiguous situations, clarifying the real problem to be solved, and translating opportunity into structured action. They focus on measurable outcomes-not just task completion-and are accountable for results.

This position requires intellectual agility, sound judgment, and the ability to influence across functions without formal authority. Excellent communication and presentation skills are a must, including the ability to create compelling visual presentations and articles. The environment includes legacy systems, real-world operational constraints, and multiple stakeholders with competing priorities.

Responsibilities:
Execution Leadership in Industrial Environments
Support Facilities leadership in translating strategic priorities into well-defined initiatives with clear objectives, scope, and success metrics.
Drive structured planning that accounts for operational constraints, safety requirements, and integration with existing systems.
Outcome-Oriented Delivery
Define initiatives in terms of operational impact (e.g., reliability improvement, downtime reduction, capacity gains, cost avoidance).
Establish measurable success criteria and track performance against them.
Hold teams accountable for delivering value, not just completing activities.
Opportunity Framing and Prioritization
Rapidly assess improvement opportunities and frame them in terms of business impact and feasibility.
Build pragmatic, defensible business cases that quantify expected returns and required investment.
Support leadership in making impact-based prioritization decisions across a constrained portfolio.
Cross-Functional Alignment
Coordinate across operations, maintenance, engineering, IT, and support teams to align on objectives and execution plans.
Identify and resolve misalignment early through clear communication and data-driven reasoning.
Influence without direct authority by grounding discussions in impact, risk, and operational realities.
Clarity in Ambiguity
Convert loosely defined improvement ideas into structured initiatives with defined roles, timelines, and outcomes.
Surface assumptions and critical unknowns early to reduce execution risk.
Maintain transparency into decisions and tradeoffs.
Disciplined Delivery Approach
Apply structured project management practices and, where appropriate, iterative delivery principles to accelerate learning and reduce waste.
Break large initiatives into manageable increments that deliver measurable progress.
Provide concise, decision-oriented status updates to leadership.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of relevant exempt experience; Master's Degree and 8 year of relevant professional experience

One of the following may be used as equivalent to Bachelor's Degree to meet minimum qualifications:

• 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 Have

Six-Sigma certification, Auto-Cad and Integraph proficiency a plus.

• Experience in industrial, manufacturing, facilities, utilities, or similarly complex operational environments.
• Familiarity with operational technology systems, asset reliability programs, or capital improvement initiatives.
• Experience coordinating initiatives that involve both operational and IT stakeholders.
• Formal project management or Agile Methodology training or certification.
• Value quantification using decision analysis/ sciences techniques
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong analytical capability and structured problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build credible business cases and reason quantitatively about impact.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort operating in environments with ambiguity and evolving requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority.

This role is best suited for a highly capable, intellectually curious leader who learns quickly, thinks around corners, and can move between strategic framing and disciplined execution. The emphasis is on judgment, prioritization discipline, and measurable operational value-not just process compliance or schedule tracking.

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. HII's 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.

Working at HII is more than a job - it's an opportunity to build a future. We offer comprehensive benefits including: medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices, on-site health centers, tele-medicine, wellness resources, employee assistance programs, savings plan options (401K), financial education and planning tools, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships, and more. Some benefits may vary depending on your specific division or work location.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

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. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.

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