Lead Industrial Operations Technical SME

Lead Industrial Operations Technical SME

Job Locations

US-CA-Pacific Northwest

Job ID

2025-5855

Category

Logistics

Type

Full-Time Salaried

Company

Nakupuna Solutions

Overview

Nakupuna Solutions Lead Industrial Operations Technical SME to support and provide expertise in OHIO-class systems and maintenance in the Pacific Northwest. Our objective is to hire a former high performing project superintendent or chief test engineer to lead a team and oversee building high quality schedules and sequence structural mx work properly.

Responsibilities

The following reflects management's definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign additional duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

Executing team lead responsible for operational implementation of interventions. Has expertise in program management, government and / or public shipyard culture and organizational structure and coaching or training - Subject Matter Expert.

• Demonstrating submarine maintenance and modernization experience, preferably on OHIO-class platforms, with specific familiarity on URO 003 structural mx
• Demonstrating experience in work sequencing, scheduling, and integration of complex maintenance activities within constrained availability timelines, including URO 003 structural mx
• Ability to identify, manage, and deconflict interrelated work across multiple trades and technical disciplines to maintain overall project schedule integrity
• Demonstrating strong understanding of NAVSEA maintenance processes, work controls, and integrated project team coordination requirements. Ideally, background as Project Superintendent, Chief Test Engineer, or equivalent role within the public shipyards or Trident Refit Facilities
• Executing team member responsible for operational transformation of shipyard functions.
• Identifying bottlenecks and implementing measures to address issues slowing production. Highly focused on execution and driving rapid, physical change.
• Ideally has experience with program management, lean, and data analysis.
• Applies process improvement and reengineering methodologies and principles to conduct process modernization projects.
• Activity and data modeling, developing modern business methods, identifying best practices, and creating and assessing performance measurements.
• Setting-up tracking and scheduling tools to provide visibility and accountability to job burndown.
• Support improvement to waterfront production by assessing major performance drivers, and potential solutions for delay, work stoppage, and rework at the deck plate worker level and develop a set of initiatives to address.
• Support improvements to planning, schedule development and execution, resource management and maintenance.
• Support improvements to material management organization, process, and performance.
• Support efforts to reduce delays or increase reliability through improvements to engineering organization and processes.
• Assess and improve execution of existing project management structure, execution priority management, and processes to reduce delays.
• Prepare routine correspondence, reports, and briefings; and prepare / deliver actionable information in presentations appropriate for senior-level managers.
• Follow project management discipline and methodology to achieve sustainable results.

Qualifications

Skills / Qualifications : Candidate should possess :

Education and Experience :

Military Installation Access : This position resides on a military installation or within a government facility. Candidate must be able to qualify for and maintain a Common Access Card.

Clearance : This position requires an active SECRET security clearance. Must be a U.S. citizen.

Physical Requirements : The ideal candidate must at a minimum be able to meet the following physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation :