Maritime Production Manager

About the Role

The GBS Group, an engineering services and consulting firm in Virginia Beach, VA, has an opening for a Maritime Production Manager. This hourly position leads field service/installation work onsite, reporting to the GBS Field Service Manager. Our Headquarters is located within 10 miles of the Virginia Beach resort area and downtown Norfolk’s Waterside District, featuring a world-class lab with configurations of some client hardware and software systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned field service/installation work onsite at various locations around the U.S. and overseas, including work preparation, material identification and logistics, personnel assignments, scope changes, testing, and post-work close-out.
• Lead and mentor a varying onsite technician crew from a pool of 10-15 personnel, including multiple teams working in varied locations simultaneously, ensuring safety, work quality, training, qualifications, material, and logistics.
• Coordinate onsite efforts with customer reps, Ships Force personnel, and shipyard reps to ensure timely reporting and efficient workflow to complete assigned work on time and within budget.
• Deliver daily reports to the GBS Field Service Manager on work accomplished, materials, technical and/or administrative support needed, issues, customer support required, etc.
• Coordinate personnel assignments with the GBS Field Service Manager to ensure a mix of technical experience necessary to accomplish the assigned work within budget.
• Develop lists of materials, tooling, and consumables required for assigned work and assist in coordinating logistics to and from job sites.
• Periodically develop cost estimates for labor hours and materials for future work that GBS is bidding on.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in the commercial maritime engineering/production industry, with experience supervising commercial electrical work teams in shipboard environments.
• 5+ years developing cost estimates for marine shipboard work.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• Experience working in collaborative environments and managing multiple teams.
• Travel requirements: 75-80% depending on work assignments.

Desired Characteristics

• Experience managing commercial maritime ship repair and upgrade work in a Firm Fixed Price contracts environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of the organization and customers.
• Ability to manage projects of varying nature and scope, evaluate process effectiveness, and develop changes or alternatives.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and perform multiple work assignments simultaneously.

Pay

Pay rate: $35.00 - $45.00 per hour based on experience, with discretionary bonuses.

Benefits

• 401(k) with match
• Paid Time Off
• 11 paid holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Voluntary Life, Accident, and Critical Illness Insurance
• Company-paid Basic Life, Short Term Disability, and Long Term Disability Insurance