Deputy Project Manager

About the role

DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking a Deputy Project Manager for the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) IT Support Services contract. The NNSY mission is to safely return warships to the Fleet on time and within budget. The NNSY CIO (Code 109) provides comprehensive IT and telecom support that maintains Fleet readiness across logistics, maintenance, engineering, supply, legal, readiness reporting, emergency response, and more. The CIO installs, manages, and secures all shipyard networks and systems; approves IT purchases; and runs a Navy/DoD‑compliant Information Assurance program. The contract supports roughly 10,000 NMCI seats and leads cyberspace efficiency initiatives while managing SYLAN, SECNET, Mobile Workforce Enablement, NFPCICN, standalone systems, servers, wireless networks, circuits, applications, and devices. This position is onsite at the shipyard.

Responsibilities

• Lead day‑to‑day tasking and cross‑team coordination for IT transformation projects.
• Build and manage project schedules; track milestones and dependencies.
• Drive risk management (identify, mitigate, monitor) across workstreams.
• Oversee quality management to ensure work meets standards and objectives.
• Produce and deliver performance‑management reporting to stakeholders.
• Ensure project activities align with NetOps C2 requirements and operational priorities.
• Conduct/coordinate technology assessments; guide system design and systems analysis.
• Provide programmatic support, including quality assurance, acquisition planning, and budget planning.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in an IT‑related discipline with a minimum of five (5) years of experience managing IT transformation projects.
• Experience must include task management and coordination, schedule development and management, risk management, quality management, and performance‑management reporting.
• At least two (2) years of the required experience must be directly related to Network Operations (NetOps) C2‑related work, including technology assessments, system design, systems analysis, programmatic support, quality assurance, acquisition planning, or budget planning.
• PMP or ITIL v3 Intermediate certification required (ITIL 4 Managing Professional preferred).
• Demonstrated mastery of scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality management, and performance reporting on federal contracts.
• Experience managing enterprise IT service‑desk operations and end‑user support in a Navy or DoD environment.
• Familiarity with QASP‑aligned quality control, CDR/metrics reporting, and audit‑ready documentation.
• Knowledge of Navy/DoD cyber and OPSEC requirements; able to coordinate with security for badges/CAC and site access.
• Proven success leading multi‑shift, on‑site teams with surge/after‑hours support at an industrial base or shipyard.