Organic Repair Capability Assessment (ORCA) Team Lead SME
Job Description
Organic Repair Capability Assessment (ORCA) Team Lead SME
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As an ORCA Team Lead SME, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the Commander, Naval Surface Forces, Pacific Fleet mission. You will play a crucial role in strengthening shipboard organic repair capability, elevating Sailor proficiency, and ensuring ships are better prepared to maintain, troubleshoot, and restore critical equipment without external support.
Lead/Manage/Support assessment teams
- Planning, coordinating, and conducting shipboard Organic Repair Capability Assessments and targeted training engagements
- Guiding Sailors and ship leadership in understanding equipment condition, improving repair skills, and enhancing their ability to self-sustain during fleet operations
- Collaborating with ship crews, maintenance personnel, and fleet readiness stakeholders to gather feedback, evaluate equipment configuration accuracy, and ensure assessment findings support command priorities
- Delivering consistent, high-quality evaluations across all assigned platforms
- Driving improvements in organic repair capability by analyzing equipment discrepancies, identifying root causes, and recommending corrective actions that go beyond surface-level deficiencies
- Championing new approaches to training, configuration validation, and readiness reporting to help ships resolve equipment challenges more effectively
- Utilizing deep expertise in Navy depot-level processes, shipboard maintenance systems, configuration management, and root-cause analysis tools to identify training gaps, validate equipment records, and support the development of corrective maintenance strategies
- Mentoring team members and maintaining assessment standards
What You’ll Need To Succeed
- Bring your ORCA expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT
- Education: Undergraduate or associates degree or 7 years demonstrated experience in management role
- Experience: 15 years supervisory experience in analysis, IS operations, and implementation (25 desired)
- Technical skills: Strong understanding of Navy maintenance and training processes, Knowledge of shipboard repair systems, configuration management, and equipment readiness procedures
- Security clearance level: DoD Secret (or higher)
- US citizenship required
Role requirements
- Ability to lead shipboard assessments and training engagements
- Comfortable working in ship, waterfront, and maintenance facility environments
- Willingness to travel to fleet concentration areas as needed
- Strong communication skills for coordination with fleet leadership and Sailors
About Our Work
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