MGR ENGINEERING 2

The Role

Specific 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 Have

Bachelor'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.