If you love and enjoy engaging in manual projects supporting our U.S Naval Ships, Serco has a great opportunity for you! Serco is hiring a Technical Project Leader to be part of a dynamic team supporting our US. Navy. You will be part of a team that works closely with the customer and other Serco team members on-board U.S. Naval Ships located in the beautiful surroundings of Chesapeake, VA

Serco supports the US Navy to deliver outstanding and quality work aboard the U.S Navy Ships. The Technical Project Leader will be supporting the buildup and modernization of facilities the United States. Bring your expertise and growth with a company supporting our military defense and training sites. 

You will be providing key leadership to Installation Teams and working closely with customer, Serco teams, as well as contractors to deliver quality World Class C51 systems. The Serco team has been recognized by the customers for their outstanding contributions to several contracts and programs.

In this role, you will:

• Provide direction on projects from inception through completion and to provide technical and managerial assistance on all aspects of project management to comply with the technical requirements of the contract for the customer.
• Manage and coordinate technical and administrative staff by assigning, scheduling, prioritizing, coordinating, and facilitating multiple tasks.
• Routinely conducting site visits to inspect work areas for safety/compliance, review task progress and technical documentation, communicate with Shipyard and Customer Leadership as well as providing critical information to the Program Manager for communication in the form of Condition Found Reports (CFR), Change or Request Notifications (CORN)
• Evaluate performance of subcontractors and staff in terms of actual and planned task schedules and resource requirements. Reviews work for quality assurance.
• Compose memorandum, reports, and other documentation highlighting project steps and status for daily and weekly meetings with customer.
• Attend meetings and conducts presentations about project status and work commitments.
• Ensure training of all staff members and instructs them on customer’s methods, procedures, and standards.
• Evaluate, develop, or implement procedures regarding project documentation and development.
• Troubleshoot technical problems and takes step to drive corrective action.
• Review employee schedules and time-cards.
• Participate in long-range planning, analysis, and program design.
• Participate in the planning and design of new projects as requested.
• Effectively multi-task and thrive in a fast-paced dynamic production environment.
• Handle ambiguity and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment and capable of developing appropriate solutions to emergent issues.
• Demonstrate ability to work independently.
• Be able to quickly learn new program functional skills and tasks.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Take on other duties as assigned.

To be sucessful in this role, you must have

• The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance after hire.
• A High School Diploma
• 10 or more years of experience with leadership of all skill trades.
• Knowledge of DoD program execution, including scheduling, data gathering and analysis, or government contracts.
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office products to use and create spreadsheets, reports and presentations.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

If you are interested in supporting and working with our military and a passionate Serco team- then submit your application now for immediate consideration. It only takes a few minutes and could change your career!

Military Veterans and Spouses encouraged to apply! 

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.

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