Summary
You will serve as the Director for Production Operations for Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) and be located at NNSY headquarters, in Portsmouth, VA.
Duties
You will exercise comprehensive executive authority and strategic leadership across the enterprise, driving program management, resource allocation, and policy execution to meet critical national security missions.
You will coordinate, communicate, and make decisions with internal and external stakeholders while liaising with stakeholders to build a seamless and integrated workforce development and product delivery plan.
You will establish production priorities, allocate trade resources and set performance standards to drive Production Resources to ensure disciplined, high-quality work packages across submarine, aircraft carrier and surface ship maintenance programs.
You will integrate project management, facilities, and dry dock operations to guarantee Fleet delivery schedules.
You will lead, mentor, and develop a massive, highly diverse workforce comprising professional engineers, project managers, and skilled industrial tradespeople.
You will directly manage department heads for the Operations department, Production Resources department, aircraft carrier and submarine program offices and Lifting and Handling department.
You will actively champion human capital development, workforce development, team building and process improvement while enforcing Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) standards.
You will act as the executive authority on the waterfront, directly interfacing with Fleet and Type Commander leadership to synchronize delivery schedules and resolve high-level technical challenges.
How you will be evaluated
Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted. If you meet minimum qualifications, your Application Package will be further reviewed to determine if you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Technical Qualifications (TQ) listed above. ECQs and TQs must be thoroughly addressed within your two (2) page resume. Separate narratives will not be accepted or reviewed. Highly Qualified applicants may undergo one or more interviews and may be referred to the selecting official for further consideration. Upon selection, if not already a member of the SES serving under a career appointment, the individual selected must have his/her executive qualifications certified by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB) before appointment to this position. The selected individual's application will be forwarded to the OPM for review and certification by the QRB, unless the selectee provides evidence of their noncompetitive status (i.e., a current SES, OPM QRB certified SESCDP graduate, or SES reinstatement eligible). Upon QRB certification, the selected individual will be required to serve a one-year probationary period. For more information regarding the SES, go to https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review and Structured Interview. All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.