PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3

Location:

Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States

Date: Oct 28, 2026

Req ID: 50456
Team: 80 Program Management
Entity: Ingalls Shipbuilding

US Citizenship Required for this Position: No

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

Travel Requirement: Yes, 10%-25% of the time

We’re building tomorrow’s fleet today
With more than 11,000 employees, HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division is the largest manufacturing employer in Mississippi and a major contributor to the economic growth of Alabama. For nearly 85 years, we’ve designed, built and maintained amphibious ships, destroyers, and cutters for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. The largest supplier of U.S. Navy surface combatants, we’re simultaneously building four classes of ships and have pioneered the development and production of technologically advanced, highly capable ships for the surface Navy fleet for decades. Think that’s cool? Keep reading:

The Role

Responsible for tracking and maintaining the Frigate Program cost control, analysis, and projections. Will serve as liaison between Program Management, Engineering, Planning, Business Management, and Supply Chain Management teams. Coordinates activities, provide communications to all company departments, and construct assignments as necessary. Reviews status of working teams and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports. Assesses issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and working teams. Develop tracking mechanisms to assess project costs, schedule, health and risks. Coordinate and track actions and commitments to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives. Position requires coordination of daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports; interfacing with multiple stakeholders to assemble the reports. Responsible for capturing, recording, and providing program risks and mitigation steps.

Must Have

High School Diploma and 10 years of experience

-or-

Bachelors degree and 6 years of experience

-or-

Masters degree or above and 4 year of experience

Nice to Have

Experience with US Shipbuilding cost analysis, cost systems and cost structure preferred.
Experience in budgeting, operational management, cost tracking, project coordination, and resource planning preferred.
Prefer background to have excellent analytical skills; Strong computer skills – Strong MS Suite experience is a must to assemble reports and presentations for team and senior/executive leadership. Ability to accurately prepare daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
Familiarity with EVMS principle.
Ability to develop and manage budget and schedule of individual project line items.
Strong critical thinking skills.
Understanding of shipbuilding processes.
Experience developing tracking/monitoring data such as cost performance, cost budgets, performance metrics, cost/schedule alignment, etc.
Self-starter and motivated to solve problems and able to manage projects with little supervision from manager.
Comfortable working alone but also in a team environment where cross collaboration is critical to executing tasks.

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.

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 e-mail address.

Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #1 for Ingalls Shipbuilding.

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